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He married hester hoorn in(source: wikipedia) read morede mynstoffen - ppderde deels, tweede stukthe owner of this book did not wait, which is why these plates are loose and the edges somewhat frayedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewikipedia) maarten willem houttuyn (hoorn, - amsterdam, 2 may ) was a dutch physician and naturalist (plant and bird expert)natuurlyke historie, of uitvoerige beschryving der dieren, planten, en mineraalen, volgens het samenstel van den heer linnæus, met naauwkeurige afbeeldingen, derde deels, eerste [tot en met] vyfde stukcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablederde deels, eerste stukhalf-leather binding with marbled boardsderde deels, derde stukderde deels, vierde stukin the derde deels, eerste stuk, the last 4 folding plates are loosely insertedvan der burgh en zoon, st edition 1de versteeningen, de delfstoffen, de steenen en de mynstoffenoverall in good and clean conditionin the derde deels, tweede stuk: some minor moisture stains in a small part, but not in the other partshis most influential works are species plantarum, of which the first edition () is considered the starting point of the botanical nomenclature since , and systema naturae, of which the tenth edition () is considered the starting point of the zoological nomenclaturefrom to he also worked as a church doctor for a mennonite congregation in amsterdamhouttuyn was the eldest son of willem maartenszoon houttuyn and aagje zeylemaker and a second cousin of the publisher frans houttuynare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin he moved to amsterdam, where he founded a publishing housede steenen - platesbetween and his 37-volume work ‘natuurlyke historie of uitvoerige beschryving der dieren, planten en mineraalen, volgens het samenstel van den heer linnaeus’ was publishedcomplete set of the third section of the famous series ‘natuurlijke historie over de mineralen’ illustrated with all 48 folding plates featuring images of minerals such as ‘versteeningen’, ‘delfstoffen’, ‘stenen’ and ‘mijnstoffen’, etcour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storede mynstoffen - ) ppcondition: scuffs on the bindings(in older literature it is sometimes incorrectly stated that maarten houttuyn was a son of frans houttuynderde deels, vyfde stuk5 volumes - amsterdam, fincluding all pages such as: inhoud, aanwyzing der platen, de bladwyzer, de registers etc) he studied medicine in leiden, where he obtained his doctorate inde delfstoffen - ) ppthis is explained by the “bericht van den boekverkooper” in which is stated that after the printing of this book the last 4 plates were not yet ready: “hebben wy, om het verlangen der liefhebberen niet meer te vergen, evenwel beslooten de uitgaave daar van niet op te houden: zullende dezelven by de uitgaave van het volgende stuk, in 't aanstaande voorjaar, gevoegd worden, en hierom zal het best zyn, zo lang te wagten met het inbinden van dit derde deels eerste stuk der natuurlyke historie”houttuyn did many translations for his second cousin franscarl linnaeus (latinised as carolus linnaeus) or, after his elevation to nobility in , carl von linné (latinised as carolus a linné) (råshult, 23 may - uppsala, 10 january ) was a swedish physician, botanist, zoologist and geologistboth were baptised in in the mennonite congregation de zon (later often called “bij de zon”)de versteeningen - - viii, ( pp
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Watson & son company exhibited in the scientific section at stand noin , an advertisement in the british industries fair catalogue announced an optical, scientific and photographic exhibitthe exhibition featured manufacturers of microscopes for medical, industrial, and educational purposes and for the amateur, prism binoculars, astronomical and portable telescopes, photographic lenses and cameras, surveying and measuring instruments, photometers, and scientific apparatus of every descriptionthis item was originally used in the zoological department of liverpool universitymagnification x 4, x 10, x 50in , the william watson business was established in london for the manufacture of optical instrumentswatson & sons ltdin , the firm became win the s, the company added photographic equipment and became known as a leading manufacturer of the highest class photographic instruments and apparatus in englandin , the name was changed to wthis is a service ii microscope serial numberwatson & sons london circaoften used in the classroom and at home unlike the electron microscope which is used for closer viewingby the s, the company moved into lanterns, slides and associated equipmentoptical microscopes are the oldest design of microscope and were possibly invented in their present compound form in the 17th centuryincludes three original watson & son ltd objective lenses - on turret wheeloptical microscope by wi'ts in reasonably good condition, though could do with some tlc5 kg dimensions 40 cm x 12 cm x 22 cm see oxfam website for delivery information read morewatson and son was an optical instrument makerconstructed of black japanned metal and chrome plate knobs and insertsbasic optical microscopes can be very simple, although many complex designs aim to improve resolution and sample contrast24 the optical microscope, often referred to as the light microscope, is a type of microscope that commonly uses visible light and a system of lenses to magnify images of small objectsoxfam shop smithdown road winto the s, the company remained at 313 high holborn, london, englandwatson & son and by this time were located at 313 high holborn, london
