The perthshire society of natural science
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Trail - professor of botany aberdeen university published/printed for the perthshire society of natural science bybw() the flora of perthshire edited by james wour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeblackwood & sonslix + 407pp, 19,5 x 14 cm it appears that only 500 copies have been printedin a reduced size facsimile reprint was published of this 1st ed of condition; good/fair, some spotting/foxing on front and end pages, previous owner name (stamp) pso this book belonged to himare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisee pics for overall conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteewing in right corner first title pagepeter ewing's glasgow catalogue, published inwhite, francis buchanan wwith tissue guarded frontispiece portrait of white and a double page coloured mapedinburgh, th original edition original green buckram hardback with gilt titles on spinepeter ewing, author of mrcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Vol 9-11 of “natural science - a monthly review of scientific progress”three hardbound volumes
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Oxfam shop darley street a history of the royal society of arts henry trueman wood published by john murray, london () used hardcover about this item: john murray, londonsize: 8vo - over 7Âľ" - 9Âľ" tallsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition: goodblue cloth with gilt to lettering on spine and disc on front which says 'arts and commerce promoted', some browning, pages tanned and occasionally foxed, good in original blue cloth gilt, extremities worn and bumped
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Oxfam bookshop bloomsbury street the law society of scotland directory of expert witness see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Transactions of the linnean society of london, 2nd serhe worked at the royal botanic gardens, kew, from about to , wrote a number of botanical papers, and then worked in an unofficial capacity at the natural history museum from until his deathour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store* spencer le marchant moore () was an english botanistare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiintern a clean, uncut copyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website252 pp (numbered )wrappers, spine a bit crudely strengthened, back looseif you also need assistance to sell your collection at auction, ask for our terms directly at this seller's account! #bookspartnership read moremap, 19 lithographsall in all a very good copy** this lot is part of an important collection that will be auctioned in the coming months through the catawiki collection servicehe was as a botanist involved in the expedition to the brazilian province of matto grosso in and in an expedition to remote parts of western australia from december to octobercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Fantastic antique framed 50 years service print issued by amalgamated society of woodworkersa framed certificate issued to one william macdonald to mark 50 years membership in the amalgamated society of woodworkersin what i believe is it;s original period framea fine piece of graphic art in its own right tooplease note this item is located in glasgow but can be posted throughout the uk at costthis really belongs in a museummeasures in x 15a fantastic gift for anyone into woodwork, masonic interest etc
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Fantastic antique framed 50 years service print issued by amalgamated society of woodworkersa framed certificate issued to one william macdonald to mark 50 years membership in the amalgamated society of woodworkersmeasures " x 15a fine piece of graphic art in its own right tooin what i believe is it's original period framethis really belongs in a museuma fantastic gift for anyone into woodwork, masonic interest etc
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125 €
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Petersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingenplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein the course of the work are introduced dissertations on the itinerary stade of the greeks, the expedition of darius hystaspes to scythia, the position and remains of ancient babylon, the alluvions of the nile, and canals of suez; the oasis and temple of jupiter ammon, the ancient circumnavigation of africa, and other subjects of history and geography2kg [approx] with sturdy packagingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat foldsscarce early 19th century two volume set on ancient or classical geography by james rennellvolume i binding just about holding with rear board wobbly with a partial split to outer hinge, while volume ii [see last photo] has a detached rear boardall maps are present although some maps have minor faults, such as small closed tear near inner margin join, and reddish-brown offsetting or print transfer from panel to panel within folds [map of ancient egypt has much of this], and the last map has a few splits along foldsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esqalso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol ilate major of engineers, and surveyor-general in bengal; fellow of the royal societies of london and edinburgh; member of the royal institute of paris, and of the imperial academy of stthis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by cvolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edgesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition: binding copies with decent blocksdespite the detached board and the minor flaws mentioned above, this is still a wonderful two volume set with blocks and maps in an overall excellent condition - very much worthy of a rebind that will most certianly rewardthe full title is: the geographical system of herodotus examined and explained, by a comparison with those of other ancient authors, and with modern geographyrivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out maps
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116 €
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Oxfam bookshop swanage "the proceedings of a symposium held at the zoological society of london on 3 and 4th of may " edited by peter and azra meadows see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxford university press, hardcover very good conditionsmall name on ffep otherwise immaculate
