Books on History of Science
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British Medicine in an Age of Reform.
x 260p hardback with illustrated dustjacket, as new
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Essays of a Biologist.
306p burgundy hardback, first printing in series, cloth a little worn and dusty, text clean and ...
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Stratigraphical Geology and Palaeontology. (= Manual of Geology, Theoretical and Practical, Volume 2)
xxiv 712p burgundy cloth still firm, hinges rubbed but holding, front endpaper glued down, coloured ...
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Vegetable Staticks. Edited by M A Hoskin.
xxxii 214p faint green hardback, red dustjacket well preserved, many illustrations, a clean and ...
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Systematics: The Journal of the Institute for the Comparative Study of History, Philosophy and the Sciences. Volume 4, No 4. March 1967.
approx 120p, paperback, dark green card cover, very good, this is a special issue on "Systems ...
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The Measure of Reality. Quantification and Western Society, 1250 to 1600.
xii 245p paperback, dark green illustrated cover, binding firm, clean text, an excellent copy
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Man and Nature in the Renaissance.
x 159p paperback, black illustrated cover, clean text, firm binding, an excellent copy, edges show ...
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The Construction of Modern Science. Mechanisms and Mechanics.
xiii 171p paperback, black illustrated cover, blue lettering to spine, clean, binding firm, an ...
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The Social Responsibilities of Scientists. Proceedings of a Joint Meeting.
50p stapled booklet, excellent condition, as new
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The Moon as an Abode of Life?
25p essay in the Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, with many plates, for sale is ...
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The Planet Venus: Past, Present, and Future. Papers read at the Autumn General Meeting, November 14, 1968.
special issue of the Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, for sale is the complete ...
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The Structure of Proteins as Revealed by X-Ray Analysis: A Contribution of Physics to Biology. Penrose Memorial Lecture.
20p essay in the Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, for sale is the complete issue, ...
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Commemoration of the Publication of Gregor Mendel's Pioneer Experiments in Genetics.
special issue of the Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, approx 80p, large format, ...
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Continental Manuscripts and Printed Books, Science and Medicine Including a Major Collection of Spanish Documents Tuesday 21st November 1989.
230p A4 format, black illustrated cover, many plates throughout, very good
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Darwinian Evolution.
150p paperback with red illustrated cover, a fresh and clean copy, very good indeed
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Discovering the Cosmos.
714p plus appendix, grey illustrated cloth, large and heavy book, a fresh and tight copy, ...
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Nec Corporation: The First 80 Years.
120p large format, burgundy cloth, colour plates and illustrations throughout, nice fresh copy, ...
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Eine Wissenschaft etabliert sich: 1810-1870.
340p orange paperback, nice clean copy, very good
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Discovery: The Magazine of Scientific Progress. April 1957.
complete issue of Discovery (April 1957) with numerous plates, Pearly Nautilus to cover, ...
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Discovery: The Magazine of Scientific Progress. February 1956.
complete issue of Discovery (February 1956) with numerous plates, Viking Rocket to cover, ...
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Discovery: The Magazine of Scientific Progress. July 1956.
complete issue of Discovery (July 1956) with numerous plates, Brussels Atomium to cover, ...
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A Planetarium for London (in Discovery: The Magazine of Scientific Progress)
10 page article, for sale is the complete issue of Discovery (December 1956) with numerous plates, ...
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Research Films in Biology, Anthropology, Psychology and Medicine.
490p heavy grey hardback with red titles to spine, excellent well preserved copy with discreet ...
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Embryology in its Relation to Genetics and Evolution: Experimental Analysis and Historical Perspectives.
vi 261p reproduced from typescript, printed on rectos only, bound in dark cloth, Cambridge ...
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The History of Medicine in Cambridge. Education, Science and the Healing Arts.
71p blue stapled booklet, one small crease to cover, text clean and bright, numerous illustrations, ...