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Darwin also relied on correspondence for a lot of his scientific work and used letters to find support for his ideas among friends an colleaguesthe letters offer a lot of insight in matters from the origin of important scientific concepts to religious and philosophical discussions, that are still relevant todayscientific historian janet browne has argued that darwin’s ability to correspond on a daily basis played a crucial role in the development of his theory and his ability to find the support of colleaguesletters in eight volumesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki¶ british nature researcher charles darwin corresponded with an exceptionally large group of people all over the worldthe letters also highlight a lot of aspects about darwin and his biography: the development of is ideas, an insight in his character and health, personal opinions about controversial mattersa wrinkle at the top of the spine of volume 1his letters to harvard botanist asa gray for instance show his changing opinions regarding slavery and the american civil warplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecondition: minimal signs of storagespecial anniversary set in eight volumesby frederich burkhardt and the editors of the darwin correspondence projectcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The scientific establishment throughout europe had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certain pursuit of a celestial answerthis work tells the story of this epic scientific quest, and of harrison's 40-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometeroxfam bookshop coventry anyone alive in the 18th century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day - and had been for centurieslacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of landit also provides a brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmakingthe quest for a solution had occupied scientists, and their patrons for the better part of two centuries when, in , england's parliament upped the ante by offering a king's ransom to anyone whose method or device proved successfulsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreread by david rintoulin stark contrast, one man, john harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solution - a clock that would keep precise time at sea, something no clock had been able to do on landrunning time approximately 3 hours
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Anyone alive in the 18th century would have known that 'the longitude problem' was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day - and had been for centuriesthe scientific establishment throughout europe - from galileo to sir isaac newton - had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certain pursuit of a celestial answeroxfam bookshop newport the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude, and the unlikely triumph of an english geniuslacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of landno highlighting or other notesin stark contrast, one man, john harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solutiondust jacket unmarkedthousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations, hung on a resolutionthe quest for a solution had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries when, in , parliament upped the ante by offering a king's ransom (gbp) to anyone whose method or device proved successful see oxfam website for delivery information read morefull of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, longitude is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmakingexcellent condition for its age, with little signs of usetext block clean
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This educational microscope kit encourages scientific exploration and discovery, introduces a key scientific tool in a fun way1 microscope toymicroscope specifications theory: biological microscope
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In the two years of operation, lucuze managed to collect a total of volumes of scientific works, many of which went to the barcelona academythe plates are chalcographic engravings with architectural and geometric figures, very common in the scientific books of the time (attached to the manuscript according to the author's criteria)with handwritten text, 14 blank sheets, 11 folded plates with printshe studied latinity at the villa de avilés and humanities at the university of oviedowithin the military ranking of the royal corps of engineers, in he was promoted to chief engineer and in to director engineerplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe author of the two manuscript treatises is pedro de lucuce y ponce, also written as lucuze (avilés, -barcelona, ); asturian scientist, military and mathematicianhe died in barcelona 7 years after having written these two treatisesin lucuze wrote a regulation for the academies, establishing studies of three years, in four nine-month courses: the first two dedicated to military training in general and the last two specialized for the instruction of artillery and engineering officerson the back of the last page, the inscription "it is in accordance with the compendium of architecture, which is taught in the third class of the royal academy of barcelona"barcelona, octobersame exquisite calligraphy in both volumes; clean, elegant and perfectly legiblehe was born in avilés, the son of the doctor tomás de lucuze, where he spent his childhood and youthin he was appointed assistant professor to the director of the royal military academy of barcelona until , when he was appointed head director by the minister of war josé patiñohe was director until the year of his deathon the back of the last page the inscription "is in accordance with the compendium of static, which is taught in the 3rd class of this royal academyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin he abandoned the career of theology just started, preferring the military careerdon pedro de lucuze"with handwritten text, 8 blank sheets, 6 folded plates with printstwo volumes in 4to (20our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store"tratado 7º de la estática": 162 p"tratado 8º de la arquitectura civil": 5 blank sheets, 86 phe belonged to several regiments, studying mathematics and the art of war on his own, and it turned out that he was admitted to the royal corps of engineers, with the rank of lieutenant and extraordinary engineer on januaryin , from his position as director general of artillery and engineers, he was appointed director of the royal society of mathematics (predecessor of the royal academy of exact, physical and natural sciences), founded by the count of aranda, a position he held until , when the academy disappeared after the resignation of the count of arandamagnificent full leather binding, guards in marbled paper, red-tinted cuts and spine with a five-rib compositionin he was appointed field marshal and, in early , shortly before his death, he was promoted to lieutenant generalhis first destination was on the shores of granada
