History of Science
"Einstein and Oppenheimer"The Meaning of Genius
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Albert Einstein and J Robert Oppenheimer, two iconic scientists of the twentieth century, belonged to different generations, with the boundary marked by the advent of quantum mechanics. Exploring how these men differed - in their worldview, work, and in their day, this book gives insights about them and the scientific culture of their times. With 10 halftones. Hardback, 360 pages. Size: 235 x 159 mm. Weight: 740g.
Author: Schweber, Silvan S.
ISBN: 0674028287
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational History of Science
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"The Scientific Revolution"
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This work contains Steven Shapin's historical exploration into the origins of the modern scientific worldview. What historians have traditionally called the Scientific Revolution was, in Shapin's view, a diversity of practices and ideas, developed over the course of nearly two centuries. With 30 halftones. New ed. Paperback, 232 pages. Size: 205 x 135 mm. Weight: 420g.
Author: Shapin, Steven
ISBN: 0226750213
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Date: 1998 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Science
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"The Handbook of Soap Manufacture (Illustrated Edition)"
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With illustrations. Paperback, 188 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 350g.
Author: Simmons, W.H. Appleton, H.A.
ISBN: 1406825395
Publisher: The Echo Library
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Science
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"Introducing Enlightenment"
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"Introducing...(Totem)" series; The book focuses on three of the giants of the Enlightenment - Voltaire, Diderot and Rousseau - but also in the cast are David Hume, Adam Smith, Samuel Johnson, Immanuel Kant, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. With illustrations. New ed. Paperback, 176 pages. Size: 210 x 140 mm. Weight: 256g.
Author: Spencer, Lloyd
ISBN: 1840467096
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Science
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"Darwin and the Barnacle"
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This is the story of a barnacle found in South America during Darwin's voyage of the Beagle. It tells of how genius sometimes proceeds through indirection - and how one small creature contributed to history's most spectacular scientific breakthrough. With illustrations. New ed. Paperback, 336 pages. Size: 197 x 126 mm. Weight: 240g.
Author: Stott, Rebecca
ISBN: 0571216099
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Science
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"Quirky Sides of Scientists"True Tales of Ingenuity and Error From Physics and Astronomy
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True Tales of Ingenuity and Error from P. With 57 black & white illustrations, 57 black & white line drawings. Hardback, 224 pages. Size: 235 x 155 mm. Weight: 450g.
Author: Topper, David R.
ISBN: 0387710183
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Science
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"The Scientist, the Madman, the Thief and Their Lightbulb"The Search for Free Energy
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Reveals the revolutionary work of inventors and scientists who have struggled to develop clean and fuel-less ways to produce the electricity we need for the 21st century and beyond. With b&w illustrations. Paperback, 368 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Tutt, Keith
ISBN: 0743449762
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date: 2003 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Science
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"Uncentering the Earth"Copernicus and the Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres
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The man and the idea that created modern science, as seen by one of today's most celebrated writers. With 20 diagram(s). Paperback, 304 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 289g.
Author: Vollmann, William T.
ISBN: 0753822350
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: History of Science
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"The Malay Archipelago, Volume 2"
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Paperback, 228 pages. Size: 235 x 190 mm. Weight: 401g.
Author: Wallace, Alfred Russel
ISBN: 1419171399
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing Co
Date: 2004 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Science
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"Fabulous Science"Fact and Fiction in the History of Scientific Discovery
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Shows that many of our greatest heroes of science were less than honest about their experimental data and not above using friends in high places to help get their ideas accepted. This book also reveals that the alleged revolutionaries of the history of science were often nothing of the sort. With numerous halftones. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 196 x 129 mm. Weight: 396g.
Author: Waller, John
ISBN: 0198609396
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational History of Science
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"The History of British Mammals"
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"Poyser Natural History" series; As ice retreated from Britain 15,000 years ago, a host of large mammals including reindeer, wooly mammoths, brown bears, lynxes and wolverines established itself in Britain.This book explores the fate of the large extinct species, as well as how, why, and when the introduced species appeared. With b&w illustrations. Hardback, 305 pages. Size: 241 x 161 mm. Weight: 669g.
Author: Yalden, D.W.
ISBN: 0856611107
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Science
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"As and a Level Human Biology Through Diagrams"
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"Oxford Revision Guides" series; Taking the content of the AS and A Level specifications, this book presents it in a clear format. Containing simple illustrations, the content is broken down into short one-page sections. With line drawings throughout. Paperback, 216 pages. Size: 297 x 210 mm. Weight: 562g.
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ISBN: 0199150753
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: A / as Level Human Biology
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"The Body"
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"Readers in Cultural Criticism" series; What do we mean when we talk about 'the body'? This Reader challenges the assumption that it can be invoked as a neutral, or indeed natural, point of reference in critical discussion or cultural practice. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 81g.
Author: (Atkinson, Tiffany, ed.)
ISBN: 0333765346
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Human Biology
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"Genetic Variation and Its Maintenance"
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"Society for the Study of Human Biology Symposium Series" series; This volume considers the genetic diversity of human populations, particularly in the tropics. With illustrations. Paperback, 308 pages. Size: 230 x 152 mm. Weight: 471g.
Author: (Roberts, Derek F., ed.)
ISBN: 0521064570
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Human Biology
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"Thinking With Animals"New Perspectives on Anthropomorphism
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Explores the how and why of anthropomorphism. This book investigates the changing patterns of anthropomorphism across different time periods and settings, as well as their effects upon animals, humans, and their interactions. With 41 illus.. New ed. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 226 x 160 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: (Daston, Lorraine, ed.)
ISBN: 0231130392
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Human Biology
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