History of science books

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How Energy Considerations Have Shaped Our Fundamental Modern Theories of Physics: Theory and Key Historical Moments

How Energy Considerations Have Shaped Our Fundamental...

Author: E. B. Manoukian
ISBN: 9783031511981
Format: Hardback
$422.37

At long last, with sufficient technical details, emphasizing key historical moments, a book that develops all of...  Read More >>

Messengers from the Cosmos: An Introduction to the Physics of Cosmic Rays in Its Historical Evolution

Messengers from the Cosmos: An Introduction to the Physics...

Author: Francesco Riggi
ISBN: 9783031247644
Format: Paperback
$171.57

This book provides a complete overview of the development of cosmic ray physics, with historical and educational...  Read More >>

The Interpretation of Dreams (Concise Edition)

The Interpretation of Dreams (Concise Edition)

Author: Sigmund Freud ,  Professor Richard Stevens
ISBN: 9781804177921
Format: Paperback
$26.99

New, compact, abridged edition of The Interpretation of Dreams, one of Freud's most important contributions to modern...  Read More >>

The Republic: The Essential Philosophical Dialogue (Concise Edition)

The Republic: The Essential Philosophical Dialogue (Concise...

Author: Plato ,  Harold Tarrant
ISBN: 9781804177938
Format: Paperback
$26.99

Much of traditional Western thought began in Antiquity, flowing from the Platonic dialogues, The Republic being...  Read More >>

Planting Our World

Planting Our World

Author: Stefano Mancuso ,  Gregory Conti
ISBN: 9781635424416
Format: Paperback
$35.00

"""Originally published in Italian as La pianta del mondo in 2020 by Editori Laterza, Rome""-- t.p. verso."  Read More >>

Poincaré, Einstein and the Discovery of Special Relativity: An End to the Controversy

Poincaré, Einstein and the Discovery of Special Relativity:...

Author: Jean-Marc Ginoux
ISBN: 9783031513862
Format: Hardback
$422.37

1905 is probably the best-known year in physics, since it was the year of the discovery of the special theory of...  Read More >>

Magic Bullets, Miracle Drugs, and Microbiologists: A History of the Microbiome and Metagenomics

Magic Bullets, Miracle Drugs, and Microbiologists: A...

Author: William C. Summers (Yale University)
ISBN: 9781683674771
Format: Paperback
$49.95

Magic Bullets, Miracle Drugs, and Microbiologists Magic Bullets, Miracle Drugs, and Microbiologists: A History...  Read More >>

American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World

American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the...

Author: David Baron
ISBN: 9781324094692
Format: Paperback
$31.95

Richly illustrated and meticulously researched, American Eclipse ultimately depicts a young nation that looked to...  Read More >>

The Frontier Below: The Past, Present and Future of Our Quest to Go Deeper Underwater

The Frontier Below: The Past, Present and Future of...

Author: Jeff Maynard
ISBN: 9780008532765
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Triumphs and disasters in the deep sea This is a journey through time and water, to the bottom...  Read More >>

The Soviet Space Programme

The Soviet Space Programme

Author: Ronald D. Humble
ISBN: 9781032675473
Format: Hardback
$179.00

The Soviet Space Programme (1988) presents a comprehensive over-view of the Soviet space programme from its beginnings...  Read More >>

Handbook of Soviet Space-Science Research

Handbook of Soviet Space-Science Research

Author: George E. Wukelic
ISBN: 9781032674056
Format: Hardback
$273.00

Handbook of Soviet Space-Science Research (1968) provides a comprehensive and authoritative English language summary...  Read More >>

Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life

Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know...

Author: Jason Roberts
ISBN: 9781529400472
Format: Paperback
$36.99

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Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life

Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know...

Author: Jason Roberts
ISBN: 9781529400465
Format: Hardback
$65.00

A thrilling account of a centuries-old rivalry - an exploration of scientific discovery and its evolution in an...  Read More >>

Ordering the Human: The Global Spread of Racial Science

Ordering the Human: The Global Spread of Racial Science...

Author: Eram Alam ,  Professor Dorothy Roberts
ISBN: 9780231207324
Format: Hardback
$232.95

Ordering the Human presents cutting-edge interdisciplinary scholarship that examines the racialization of science...  Read More >>

Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America

Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America

Author: Beth Linker
ISBN: 9780691235493
Format: Hardback
$54.99

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Astronomy of Ancient Egypt: A Cultural Perspective

Astronomy of Ancient Egypt: A Cultural Perspective

Author: Juan Antonio Belmonte ,  José Lull
ISBN: 9783031118319
Format: Paperback
$475.17

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Accidental: The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs and How They Changed The World

Accidental: The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs...

Author: Tim James
ISBN: 9781472148414
Format: Paperback
$34.99

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Einstein at Work on Unified Field Theory: The Five-Dimensional Einstein-Bergmann Approach

Einstein at Work on Unified Field Theory: The Five-Dimensional...

Author: Tobias Schütz
ISBN: 9783031521263
Format: Hardback
$219.00

This book meticulously examines over one hundred documents of research notes by Albert Einstein, many of which were...  Read More >>

Sleeping Beauties: The Mystery of Dormant Innovations in Nature and Culture

Sleeping Beauties: The Mystery of Dormant Innovations...

Author: Andreas Wagner
ISBN: 9780861548064
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Why do some of nature’s marvels have to wait millions of years for their time in the sun?  Read More >>

Radio Astronomy in Canada: Young Science in a Young Country

Radio Astronomy in Canada: Young Science in a Young...

Author: Jasper Wall ,  Elizabeth Griffin
ISBN: 9783031129339
Format: Hardback
$448.77

Here is the tale of Canada’s intriguing development of the science of Radio Astronomy. The book concludes with a...  Read More >>

The Undesirables: The Law that Locked Away a Generation

The Undesirables: The Law that Locked Away a Generation...

Author: Sarah Wise
ISBN: 9780861544554
Format: Hardback
$39.99

The shocking story of how the British government locked up thousands of innocent people – then forgot about them....  Read More >>

Accidental: The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs and How They Changed The World

Accidental: The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs...

Author: Tim James
ISBN: 9781472148407
Format: Hardback
$49.99

A hugely entertaining exploration of unintentional world-changing discoveries in science, for fans of ELEMENTAL...  Read More >>

Creolised Science: Knowledge in the Eighteenth-Century Indo-Pacific

Creolised Science: Knowledge in the Eighteenth-Century...

Author: Dorit Brixius
ISBN: 9781009200448
Format: Hardback
$219.94

The first comprehensive study of cross-cultural plant knowledge in eighteenth-century Mauritius, Creolised Science...  Read More >>

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