History of science books

27200 books were found.

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

The first book to examine the iconic depiction of evolution, the “march of progress,” and its role in shaping our...  Read More >>

Insights on Science Journalism

Insights on Science Journalism

Author: Felicity Mellor
ISBN: 9781032341286
Format: Paperback
$75.99

Bringing together experts from a range of disciplines, this collection critically examines the features characterising...  Read More >>

Last Word's Uncommon Women

Last Word's Uncommon Women

Author: Celia Hayley
ISBN: 9781474607643
Format: Hardback
$55.00

The official companion book to BBC Radio 4's Last Word, a rich tapestry of women's lives in the 20th and 21st centuries...  Read More >>

Insights on Science Journalism

Insights on Science Journalism

Author: Felicity Mellor
ISBN: 9781032350622
Format: Hardback
$273.00

Bringing together experts from a range of disciplines, this collection critically examines the features characterising...  Read More >>

Genetics and the Novel: Reimagining Life Through Fiction

Genetics and the Novel: Reimagining Life Through Fiction...

Author: Paul Hamann-Rose
ISBN: 9783031530999
Format: Hardback
$316.77

Genetics and the Novel: Reimagining Life Through Fiction argues that literary fiction has reimagined life in the...  Read More >>

Splinters of Infinity: Cosmic Rays and the Clash of Two Nobel Prize-Winning Scientists over the Secrets of Creation

Splinters of Infinity: Cosmic Rays and the Clash of...

Author: Mark Wolverton
ISBN: 9780262048828
Format: Hardback
$69.99

 Read More >>

The Cambridge Companion to John Herschel

The Cambridge Companion to John Herschel

Author: Stephen Case (Olivet Nazarene University, Illinois) ,  Lukas M. Verburgt (Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study)
ISBN: 9781009237673
Format: Paperback
$59.49

John Herschel was one of the most prominent figures in Victorian science. This is the first-ever comprehensive account...  Read More >>

Stephen Hawking Genius at Work

Stephen Hawking Genius at Work

Author: Roger Highfield
ISBN: 9780744084559
Format: Hardback
$66.00

"A behind-the-scenes tour of the inner sanctum of one of the world’s most prominent scientific thinkers. In 2021,...  Read More >>

The Cambridge Companion to John Herschel

The Cambridge Companion to John Herschel

Author: Stephen Case (Olivet Nazarene University, Illinois) ,  Lukas M. Verburgt (Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study)
ISBN: 9781009237703
Format: Hardback
$207.00

John Herschel was one of the most prominent figures in Victorian science. This is the first-ever comprehensive account...  Read More >>

Goethe als Naturforscher im Urteil der Naturwissenschaft und Medizin des 19. Jahrhunderts: Themen, Texte, Titel

Goethe als Naturforscher im Urteil der Naturwissenschaft...

Author: Dietrich von Engelhardt ,  Ulrike von Engelhardt
ISBN: 9783662681251
Format: Hardback
$316.77

Goethe als Naturforscher findet bei deutschen und ausländischen Naturforschern und Medizinern des 19. Jahrhunderts...  Read More >>

The Last Writings of Thomas S. Kuhn: Incommensurability in Science

The Last Writings of Thomas S. Kuhn: Incommensurability...

Author: Thomas S. Kuhn ,  Bojana Mladenovic
ISBN: 9780226833316
Format: Paperback
$31.95

"A must-read follow-up to The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, one of the most important books of the twentieth...  Read More >>

Honoring Charlotte Moore Sitterly (IAU S371): Astronomical Spectroscopy in the 21st Century

Honoring Charlotte Moore Sitterly (IAU S371): Astronomical...