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Published by imperial college press in collaboration with the royal society of london, the book features many articles originating from invited papers published in the philosophical transactions of the royal societyeleven of the distinguished contributors hold prestigious royal society research fellowships see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop victoria appears unread and in pristine condition: advances in earth science outlines the latest developments and new research directions currently being made world-wide in the earth sciencesit contains invited and refereed articles by leading younger researchers on their cutting-edge research, but aimed at a general scientific audiencethis exciting volume explains how powerful methodologies such as satellite remote sensing and supercomputing simulations are now profoundly changing research in the earth sciences; how the earth system is increasingly being viewed in a holistic way, linking the atmosphere, ocean and solid earth; and how the societal impact of the research in the earth sciences has never been more important
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Published by the society for promoting christian knowledgeplates illustrative of natural history, with a short description annexed to each platea great addition to any early collection of natural history prints which have been hand coloured when published "price 3/4d plain; 2d coloured"6 x 19th century - plates illustrative of natural history - double sided & laid on linen josiah wood whymper wood engraving, hand coloured at time of publicationpublished under the direction of the committee of general literature and education, appointed by the society for promoting christian knowledge, condition: good - prints laid back to back on linen - handling marks and minor creases as per pictures - very strong because of the linenclay, son and taylor printerspostage via registered post ÂŁ - sent flatjosiah wood whymper () was an english wood-engraver, book illustrator and watercolouristdimensions: " high x " wide the prints have been taken from a broken 19th century volume which had been put together with the prints laid back to back on linen which gives the buyer the choice of which print to display and has also given the paper prints added strength
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Sponsored/organised by the american society of agronomy, and the crop science society of americaoxfam shop keswick the record of a symposium at the university of nebraska infull contents in photos attachedcharts and diagramssee oxfam website for delivery information read morea good clean copy
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The oxford handbook of language evolution will be valued by everyone interested in one of the most productive and fascinating fields in natural and cognitive scienceinterdisciplinary activity has produced fundamental advances in the understanding of language evolution and in the evolution of human andanimal communication more generallyit highlights the links between different lines of research, shows what has been achieved, and considers promising directions for the futureoxfam bookshop preston in the oxford handbook of language evolution, sixty leading scholars present critical accounts of every aspect of the fieldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book presents a wide-ranging summation of work in all the disciplines involvedresearch on language evolution has burgeoned over the last three decadesits five parts are devoted to insights from comparative animal behaviour; the biology of language evolution; the prehistory of language; the development of a linguistic species; and language creation, transmission, and change
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"foundations of science" is suitable for courses on vision science in psychology, neuroscience, engineering or computer science departments, and is suitable for upper-level undergraduates and graduate studentsthe book consists of three sections and an appendixthe text's second section consists of four chapters on image representationthese chapters are followed by a chapter with many demonstrations concerning object perceptionthe third section reviews how to interpret images in terms of objectstopics such as colour appearance, cortical colour-blindness, motion flow, motion appearance, motion physiology and visual illusions are also included in this part of the bookthese chapters review optical image formation by the cornea and lens retinal sampling and wavelength-encoding by the photoreceptorsthe text contains special study exercises at the end of most chaptersfinally, the book has an appendix consisting of four parts: an introduction to linear systems methods; a discussion of monitor calibration; an introduction to bayesian classifiers; and a discussion of optic flow computationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe first section consists of an introduction and three chapters that describe image encodingoxfam bookshop wallingford designed for students, scientists and engineers interested in learning about the core ideas of vision science, this volume brings together the broad range of data and theory accumulated in this fieldthis section features two chapters that review computational and experimental studies of colour appearance, then motion and depththe questions aim to enrich the main material and point the way to additional material in the literature
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford this handbook offers a state-of-the-art overview of quantitative science and technology researchthe 34 chapters are arranged into 5 parts: disciplinary approaches; general methodology; the science system; the technology system; and the science-technology interfacethis handbook aims at four distinct groups of readers: - practitioners in the field of science and technology studies; - research students in this field; - scientists, scholars and technicians who are interested in a systematic, thorough analysis of their activities; - policy makers and administrators who wish to be informed about the potentialities and limitations of the various approaches and about their resultsotherwise pages are immaculateit comprises 34 chapters written by leading specialists in the various sub-domainssee oxfam website for delivery information read morecloth cover has very minor signs of wearthese chapters deal with theoretical and methodological issues, illustrate applications, and highlight their policy context and relevancebook is generally in very good conditionit focuses on the development and application of indicators derived from data on scientific or scholarly publications and patentsauthors present a survey of the research topics they address, and show their most recent achievementsthe editor's introduction provides a further specification of the handbook's scope and of the main topics addressed in its chaptershard back book, no dust jacketsmall folds on lower corners of final three (blank) pages and pages and