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The Polar Bear in the Zoo. A Speculation.
172p small blue paperback in new condition, excellent copy
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The Elephants in the Room. An Excavation.
247p small red paperback in new condition, excellent copy
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Sex Iulii Frontini Strategematicon Libri Quattuor Eiusdem de Aquae Ductibus Urbis Romae Liber.
xviii 155p private rebinding in faded purple cloth with simple gilt titles to spine, W H D Rouse ...
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Beijernck and the Delft School of Microbiology.
xxxv 220p paperback, illustrated beige cover, brown lettering to spine, some light pencil marks to ...
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Time Lord. The Remarkable Canadian Who Missed His Train, and Changed the World.
256p first Canadian edition, hardback with illustrated brown dustjacket, excellent condition, as new
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The First 60 Years. History and Publications of the MRC Dunn Nutrition Unit.
vii 196p paperback, silver and black illustrated cover, large format, black lettering to spine, a ...
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Köhlerglaube und Wissenschaft. Eine Streitschrift gegen Hofrath Rudolph Wagner in Göttingen.
lv 126p half calf binding, marbled paper a little aged, text clean, binding tight, text clean, ...
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Storia del Calendario: La Misurazione del Tempo, 1450 - 1800.
235p hardback with dustjacket, plates, index, bibliography, an excellent copy, almost as new, ...
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Greek Science: Its Meaning for Us.
320p blue and white vintage paperback, spine a little faded and some minor spotting to cover ...
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Into Thin Air. A History of Aviation Medicine in the RAF.
279p first edition signed copy with sunned white illustrated dustjacket, signed With Best Wishes ...
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Essays on the First Hundred Years of Anaesthesia. Volume 1 and Volume 2. First edition set.
171p 187p first edition set, excellent hardbacks with only very light wear to the edges of ...
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The Mysterious Universe.
viii 142p hardback with white dustjacket, a nice copy, well preserved, early edition
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A Station Favorable to the Pursuits of Science: Primary Materials in the History of Mathematics at the United States Military Academy.
272p green hardback in excellent condition, as new
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The Rise and Fall of English: Reconstructing English as a Discipline.
xiv 203p hardback with dustjacket, NEW
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Le Opere di Lazzaro Spallanzani. Volume Primo: Circolazione, Digestione, Respirazione Animale.
xxviii 565p large format paperback, frontispiece with tissueguard, some discolouration to paper ...
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Notes on the Composition of Scientific Papers.
ix 154p green cloth, light library markings, Rouse donation bookplate, all pages clean, binding ...
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The Earth: Its Origin, History and Physical Constitution. Second Edition.
xii 346p large format, blue cloth, plates, appendices, bibliography, index, a fresh copy from a ...
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Notes on the Composition of Scientific Papers.
ix 154p green cloth, first edition, light markings from Cambridge University college markings, ...
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Notes on the Composition of Scientific Papers.
ix 154p green cloth, light library markings, pencil notes by early reader taking issue with style ...
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La Trasmission au Monde Moderne de la Science Ancienne et Médiévale.
34p offprint, stapled (a little rusty), first page a little dusty, library stamp, "Hommage", very ...
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Medicine and Society in France. (Selections from the Annales: Economies, Sociétés, Civilisations. Volume 6).
176p white paperback, well cared for, binding tight, text clean and fresh, name to endpaper, a very ...
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Bericht über den Stand der Gemeinde-Angelegenheiten der kgl. Haupt- und Residenzstadt München für das Jahr 1911.
very large hardback, art deco design to front, cloth spine, a well preserved copy, tight and clean, ...
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The Logic of Scientific Inference - An Introduction.
144p paperback, very good, errata inserted, first edition, Foreword Peter Medawar
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Admissions to the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge. Part 1 (1629 - 1665) and Part 2 (1665 - 1715)
172p 495p two volumes, aged and worn, partly disbound, text clean, from a Cambridge college ...
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