Author: David R. Soderblom (Space Telescope Science Institute, USA) ,  Gillian Nave (National Institute of Standards and Technology, Maryland)
ISBN: 9781009351928
Format: Hardback
$284.63

IAU Symposium 371 honors the contributions of Charlotte Moore Sitterly as a pioneer of astronomical spectroscopy....  Read More >>

The Empire of Climate: A History of an Idea

The Empire of Climate: A History of an Idea

Author: David Livingstone Smith ,  David N Livingstone
ISBN: 9798874778620
Format: Audio
$158.37

Scientists, journalists, and politicians increasingly tell us that human impacts on climate constitute the single...  Read More >>

The Empire of Climate: A History of an Idea

The Empire of Climate: A History of an Idea

Author: David Livingstone Smith ,  David N Livingstone
ISBN: 9798874778637
Format: Audio
$158.27

Scientists, journalists, and politicians increasingly tell us that human impacts on climate constitute the single...  Read More >>

A Cultural History of Physics

A Cultural History of Physics

Author: Károly Simonyi ,  Charles Simonyi
ISBN: 9781032690988
Format: Hardback
$315.00

Written by Hungarian scientist and engineer Károly Simonyi, translated and updated, this classic and comprehensive...  Read More >>

Cosmic Chronicles: A Journey Through Space and Time

Cosmic Chronicles: A Journey Through Space and Time...

Author: Daniel Lucier
ISBN: 9798224773046
Format: Paperback
$21.09

The universe, with its vast expanse of galaxies, stars, and planets, has intrigued humanity for centuries. At the...  Read More >>

The Science Museum Physics 100 Ideas in 100 Words: A Whistle-Stop Tour of Key Concepts

The Science Museum Physics 100 Ideas in 100 Words: A...

Author: David Sang
ISBN: 9780241594926
Format: Hardback
$27.99

Get to grips with the essential topics in physics today through 100 key ideas, each one explained clearly in 100...  Read More >>

The Science Museum Stephen Hawking Genius at Work: Explore His Life, Mind and Science Through the Objects in His Study

The Science Museum Stephen Hawking Genius at Work: Explore...

Author: Roger Highfield ,  Sir Roger Penrose
ISBN: 9780241630662
Format: Hardback
$42.99

"An intimate exploratory tour of Stephen Hawking's office, providing a unique insight into the mind of a genius...  Read More >>

The Pharos Lighthouse In Alexandria: Second Sun and Seventh Wonder of Antiquity

The Pharos Lighthouse In Alexandria: Second Sun and...

Author: Andrew Michael Chugg
ISBN: 9781032569369
Format: Hardback
$273.00

This comprehensive and insightful book brings scientific rigor to the problems of reconstructing the Pharos Lighthouse,...  Read More >>

The Science Museum Maths 100 Ideas in 100 Words: A Whistle-Stop Tour of Key Concepts

The Science Museum Maths 100 Ideas in 100 Words: A Whistle-Stop...

Author: Katie Steckles ,  Sam Hartburn
ISBN: 9780241594919
Format: Hardback
$27.99

Get to grips with the essential topics in maths today through 100 key ideas, each one explained clearly in 100 words....  Read More >>

Wider die Borniertheit und den Chauvinismus – mit Paul K. Feyerabend durch absurde Zeiten

Wider die Borniertheit und den Chauvinismus – mit Paul...

Author: Wolfgang Frindte
ISBN: 9783658437121
Format: Paperback
$184.77

Anlässlich seines 100. Geburtstages wird an Paul K. Feyerabend erinnert; es werden seine Ideen diskutiert und es...  Read More >>

A Literary History of Medicine: The ʿUyūn al-anbāʾ fī ṭabaqāt al-aṭibbāʾ of Ibn Abī Uṣaybiʿah. Volume 1: Essays

A Literary History of Medicine: The ʿUyūn al-anbāʾ fī...

Author: Emilie Savage-Smith ,  Simon Swain
ISBN: 9789004696556
Format: Paperback
$155.76

A Literary History of Medicine offers a complete, annotated translation along with a new edition of the celebrated,...  Read More >>

Latest Reading Guide

wl

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
Shopping cart
Mailing List