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The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention That Changed the World

By: Aczel, Amir D.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Harcourt: 2001

Seller ID: 022871

ISBN: 0151005060

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Sometimes it pays to be in the right place at the right time. Certainly the mariners in Amalfi in the twelfth century were. Here the compass was first invented and used in navigation, eventually helping to make Italians the world's greatest sailors.But the story of the compass is shrouded in mystery and myth. It begins in ancient China around the birth of Christ. A mysterious lodestone whose powers affected metal was known to the Emperor. This piece of metal suspended in water always pointed north and was put to excellent use in feng shui, the Chinese art of finding the right location. How...
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A Tribute to Michael Faraday

By: Appleyard, Rollo

Price: $20.00

Publisher: London, Constable & Co.: 1931

Seller ID: 027822

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Dark blue cloth boards with faded spine and upper front panel, PO name/date ffep, fore-edges tanned. No dust jacket.
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Slaying the Sky Dragon : Death of the Greenhouse Gas Theory

By: Ball, Tim (et al)

Price: $22.00

Publisher: USA, Stairway Press: 2001

Seller ID: 023627

ISBN: 0982773412

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

PO gift inscription, diagonal crease to lower right corner front panel, no creasing to spine. "This volume is a scientific tour de force and the gamechanger for international environmental policymakers as well as being a joy to read for hard-pressed taxpayers everywhere."
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Nomogenesis or Evolution Determined By Law

By: Berg, Leo S.

Price: $175.00

Publisher: London, Constable & Company: 1926

Seller ID: 020184

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Green cloth boards with sl. edgewear, esp. spine ends and corners, gilt ttle to spine remains bright, PO name ffep otherwise internally unmarked, eps tanned,
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The Book of Man: The Quest to Discover Our Genetic Heritage

By: Bodmer, W.F.; McKie, Robin

Price: $22.00

Publisher: London, Little Brown: 1994

Seller ID: 014281

ISBN: 0316905208

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

D/W price-clipped.
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The Magic Furnace: The Search for the Origins of Atoms

By: Chown, Marcus

Price: $22.00

Publisher: London, Jonathan Cape: 1999

Seller ID: 017127

ISBN: 0224042068

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Appears unread, corners lightly bumped, media release laid in, D/W lightly rubbed.
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Gatton College : 100 Years of Science with Practice

By: Craig-Smith, Stephen J.; Pearson, Craig J.; Middleton, Juliet C.

Price: $55.00

Publisher: Australia, Universit of Queensland Press: 1996

Seller ID: 027573

ISBN: 090981628X

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

An unmarked :as new copy detailing "the development of Queensland's oldest tertiary institution. In the course of its own rich and distinguished history, a parallel history emerges of the evolution of Australian agriculture.
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Augustine to Galileo :the history Of Science A.D. 400-1650

By: Crombie, A. C.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: London, William Heinemann: 1957

Seller ID: 026204

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

PO name ffep otherwise internally unmarked. D/W with closed tears to spine and back panel (now protected in removable clear archival plastic cover).
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A shorter history of Science

By: Dampier, Sir William Cecil

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Cambridge at The University Press: 1944

Seller ID: 026769

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Red cloth boards remain clean and bright, as is gilt title to spine, corner lightly bumped, upper fore-edges tanned. D/W with artwork by John Hookham has sl. edgewear but is not price-clipped with original price of 7s.6d.intact.
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Heroes of Science : botanists, zoologists, and Geologists

By: Duncan, Professor P. Martin

Price: $45.00

Publisher: London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge: 1882

Seller ID: 026758

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Presume first edition. Decorative boards, spine faded, patterned endpapers tanned, some foxing to prelims but internally surprisingly clear, PO name dated 1906, sl. bleeding of red boards lower back gutter but no evidence of water damage.
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The Journey from Eden : The Peopling of Our World

By: Fagan, Brian M.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: United Kingdom, Thames & Hudson: 1990

Seller ID: 025923

ISBN: 0500050570

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

An unmarked copy with slanted spine, sl. spotting to fore-edges. D/W lightly rubbed (now protected in removable clear archival plastic cover). "Today, as we struggle to comprehend the world as a single, fragile entity, threatened by global warming, the story of our ingenious, intrepid Ice Age ancestors holds lessons for us all." Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
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Dorothy Hodgkin: A Life

