Books on History of Science
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Die Erfindung der Organtransplantation. Erfolg und Scheitern des Chirurgischen Organersatzes (1880 - 1930).
390p paperback in navy cover, like new condition, no noticeable wear, firm binding, pages clean and ...
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The Scientific Outlook. First Edition.
285p small neat hardback, blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine, firm binding, minimal wear, ...
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Establishing the New Science. The Experience of the Early Royal Society.
xiv 382p large heavy hardback, crimson cloth boards and jacket, strong binding, a little light wear ...
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Science and Dissent in England, 1688 – 1945.
xvi 274p hardback in like new condition, strong binding and sharp corners, turquoise cloth covers ...
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The End of Science? Attack and Defense. Nobel Conference XXV.
xiii 88p sturdy hardback, grass-green jacket with shiny gilt titles, tight binding and no ...
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Intellectual Revolution of the Seventeenth Century. First Edition.
x 445p large sturdy hardback, blue cloth with red and purple jacket, a little wear to flaps, ...
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Scientific Medicine and the Medical Sciences at Cambridge, 1851 - 1939. (Thesis Submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge, May 1994.)
vi 238p very large hardback thesis, black cloth with gilt lettering to spine, like new condition, ...
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Calendar of the Correspondence of Dr William Hunter 1740 - 1783.
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English Manuscripts of Francis Glisson (1). From 'Anatomia Hepatis' (The Anatomy of the Liver), 1654.
vii 221p paperback, shiny turquoise cover, very good condition, minimal wear, pages clean and neat, ...
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Beyond the Laboratory. Scientists as Political Activists in 1930s America.
x 360p paperback, like new condition, glossy white cover with scarlet spine, firm binding, pages ...
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Science, Hegemony and Violence. A Requiem for Modernity.
viii 301p sturdy paperback, blue cloth in glossy black jacket, minimal wear, free from marks and ...
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William Hunter and the Eighteenth-Century Medical World. First Edition.
xi 424p large sturdy hardback, crimson with sunned white jacket, a little wear to jacket edges and ...
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Resources and Human Well-Being. Inputs from Sciences and Technology. Address by the General President, 74th Session.
xxx 123p paperback, beige cover with orange and brown design, a little wear to cover corners, ...
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The Universe - Or, the Infinitely Great and the Infinitely Little. Seventh Edition. Illustrated by 270 Engravings on Wood.
564p large volume bound in full calf, back cover detaching, spine hinge open, marbled endpapers and ...
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Michael Faraday of the Royal Institution.
stapled booklet, with illustrations, very good
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Pandaemonium, 1660-1886: The Coming of the Machine, as seen by Contemporary Observers.
xxxix 376p paperback, fresh and clean and square copy, no names or stamps, not ex library
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Les Hygiénistes. Enjeux, Modèles et Pratiques (XVIIIème-XXème Siècles).
540p thick paperback, while illustrated cover, fresh clean copy, no names or stamps, excellent
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Biology, Medicine and Society, 1840 - 1940.
ix 344p hardback, well preserved dustjacket with minor tear, first edition, clean and tight copy, ...
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The Etiology, Concept and Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever. Translated by Cordell Carter.
xii 264p white paperback fresh, but pages with a good number of faint pencil marks and underlining, ...
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In Search of Penicillin. First Edition.
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Glory and Failure. The Difference Engines of Johann Müller, Charles Babbage and Georg and Edvard Scheutz. Second Edition.
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Revolutions in Science. Their Meaning and Relevance.
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Le Terrain des Sciences Humaines. (XVIII - XX Siècle)
404p large format paperback, window view to front cover, as new copy, no traces of use, no names or ...
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A Manual of Surgery for Students and Practitioners. Fourth Edition.
xiv 1182p hardback, blood-red faux leather covers, gilt lettering to spine, scarlet edges and black ...
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Ladders. The History and Science of Elevation.
vii 128p paperback, glossy sky-blue cover, tight binding, clean and bright pages, no noticeable ...
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The Elements of Machine Design. Part 2. Chiefly on Engine Details. New Edition, Revised and Enlarged.
xiv 432p small sturdy hardback, black cloth with bright gilt lettering to spine, firm binding, ...
