History of science books

27190 books were found.

Beams: The Story of Particle Accelerators and the Science They Discover

Beams: The Story of Particle Accelerators and the Science...

Author: Volker Ziemann
ISBN: 9783031518515
Format: Paperback
$60.69

"This book describes and explains the world of particle accelerators and the physics they study. By following the...  Read More >>

Felix Hausdorff: Mathematician, Philosopher, Man of Letters

Felix Hausdorff: Mathematician, Philosopher, Man of...

Author: Egbert Brieskorn ,  Walter Purkert
ISBN: 9783031521348
Format: Hardback
$259.00

Felix Hausdorff is a singular phenomenon in the history of science. As a mathematician, he played a major role in...  Read More >>

Der vibrierende Dildo: Vibratoren als Sex Toy, Gesundheits- und Empowerment-Tool - eine kulturwissenschaftliche Spurenlese

Author: Nadine Beck
ISBN: 9783942818407
Format: Paperback
$153.12

"Was haben Vibratoren mit Doppelkinn, Rheuma und Female Empowerment zu tun? Sehr viel, wenn man sich die reich bebilderte...  Read More >>

The World of the Abbaco: Abbacus Mathematics Analyzed and Situated Historically Between Fibonacci and Stifel

The World of the Abbaco: Abbacus Mathematics Analyzed...

Author: Jens Høyrup
ISBN: 9783031251634
Format: Paperback
$89.99

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Perplexing Paradoxes: Unraveling Enigmas in the World Around Us

Perplexing Paradoxes: Unraveling Enigmas in the World...

Author: George G. Szpiro
ISBN: 9780231213769
Format: Hardback
$57.95

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Relativity: The Special and The General Theory A Popular Exposition

Relativity: The Special and The General Theory A Popular...

Author: Albert Einstein
ISBN: 9781715276928
Format: Hardback
$88.67

"The present book is intended, as far as possible, to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those...  Read More >>

StarWords: The Celestial Roots of Modern Language

StarWords: The Celestial Roots of Modern Language

Author: Daniel Kunth ,  Elena Terlevich
ISBN: 9783031490231
Format: Paperback
$73.89

Unbeknownst to many, our modern language contains countless words that were inspired by human observations of the...  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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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 >>

Early Modern Medicine: An Introduction to Source Analysis

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

Author: Olivia Weisser
ISBN: 9780367557232
Format: Hardback
$273.00

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

Our Accidental Universe: Stories of Discovery from Asteroids to Aliens

Our Accidental Universe: Stories of Discovery from Asteroids...

Author: Chris Lintott
ISBN: 9781911709183
Format: Hardback
$50.00

An astonishing tour of the key astronomical events of the past century, and of all the accidents and human error...  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 >>

Athanasius Kircher, the Mysteries of the Geocosmos, Magnetism, and the Universe

Athanasius Kircher, the Mysteries of the Geocosmos,...

Author: Agustín Udías
ISBN: 9783031530074
Format: Hardback
$169.00

Athanasius Kircher, the eminent 17th-century German Jesuit professor of mathematics at the Roman College emerges...  Read More >>

Chamber Divers: The Untold Story of the D-Day Scientists Who Changed Special Operations Forever

Chamber Divers: The Untold Story of the D-Day Scientists...

Author: Rachel Lance
ISBN: 9780593184936
Format: Hardback
$84.48

"""This is a previously classified story of one group of scientific researchers-men and women-who exposed themselves...  Read More >>

The Biggest Ideas in the Universe 2: Quanta and Fields

The Biggest Ideas in the Universe 2: Quanta and Fields...

Author: Sean Carroll
ISBN: 9780861546480
Format: Hardback
$42.99

'Luminous and straightforward.’ Carlo Rovelli  Read More >>

Women of Science: 100 Inspirational Lives

Women of Science: 100 Inspirational Lives

Author: Professor John S. Croucher ,  Professor Rosalind F. Croucher
ISBN: 9781398119581
Format: Paperback
$33.61

New paperback edition - An investigation into the lives of some of the more remarkable women in the history of scientific...  Read More >>

A Biography of Our Sun: From Ancient Myths and Artifacts to Modern Art and Astrophysics

A Biography of Our Sun: From Ancient Myths and Artifacts...

Author: Laura Pesce
ISBN: 9783031547287
Format: Paperback
$73.89

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Monkey to Man: The Evolution of the March of Progress Image

Monkey to Man: The Evolution of the March of Progress...

Author: Gowan Dawson
ISBN: 9780300270624
Format: Hardback
$61.95

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