By: Ferry, Georgina

Price: $22.00

Publisher: London, Granta Books: 1998

Seller ID: 029319

ISBN: 1862071675

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

An unmarked copy in very good condition. "This is a beautifully clear evocation of the science that lay at the heart of Dorothy Hodgkin's life."
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Concerning Amines : Theri properties, preparation and Reaction

By: Ginsburg, David

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Oxford, Pergamon Press: 1967

Seller ID: 009218

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very

A gently used copy with PO name/date on half title page.
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Measure for Measure: The Story of Imperial, Metric, and Other Units

By: Hebra, Alexius J.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A., Johns Hopkins Univ Pr: 2003

Seller ID: 024364

ISBN: 0801870720

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Brand New

"From the cubit used by Noah to build the ark to the angstrom in spectroscopy, units of measure have been integral to science and engineering."
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Recoding Nature: Critical Perspectives On Genetic Engineering

By: Hindmarsh, Richard; Lawrence, Geoffrey

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Australia, New South Wales Univ Pr Ltd: 2004

Seller ID: 014842

ISBN: 0868407410

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Nr. Fine

The book addresses some fundamental and profound questions such as: Are GM foods safe to eat? What do consumers think about GM foods and, alternatively, organic produce? What are the real risks of genetic pollution? And is it appropriate to delete a supposed gene for sadness? "Recoding Nature" challenges the assumptions of those preparing the world for a 'recoded' DNA future.
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Old Wine New Flasks: Reflections on Science and Jewish Tradition

By: Hoffmann, Roald; Schmidt, Shira Leibowitz

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., W H Freeman & Co: 1997

Seller ID: 027173

ISBN: 0716728990

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: New

"A unique and provocative look at how science and religion - too often considered at odds with one another - are actually parallel ways of trying to make sense of the same material world, each a voice intertwining with the other to help shape true human understanding."
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Method and Appraisal in the Physical Sciences: The Critical Background to Modern Science, 1800-1905

By: Howson, Colin (edited by)

Price: $55.00

Publisher: Cambride, Cambridge University Press: 1976

Seller ID: 014663

ISBN: 0521211107

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

PO name ffep.
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Practical Radiography : a handbook for physicians, Surgeons, and other Users of X-rays

By: Isenthal, A. W.; Ward, H. Snowden

Price: $110.00

Publisher: London, Dawbarn and Ward: 1901

Seller ID: 026734

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Cloth boards are stained and grubby, but internally in very good condition. PO name to ffep", otherwise unmarked. 198 pps plus 18 pps advertisements at rear. "The first edition of this book - the earliest handbook of radiography in any language, was issued in May of 1896, when the subject wwas less than six months old. In this winter, 1901-2, when radiography is recognised as a most valuable aid fo the physician and surgeon, when its methods have become relatively permanent, and its apparatus and materials are fairly perfect, a third edition, much larger and more important than the oth...
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Aladdin's Lamp: How Greek Science Came to Europe Through the Islamic World

By: John Freely

Price: $22.00

Publisher: New York, Alfred A. Knopf: 2010

Seller ID: 030041

ISBN: 030726534X

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Nr. Fine

An "as new" book marred only by a small red dot to lower fore-edges. "From the shores of classical Asia Minor through Athens and Alexandria, Freely takes the reader on a fascinating stroll along the route whereby the scientific knowledge developed in the ancient Greek world, was translated into Arabic in Islamic Baghdad and Andalusia, and ultimately found its way back to Europe via translations from Arabic into Latin."
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Darwin's Ghost: The Origin of Species Updated

By: Jones, Steve

Price: $25.00

Publisher: U.S.A., Ballantine Books: 2001

Seller ID: 029058

ISBN: 0345422775

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Nr. Fine

An unmarked copy in excellent condition, minimal shelfwear to wraps. " Using humor and wit, (Jones) presents a compelling case for evolution, one that is as accessible to the general reader as it is engaging to the specialist." (Publishers Weekly)
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