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham a new biography of isaac newton that reveals the extraordinary influence that the study of alchemy had on the greatest early modern scientific discoverieshow for example could newton's apparent empiricism be married with his interest in alchemy and magic? what had inspired him in his discoveries? how did he reconcile his scientific discoveries with his religious faith? and, most of all, who was this man who, historians tell us, remained a virgin all his life and who seemed to be an argumentative ego maniac on the one hand and a kindly old man on the other?in this revelatory biography, white paints an original picture of isaac newton completely at variance with the traditional portraitaccording to traditional accounts, newton was the first modern scientistas creator of the theory of gravity, calculus, modern theories of light and devisor of the three laws of mechanics, his methods are perceived as the genesis of modern sciencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyet the traditional version of his life fails to tell, by some considerable margin, the full storyin this 'ground breaking biography' michael white destroys the myths of the life of isaac newton and reveals a portrait of the scientist as the last sorcerer
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In many ways, however, this is but a preface to an even more far-reaching scientific revolution that will take place in the next century, as we make the transition from unravelling the secrets of nature to becoming the masters of natureoxfam bookshop cheltenham as the 20th century draws to a close, the fundamental elements of matter and life - the particles of the atom and the decoding of the nucleus of the cell - have been discovered, and one of the great chapters of scientific discovery has drawn to a closedr kaku asserts that, using today's knowledge, we can confidently predict the direction of science through the next centuryhis vision of this future is based on the pioneering efforts by theoreticians and the current laboratory researchsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this text, physicist michio kaku looks to this future and guides the reader through the science of the next century
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Oliver sacks offers tour of scientific roads not taken, or taken too lateit explores areas of darkness and forgetting in scientific research, and the use of inappropriate mechanistic metaphors in the understanding of biological systemsstephen jay gould gives a summary of his critique of conventional "progressive" pictures of evolutionary change, using trees, ladders and conesrichard lewontin rejects the attempt to reduce the complexity of living things to the simplicity of physicsoxfam bookshop cheltenham this volume examines the ways in which science is influenced by culturesee oxfam website for delivery information read morejonathan miller, with typical wit and insight, shows how the discredited panacea of hypnotism could have helped to reveal a non-freudian view of the unconscious - an unconscious that is not simply the dark underside of the mind, but a powerfully enabling form of knowledgeit also considers the neglect of useful research that does not fit the current intellectual fashion in sciencethe history of science, daniel kevles recounts the the strange story of resistance to the idea that viruses can cause cancerit highlights the misleading images that have distorted people's view of the history of life
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World scientific proceedings of the world scientific series in approximations and decompositions held at a&m university inpart of the 6 volume ws series on approximations and decompositionsoxfam bookshop market harborough approximation theory viii - vol 2wavelets and multilevel approximation - cschumaker (eds)the book looks rather better with its jacket put to one sidevery good dust jacket: light shelf wear to the faces but edges and corners near perfectsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas-new boards in rich chestnut buckram with gold titles to spinecrease to the front flap (10 cms)fine unread text blockthis was undoubtedly a complimentary copy of the title presented to each delegate who survived the coursecollege station, texas422 pages of sparkling mathematics
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It includes scientific explanations (giving you a handy list of excuses!)and if you feel a little guilty about all this mayhem, the book includes some handy scientific 'excuses'it is illustrated to show you the resultsscores of experiments show you how to create a dazzling array of explosions, geysers, fireballs and impactscracking fun - definitely! see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe child screeching across the room propelled by a fire extinguisher is, after all, demonstrating newton's third law of motionamaze your friends with: an exploding jack o'lantern, the ultimate halloween entertainment; a smoke bomb worthy of harry potter; a 15 metre high cola fountain, perfect for turning your enemies into a sticky mess; and, a dramatic fireball - from a very ordinary balloonoxfam shop evesham do try these at home! each experiment lists ingredients, methods, outcomes - and warningsthat bit of king edward potato launched from a tube and ricocheting around the kitchen - simple: boyle's law! irresponsible - maybe"wholly irresponsible experiments" offers a chance to remember the fun of being twelve