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Make science fun for childrenintroduce your child to the amazing world of weird science with the weird science space science setincludes illustrated instruction bookletsuitable for ages 8 years and over
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The result is a journey of scientific inspiration that does justice to britain's exceptional contribution to sciencesome had vast fortunes, whilst others overcame poverty and a lack of education to become towering figures in the history of sciencethe impact of this small cast of characters is remarkableover the last 500 years, the way we live has been steadily transformed by the inventions of british scientists, and their landmark discoveries have revealed the astonishing beauty of the universegenius of britain is the story of the flashes of inspiration experienced by generations of british scientists as they realised they were about to change the worldthe electric motor, the telephone and the personal computer created the technological age, and the theories of the big bang, evolution and gravity have shed light on some of the deepest mysteries of our existenceevery one of the characters that make up this rich tradition has a unique and very human storygenius of britain accompanies 5 primetime, 1-hour programmes on channel 4 due to be screened at the end of may , presented by stephen hawking, richard dawkins and james dysonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morevaccination, inoculation and the discovery of penicillin saved the lives of millionsthe relationships between them range from lifelong collaboration to bitter rivalryoxfam bookshop cheltenham the extraordinary history of british science, with commentary from britain's greatest living scientists: stephen hawking, richard dawkins and james dysonwe may only be a small island, but we are far from small-mindedgenius of britain intertwines the personal reflections of three of today's greatest british scientists with robert uhlig's compelling narrative
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This book answers numerous questions, including who lefebvre was, what the society is, and what catholics are to think of vatican iioxfam bookshop preston in , the society of saint pius x was founded by archbishop marcel lefebvre to preserve and propagate the traditional catholic priesthood and traditional catholic latin mass, and given approval by romesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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8mm natural colour edison pink - 11 mm peach natural colour edison freshwater pearls - 11 mm natural colour silver blue tahitian south sea - 11 mm natural colour dark silver tahitian pearl - 11 mm natural colour indonesian south sea pearl aaa quality set in 18k rose and white gold the gold cable can be easily detached0mm necklace feature 3 of the kind type of natural colour cultured pearlsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeinsured track and trace delivery pictures are close up of the item and of course magnify but they are as close as you can get from the actual item7mm packaging: pendant jewellery box and a valuation certificate to guarantee the source and qualityare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki0mm gold information: 18kt rose gold-18kt white gold (stamped) cable chain 18kt white gold 0please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepearl information: - type / origin: tahiti - french polynesia/indonesia/china - oyster: pinctada margaritifera - pinctada maxima- hyriopsis mussel - color: peach - pink - silver blue - strong gold - silver - shape: fully round - grade: aaa - surface: excellent - luster: excellent - size: 12you can wear it with one pearl, 2 or three, choice is yourscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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221 €
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A brief history of the law society was written by eand has been signed by him, published in by the royal society read more
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The dustjacket is sunned on the spine and has signs of wear around the edgeshardback book with dustjacketthe boards are of blue cloth with silver gilt titlingthe book is a major expansion of the gifford lectures delivered by the authors at the university of edinburgh in the autumn ofthe authors reconcile a theory of the individual's construction of reality as a network of schemas 'in the head' with an account of the social construction of language, science, ideology and religion to provide an integrated schema-theoretic view of human knowledgethe authors still find scope for lively debate, particularly in their discussion of free will and of the reality of godsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe ffep has been torn outoxfam books & music totnes in this book, michael arbib, a researcher in artificial intelligence and brain theory, joins forces with mary hesse, a philosopher of science, to present an integrated account of how humans 'construct' reality through interaction with the social and physical world around themthe book integrates an accessible exposition of background information with a cumulative marshalling of evidence to address fundamental questions concerning human action in the world and the nature of ultimate realityon the lower end of the spine there is also has an orange sticker with the letters 'arb' written on it and sellotaped on