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Civil Engineers' Commemorative Plaques: Biographical Notes on the Civil Engineers whose Names are Commemorated on the Facade of the Department of Civil Engineering Building.
32p stapled booklet, fresh clean copy, no traces of use, uncommon title
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Wonders of World Engineering. Epics of Conquest in Story and Picture. Volume 1 and 2.
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Darwin to Einstein: Historical Studies on Science and Belief.
x 335p paperback, nice clean and tight copy, name to prelims, never used
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Savile Club Sesquicentennial Books, 1868 - 2018. Scientists and Miscellany.
189p and 80p set of two paperback volumes in terracotta and violet covers, tightly bound, like new, ...
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Die Mechanik in ihrer Entwicklung. Historisch-kritisch dargestellt. Siebente verbesserte und vermehrte Auflage.
xii 494p original burgundy cloth with black title panel to front, gilt lettering bright, many ...
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Research Techniques in Nondestructive Testing. Volume 7.
x 376p black cloth with gilt lettering to front, green title panel to spine, hardback, a very good ...
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Discorso Pronunziato da S E il Ministro della Pubblica Instruzione nella Solenne Inaugurazione del XII Congresso degli Orientalisti a Roma, 4, Ott 1899.
This is a single sheet, folded, title in red ink to front, the address itself is in Latin, single ...
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Charles Darwin.
this is a short essay (20p), removed from binding, spine holding, clean copy, original extraction, ...
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Recent Progress in Physics.
this is a short essay (p185 - p205), removed from binding, spine holding, clean copy, original ...
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Extraterrestrial Life and our World View at the Turn of the Millennium.
vii 47p stapled booklet, fresh clean copy with Copernicus to front
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Der elektromagnetische Telegraph von Gauss und Weber aus dem Jahre 1833. Aufbau einer Ausstellung. Schriftliche Hausarbeit.
120p exam thesis, A4 format, yellow card cover, from typescript, many original photographs glued ...
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Histoire des Sciences en Belgique, 1815 - 2000. Two Volumes Complete.
342p 312p large format hardback, purple dustjacket, in their slipcase, as new set, no names or ...
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The Royal Society and Its Dining Clubs.
xv 457p hardback, red boards with transparent jacket, very good condition, minimal wear, edges of ...
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Measurement, Objectivity. and Trust.
40p offprint, grey card cover, includes discussion by various authors and "Rejoinder" by Porter
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Making Things Quantitative.
20p offprint, stapled, as new, together with a related offprint buy the same "Chance Subdued by ...
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Heredity Explored: Between Public Domain and Experimental Science, 1850 - 1930.
viii 470p large format hardback, very fresh dustjacket, no names or stamps, excellent copy, as new
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The Hall Effect and Maxwellian Electrodynamics in the 1880's. Part 1: The Discovery of a New Electric Field.
this is a 50p essay in Centaurus, Volume 23, No 1, for sale is the entire issue of this journal, ...
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L'Événement Astronomique du Siècle? Histoire Sociale des Passages de Vénus, 1874 - 1882 (Special Issue, Cahiers François Viète, No 11-12, 2006)
190p large paperback, white cover, fresh clean copy, editor note inserted, as new, with ...
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The Vortex Theory of Planetary Motions.
ix 282p hardback, green dustjacket fresh, clean copy, no names or stamps, first edition, very good ...
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Experiencing Nature: The Spanish American Empire and the Early Scientific Revolution.
xi 211p hardback, fresh dustjacket, nice copy, a few faint pencil marks seen in the introduction ...
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The Science of Man in Ancient Greece.
xxviii 224p hardback, fresh dustjacket, excellent condition, with author inscription hidden on ...
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The Scientific Letters and Papers of James Clerk Maxwell. Volumes 1 - 3 in 5 Parts.
five large paperback volume 4to format, grey card cover, excellent condition, complete set, volume ...
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Cartography in France, 1660 - 1848: Science, Engineering, and Statecraft
xx 194p large format hardback, fresh dustkjacket, with colour plates, excellent copy, no names or ...
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