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Born in , he became winston churchill's scientific adviser and close friend and reached the pinnacle of political, scientific and social life in britainand, between the wars, he established almost from scratch oxford university's international reputation in physicsduring the s, lindemann campaigned strenuously against appeasement and moved to the centre of policy-making when he joined the cabineta gifted musician and sportsman, as a young man he played tennis against both the kaiser and the czarhe championed and befriended einsteinoxfam books & music durham frederick lindemann, viscount cherwell, was one of the most influential yet least known figures of the 20th centuryhe advised on all the central issues of the war, including the u-boat threat, the bombing of germany, the v-weapon peril and the creation of the atom bombsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe repeatedly risked his own life - and saved many others - in demonstrating how to escape from aeroplane spinhe went on to become one of the world's leading figures in science's heroic age
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Fortunately, psychologist richard wiseman is on hand to provide fast-acting, myth-busting scientific answers to a huge range of everyday problemsfor years, gurus and 'life coaches' have urged people to improve their lives by changing the way they think and behave, but scientific research has revealed that many of their techniques, from group brainstorming to visualization, are ineffectiveoxfam bookshop cheltenham most people would like to be more creative, more persuasive and more attractive* find out why putting a pencil between your teeth instantly makes you feel happier * discover why even thinking about going to the gym can help you keep in shape * learn how putting just one thing in your wallet will improve the chance of it being returned if lost see oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom job-hunting to relationships, and from parenting to self-esteem, personal and professional success may be less than a minute away
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"-mark ridley, times literary supplement"hull is primarily interested in how social interactions within the scientific community can help or hinder the process by which new theories and techniques get acceptedhe applies the rules of evolution in nature to the evolution of science, arguing that the same kinds of forces responsible for shaping the rise and demise of species also act on the development of scientific ideas"-michael ruse, biology and philosophy see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is one of a distinguished series of books, which hull himself editsmoreover, science as a process is one of the most compulsively readable books that i have ever encounteredi share his vision of a serious account of the social and intellectual dynamics of science that will avoid both the rosy blur of legend and the facile charms of relativism"-natalie angier, new york times book review"by far the most professional and thorough case in favour of an evolutionary philosophy of science ever to have been madehull takes an unusual approach to his subjectbowler, archives of natural history "i have been doing philosophy of science now for twenty-five years, and whilst i would never have claimed that i knew everything, i felt that i had a really good handle on the nature of science, again and again, hull was able to show me just how incomplete my understanding wasit contains excellent short histories of evolutionary biology and of systematics (the science of classifying living things); an important and original account of modern systematic controversy; a counter-attack against the philosophical critics of evolutionary philosophy; social-psychological evidence, collected by hull himself, to show that science does have the character demanded by his philosophy; and a philosophical analysis of evolution which is general enough to apply to both biological and historical changeoxfam books & music crouch end "legend is overdue for replacement, and an adequate replacement must attend to the process of science as carefully as hull has donethe claim that science is a process for selecting out the best new ideas is not a new one, but hull tells us exactly how scientists go about it, and he is prepared to accept that at least to some extent, the social activities of the scientists promoting a new idea can affect its chances of being accepted"-philip kitcher, nature "in science as a process, david hull argues that the tension between cooperation and competition is exactly what makes science so successfulbecause of hull's deep concern with the ways in which research is actually done, science as a process begins an important project in the study of science
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It would be naive, to assume the present work to be free of erroneous oversimplification, because the very nature of scientific work is related to generating (simple) hypotheses with their subsequent falsificationalternatively, it could be 'sold' as the result of my intention to reduce entropy of 18 years of scientific work on the topic of the coronary circulation, which was itself meant to diminish the amount of 'useless' energyoxfam bookshop hampstead collateral circulation of the heart by christian seiler the sober explanation for this book is a call by the springer-verlag, london, to edit a publication on 'the functional relevance of the collateral circulation' of the heartlike new with clean pages insidethis can be exemplified by the historic view of angina pectoris, which used to be simplified as being always fatal, thus obscuring for nearly two centuries the view of a 'self-healing' mechanism such as the collateral circulation of the heartsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresuch a process of reducing disarray in a system with the aim of grasping it better is related to simplification, which carries the risk of introducing errorin that context and bluntly, my primary interest in the field of the collateral circulation was not initiated with a vision of eradicating the consequences of coronary artery disease (cad) by promoting the growth of natural bypassesthe time for such sizeable ideas had passed in the 's with the start of the work by wolfgang schaper