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More specifically, this ecocritical study examines the ecological implications of trassard's literary and photographic production through the lens of science" see oxfam website for delivery information read moredespite the diverse generic and stylistic diversity of his work, he has remained constant in his effort to depict the rural way of life"jean-loup trassard has published more than forty books over the past 50 yearsunexpected convergences between disciplines foster a deeper appreciation of the endeavors of each and their capacity for mutual enrichmentoxfam bookshop raeburn place as new conditionhimself a lifelong inhabitant of an agricultural area in the northwest of france, his fiction, nonfiction and photography bear witness to the many changes that have affected our relationship to the earth over the same periodthe global significance of the ecological themes that traverse his writings is presented here in english for the first time
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19 €
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Oxfam shop portishead this edition of the tales of beatrix potter, in a blue board slip case, was produced exclusively for the folio society and consists of 12 of miss potter's favourite stories, including the tale of the pie and the patty pan the books are covered in linen with titles on the front and spine embossed in gilt apart from slight bumping to the spine edges the books are in very good condition with no markings on the pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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45 €
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The volumes were selected by, and under the general editorship of, british historian felipe fernandez-armesto, and published by the folio societyoxfam shop hebden bridge 5 x volumes: 1) england under the tudors written by gh keen4) england under the stuarts written by gr elton2) early medieval england written by msee oxfam website for delivery information read morevolumes come without slipcaset clanchy3) england in the later middle ages written by mm trevelyan5) anglo-saxon england written by peter hunter blair edition a history of england () is a series of reprints of twelve classic, magisterial volumes of different periods of english history, together constituting a continuous history from ancient roman times to the end of the 20th century
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This remarkable mirror of rural society in the early 17th century is not a new discovery, but it is now published for the first time in translation and in its entiretywhen writing about the local gentry, fellow clergy, and leading members of society he was generally deferential and complimentary, to the extent that some of his more expansive efforts read as if they were funeral orations; but when it came to the less exalted members of his congregation he was briefer and more candid, knowing that they could not read his commentshe assiduously collected and copied information from earlier registers and then continued them, for each parish, until shortly before his deathin doing this he was following an instruction of , as many clergy did at the time, but what makes his registers unusual, if not unique, is the manner in which he set about his taskoxfam bookshop shaftesbury thomas crockford () came to wiltshire in as schoolmaster at stockton, and from until his death was vicar of fisherton delamerethe work of translation has been undertaken by christopher newbury and steven hobbs, with additions by john chandler, who has edited the volume and contributed an introduction and detailed indexesin addition, by enquiring of families and elderly parishioners, he tried to discover details of those whom he had recorded from before his timesee oxfam website for delivery information read more book condition throughout very good: dust jacket complete and unmarked, cloth covers very good and all pages crisp and cleanfor much of this time he assisted his neighbours the rectors of wylye and stockton, and began new registers for each of these three adjacent chalkland parishes in the wylye valley of south wiltshirelooks like the book has never been readcrockford, unlike most of his parishioners, was proficient in latin, and into his registers he wrote not only the basic details of baptisms, marriages and burials, but also relationships, occupations, causes of death, fortunes and misfortunes, and thumbnail character sketches of everyone who crossed his path at altar, font or graveyard - and all in latin
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The hidden power of the bible what science of mind reveals about the bible & you by ernest holmes (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 12 to 14 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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The acquisitive society was one of his most influential works of social criticismboards are bumped, spine is discoloured with faded lettering and some frayingbinding is tight, and the book is free of notes and inscriptionssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehardback, no dust jacketpublished by g bell & sons, first editionoxfam shop cowley road hardback with blue boardsrichard henry tawney () was an english socialist economic historian and an advocate of adult education programmes and free secondary education for all
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Typeset in garamond at the folio society printed on abbey wove paper by st edmundsbury press, bury st edmunds by hunter & foulis, haddington, in full cloth blocked and printed with a design byjohn holderoxfam shop portishead travels with my aunt () is a novel written by english author graham greenethe novel follows the travels of henry pulling, a retired bank manager, and his eccentric aunt augusta as they find their way across europe, and eventually even further afield in very good condition with very slight bumping to bottom of spine and light staining to front pastedownsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreaunt augusta pulls henry away from his quiet suburban existence into a world of adventure, crime and the highly unconventional details of her past green board slipcase
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13 €
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science kits for kids age 8-12: encourage your kids to build their robots and enjoy the endless fun of diy science activitiesunique stem and arts toys for 8-12 years old teensstimulate their curiosity and creativity
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1x(science kits for kids age 8-12: encourage your kids to build their robots and enjoy the endless fun of diy science activitiesunique stem and arts toys for 8-12 years old teensstimulate their curiosity and creativity
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