History of engineering & technology
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History of engineering & technology
Paperback. Provides information on the origins and early development of textiles in Europe and the Near East. Using linguistic techniques, along with methods from palaeobiology and other fields, this book shows that spinning and pattern weaving began far earlier than has been supposed. It tells how it was more culturally significant to prehistoric cultures. Num Pages: 504 pages, 4 color plates, 217 b&w illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDA; TBX; TDG; TDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 185 x 34. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002248
- ISBN
- 9780691002248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.59
€ 109.59
Hardback. Editor(s): Jackson, Edward P. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: TBX; TJFD; TJFM; TTBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634833042
- ISBN
- 9781634833042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.16€ 140.26
€ 190.16
€ 140.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; PB; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465064953
- ISBN
- 9780465064953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.18
€ 21.99
€ 16.18
Paperback. Drawing on three detailed case studies the sewing machine, a glass bottle blowing factory, and the cyanide process for gold and silver refining, this book explores a central paradox of economic growth in nineteenth-century Mexico. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 line drawings, 18 b/w images, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTK; KCZ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284906
- ISBN
- 9780520284906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.40
€ 49.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, B/W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJ; KNDV; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465065943
- ISBN
- 9780465065943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.41
€ 45.99
€ 40.41
Paperback. Medieval robots took such forms as talking statues, mechanical animals, or silent metal guardians; some served to entertain or instruct while others performed surveillance or discipline. Medieval Robots explores the forgotten history of real and imagined machines that captivated Europe from the ninth through the fourteenth centuries. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 36 color illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223576
- ISBN
- 9780812223576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.08
€ 31.99
€ 29.08
Hardcover. The P-51 in its post-WWII racing capacity up to the present emphasizing engine design, speed, modifications, and personalities. Num Pages: 208 pages, over 180 b/w and 50 color photos. BIC Classification: JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 279 x 24. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887403910
- ISBN
- 9780887403910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.56
€ 40.99
€ 38.56
Hardcover. Covering the topic of tribology, this text looks at its development through all the major periods in the history of science and technology, including the much-neglected Middle Ages and the Renaissance. This edition includes new material covering recents developments in the field. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations, 1 map,facsims.,ports. BIC Classification: TBX; TGBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 204 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860580703
- ISBN
- 9781860580703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 384.70
€ 384.70
Paperback. Covers airfield vehicles, ordnance loading equipment, refueling equipment and a wide variety of apparatus used by the Luftwaffe. Num Pages: 52 pages, b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JWG; JWM; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 211 x 4. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 52
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887404825
- ISBN
- 9780887404825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.83
€ 10.83
Paperback / so. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Greystone Books,Canada Canada
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781553652816
- ISBN
- 9781553652816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.68
€ 19.68
Hardcover. The advent of recombinant DNA technology in the 1970s was a key moment in the history of both biotechnology and the commercialization of academic research. This book brings to life the hybrid origin story of biotechnology and ways the academic culture of science has changed in tandem with the early commercialization of recombinant DNA technology. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 halftones, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSB; TBX; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 257 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226143835
- ISBN
- 9780226143835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.07
€ 57.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, over 100 color and b/w photos, line drawings. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887409103
- ISBN
- 9780887409103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.71
€ 25.99
€ 17.71
Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages, over 170 photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887407987
- ISBN
- 9780887407987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.61
€ 36.99
€ 24.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, over 300 color photos. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 277 x 11. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887408007
- ISBN
- 9780887408007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.77
€ 30.99
€ 20.77
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, over 600 color photos, line drawings. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1520.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764302862
- ISBN
- 9780764302862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.33€ 38.12
€ 53.33
€ 38.12
Hardcover. Shows that there is always something to be learned from disasters. Num Pages: 400 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: TBC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1038.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860584596
- ISBN
- 9781860584596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 240.82
€ 240.82
Hardback. Examining objects helps us appreciate the shift from the study to the practice of mechanics and challenges artificial dichotomies among practical and conceptual pursuits, mathematics, and experiment. Num Pages: 408 pages, 100, 100 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JD; TBX; TGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801884269
- ISBN
- 9780801884269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.29
€ 88.29
Paperback. A beautifully-written, insightful and urgent enquiry into man's relationship with nature and our impact on the planet. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; PDZ; RNT; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755365012
- ISBN
- 9780755365012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.62
€ 14.99
€ 11.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 715.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674794757
- ISBN
- 9780674794757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.67
€ 30.67
Hardcover. Series: Jossey-Bass health care series. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBP; TBN; TBX; VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787953836
- ISBN
- 9780787953836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.88
€ 101.88
