History of science books

27498 books were found.

Water in the Making of a Socio-Natural Landscape: Rome and Its Surroundings, 1870–1922

Water in the Making of a Socio-Natural Landscape: Rome...

Author: Salvatore Valenti
ISBN: 9781032184197
Format: Paperback
$83.99

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A History of Competitive Gaming

A History of Competitive Gaming

Author: Lu Zhouxiang
ISBN: 9780367559625
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book studies the full history of competitive gaming from the 1970s to the 2010s against the background of the...  Read More >>

Networks and the Spread of Ideas in the Past: Strong Ties, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange

Networks and the Spread of Ideas in the Past: Strong...

Author: Anna Collar
ISBN: 9781032266190
Format: Paperback
$83.99

Networks and the Spread of Ideas in the Past: Strong Ties, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange gathers contributions...  Read More >>

The Chinese Astronomical Bureau, 1620–1850: Lineages, Bureaucracy and Technical Expertise

The Chinese Astronomical Bureau, 1620–1850: Lineages,...

Author: Ping-Ying Chang
ISBN: 9781032354903
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book offers a new insight into one of the most interesting and long-lived institutions known to historians...  Read More >>

George Wilson's Vision of Early Victorian Science and Technology: Unity in Variety

George Wilson's Vision of Early Victorian Science and...

Author: David F. Channell (University of Texas at Dallas, USA)
ISBN: 9781032079530
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This volume is a comprehensive study of George Wilson, a leading advocate for evangelical science and for the role...  Read More >>

Stewardship and the Future of the Planet: Promise and Paradox

Stewardship and the Future of the Planet: Promise and...

Author: Rachel Carnell (Cleveland State University, USA) ,  Chris Mounsey (University of Winchester, UK)
ISBN: 9781032112510
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This volume examines historical views of stewardship that have sometimes allowed humans to ravage the earth as well...  Read More >>

Pathogens Crossing Borders: Global Animal Diseases and International Responses, 1860–1947

Pathogens Crossing Borders: Global Animal Diseases and...

Author: Cornelia Knab
ISBN: 9781032251868
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book explores the history of international efforts to contagious animal diseases from the 1860s to the mid-1940s....  Read More >>

Painting, Science, and the Perception of Coloured Shadows: ‘The Most Beautiful Blue’

Painting, Science, and the Perception of Coloured Shadows:...

Author: Paul Smith
ISBN: 9780367716424
Format: Paperback
$83.99

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The Foundation of the Origin of Species

The Foundation of the Origin of Species

Author: Charles Darwin
ISBN: 9781835918050
Format: Paperback
$50.13

"""The Foundation of the Origin of Species"" by Charles Darwin is a groundbreaking scientific masterpiece that laid...  Read More >>

Space: A thrilling human history by Britain's beloved astronaut Tim Peake

Space: A thrilling human history by Britain's beloved...

Author: Tim Peake
ISBN: 9781804946268
Format: Paperback
$24.99

The first human history of space travel - from the Apollo missions to our journey to Mars - by Britain's beloved...  Read More >>

Rock, Bone, and Ruin: An Optimist's Guide to the Historical Sciences

Rock, Bone, and Ruin: An Optimist's Guide to the Historical...

Author: Adrian Currie (Research Associate, University of Cambridge)
ISBN: 9780262552035
Format: Paperback
$74.99

An argument that we should be optimistic about the capacity of “methodologically omnivorous” geologists, paleontologists,...  Read More >>

1924–1927: Der Frühling der Quantenmechanik

1924–1927: Der Frühling der Quantenmechanik

Author: Hans-Hennig von Grünberg
ISBN: 9783662685037
Format: Hardback
$79.17

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The Moonlight Doctor: Art and Science of Carl Gustav Carus

The Moonlight Doctor: Art and Science of Carl Gustav...

Author: Jaan Valsiner
ISBN: 9783031525308
Format: Hardback
$369.57

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Frances Oldham Kelsey, the FDA, and the Battle against Thalidomide

Frances Oldham Kelsey, the FDA, and the Battle against...

Author: Cheryl Krasnick Warsh (Professor of History, Professor of History, Vancouver Island University)
ISBN: 9780197632543
Format: Hardback
$63.95

The woman scientist who saved Americans from thalidomideIn the early 1960s, Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey of the U.S....  Read More >>

The Struggle of Parts

The Struggle of Parts

Author: Wilhelm Roux ,  David Haig
ISBN: 9780674290648
Format: Hardback
$78.95

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Silk: A World History

Silk: A World History

Author: Aarathi Prasad ,  Hannah Curtis
ISBN: 9798212902779
Format: Audio
$110.85

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Silk: A World History

Silk: A World History

Author: Aarathi Prasad ,  Hannah Curtis
ISBN: 9798212902762
Format: Audio
$124.05

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Early Modern Medicine: An Introduction to Source Analysis

Early Modern Medicine: An Introduction to Source Analysis...

Author: Olivia Weisser
ISBN: 9780367557225
Format: Paperback
$73.99

This collection offers readers a guide to analyzing historical texts and objects using a diverse selection of sources...  Read More >>

Italian Contributions to Planetary Astronomy: From the Discovery of Ceres to Pluto's Orbit

Italian Contributions to Planetary Astronomy: From the...

Author: Ileana Chinnici
ISBN: 9783031483882
Format: Hardback
$316.77

This book describes the most important contributions of Italian astronomers to the development of planetary astronomy...  Read More >>

Walking with Christiaan Huygens: From Archimedes' Influence to Unsung Contributions in Modern Science

Walking with Christiaan Huygens: From Archimedes' Influence...

Author: Tijmen Jan Moser ,  Enders Anthony Robinson
ISBN: 9783031461576
Format: Hardback
$422.37

For example, we show how Huygens used symmetry arguments to derive conservation laws for momentum and for energy,...  Read More >>

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