Paperback. Full color photo history of the early USAF covers the great variety of fighters, bombers, transport, helicopters and many other aircraft in use during this period. Num Pages: 144 pages, over 400 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887404832
- ISBN
- 9780887404832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.77
€ 30.99
€ 20.77
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580893428
- ISBN
- 9781580893428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.19
€ 10.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, over 400 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887409073
- ISBN
- 9780887409073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.77
€ 30.99
€ 20.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, over 450 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1102.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764304446
- ISBN
- 9780764304446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.61
€ 36.99
€ 24.61
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471140269
- ISBN
- 9780471140269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.82
€ 32.99
€ 28.82
Paperback. A richly illustrated introduction to the engineering triumphs that made America modern In this age of microchips and deep space probes, it's hard to imagine life before electricity or passenger trains. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; PDR; PDX; TBC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471140962
- ISBN
- 9780471140962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.71
€ 125.71
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, over 730 b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: TBX; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 316 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1904.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764304415
- ISBN
- 9780764304415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.76€ 50.09
€ 63.76
€ 50.09
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Silver Link Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858950587
- ISBN
- 9781858950587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.16
€ 23.99
€ 18.16
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Edition
- Anniversary Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451683233
- ISBN
- 9781451683233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.32
€ 40.99
€ 35.32
Paperback. The story of those who looked to the skies and dared to dream of flight Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780744094
- ISBN
- 9781780744094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.65
€ 10.99
€ 9.65
Paperback. Now in paperback: Heisenberg's life reconsidered for the twenty-first century by the world's leading English-language authority. Num Pages: 480 pages, 20 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGT; HBJD; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 40. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bellevue Literary Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934137284
- ISBN
- 9781934137284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.34
€ 25.99
€ 23.34
Paperback. Showcases how small machines and consumer goods that originated in Europe and North America became objects of everyday use in India in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The author examines how such technologies became integral to fresh ways of thinking about class, race, and gender, as well as about the politics of colonial rule. Series: science.culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 22 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBTK; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226269375
- ISBN
- 9780226269375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.00
€ 29.00
Hardcover. An account of how small machines and consumer goods that originated in Europe and North America became objects of everyday use in India in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It examines the assimilation and appropriation of bicycles, rice mills, sewing machines, and typewriters in India. Series: science.culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTK; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226922027
- ISBN
- 9780226922027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.37
€ 126.37
Paperback. Offers an introduction to the world of women and men who did the hard computational labor of science. This book tells us about the surveyors of the French Revolution, describes the calculating machines of Charles Babbage, and guides readers through the Great Depression to marvel at the giant computing room of the Works Progress Administration. Num Pages: 424 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX; TBX; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133829
- ISBN
- 9780691133829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.91
€ 67.91
Paperback. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 200 pages, 31 black and white half tone illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 191
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195338218
- ISBN
- 9780195338218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.96
€ 41.96
Hardback. The last decades of the Ming dynasty, though plagued by chaos and destruction, saw major advances in knowledge and technology. This title sheds light on the development of scientific thinking in China, the purpose of technical writing, and its role in and effects on Chinese history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226735849
- ISBN
- 9780226735849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.37
€ 126.37
Paperback. The last decades of the Ming dynasty saw a significant increase in publications that examined advances in knowledge and technology. Among the numerous guides and reference books that appeared during this period was a series of texts by Song Yingxing. The author probes this text to focus on the development of scientific thinking in China. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226272801
- ISBN
- 9780226272801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.68
€ 42.68
paperback. Following the Industrial Revolution the ingenuity of Victorian manufacturers produced an enormous range of horse-drawn agricultural machinery. This book describes these machines and includes drawings of many of them, as well as photographs. Series: Shire Discovering. Num Pages: 96 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX; TVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Shire Publications United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852636640
- ISBN
- 9780852636640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.43
€ 9.99
€ 8.43
Paperback. In the early years of aviation, there was an intense dispute between British and German experts over the question of why and how an aircraft wing provides lift. This title reveals the impact that the divergent mathematical traditions of Cambridge and Gottingen had on this debate. Num Pages: 608 pages, 97 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; TBX; TGMF1; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226060958
- ISBN
- 9780226060958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.91
€ 64.91
Paperback. Individually and collectively, the Fellows of the Royal Society were involved in many wartime activities. For example, prior to the outbreak of World War Two Her Majesty's Government decided to establish a Central Register of persons with 'professional, scientific, technical or higher administrative qualifications', for use in time of War. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWM; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909982086
- ISBN
- 9781909982086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.99€ 23.86
€ 28.99
€ 23.86