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This field guide provides an up-to-date and integrated approach to the geology and geomorphology of almeria province, compiled by active scientific researchers in the regionoxfam bookshop hampstead a field guide to the neogene sedimentary basins of the almería province, se spain the almeria province of se spain, a semi-arid, tectonically active region, has formed the focus of a wide range of scientific teaching and research in the earth sciences by universities and associated bodies from all over the worldthe emphasis of the guide is initially to provide a general background to the area followed by a selection of more specialist trips which progressively explore the structure and development of the basins, the shallow marine sedimentation, the continental sedimentation and finally the uplift, dissection and geomorphic evolution of the sedimentary basinsin very good condition with clean and unmarked inside pagesthe guide assumes a basic knowledge of geology and geomorphology and will be of interest to earth scientists at all levels from the keen amateur through to undergraduate/postgraduate students and academics visiting the regionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis field guide provides the first widely published field guide on the almeria province and is unique in both its coverage and integrated earth science approach, providing a valuable support for both teaching and research in the regionthere is slight shelf wear to the cover
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Thagard provides a new and comprehensive perspective on the transformation of scientific conceptual systemsin this path-breaking work, paul thagard draws on the history and philosophy of science, cognitive psychology, and the field of artificial intelligence to develop a theory of conceptual change capable of accounting for all major scientific revolutionsoxfam books & music wells a very good clean copy of this hard cover book with no internal markings or annotations and no damage to the dust jacketthe history of science contains dramatic episodes of revolutionary change in which whole systems of concepts have been replaced by new systemsthagard examines the copernican and the darwinian revolutions and the emergence of newton's mechanics, lavoisier's oxygen theory, einstein's theory of relativity, quantum theory, and the geological theory of plate tectonicssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe discusses the psychological mechanisms by which new concepts and links between them are formed, and advances a computational theory of explanatory coherence to show how new theories can be judged to be superior to previous ones
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With clarity and insight, the book addresses:what is acupuncture, in all its diverse forms of practice?what are the key concepts, which underpin current practice?exactly which historical and cultural factors have shaped the present and past development of acupuncture?what is the reliable evidence on acupuncture, and what scientific studies have yet to be done?when is acupuncture a realistic form of treatment?built on a thorough review of historical and scientific material, understanding acupuncture offers analysis, examples, cases and issues for discussion, forming a unique bridge between science and traditionsuitable for both the acupuncture student and practitioner and also the medical readerprovides the acupuncture student with the historical and theoretical basis of their professionincludes what is reliably known about acupuncturedescribes the breadth of practice approaches in the professionprovides the medical reader with enough information to know when to choose acupuncture as a referral option and what to tell their patients about it see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop guisborough understanding acupuncture offers a fully developed analysis of the practice of acupuncture and its theoretical bases
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scientific investigations now under way will allegedly make clear that a language is a highly complex system of rules which speakers tacitly knowlanguage, sense and nonsense argues that these influential disciplines are the pseudosciences of the age, grounded in conceptual confusions and protected from ridicule only by a facade of scientific procedure and mathematical sophisticationphilosophy of language, inspired by frege, wittgenstein, carnap and tarski, and developed by davidson and dummett, purports to reveal the hidden forms of thought and inferencethe two disciplines agree that the mysteries of the "creativity of language" can only be resolved by constructing a theory of languageoxfam bookshop preston theoretical linguistics, pioneered by saussure and much influenced by chomsky's ideas, lays claim to revolutionary insights into the nature of language and the mindsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Prothero recounts the scientific detective work that shaped our understanding of geology, from the unearthing of exemplary specimens to tectonic shifts in how we view the inner workings of our planeteach of these breakthroughs filled in a piece of the greater puzzle that is the earth, with scientific discoveries dovetailing with each other to offer an increasingly coherent image of the geologic pastprothero follows in the footsteps of the scientists who asked-and answered-geology's biggest questions: how do we know how old the earth is? what happened to the supercontinent pangea? how did ocean rocks end up at the top of mount everest? what can we learn about our planet from meteorites and moon rocks? he answers these questions through expertly chosen case studies, such as pliny the younger's firsthand account of the eruption of vesuvius; the granite outcrops that led a scottish scientist to theorize that the landscapes he witnessed were far older than noah's flood; the salt and gypsum deposits under the mediterranean sea that indicate that it was once a desert; and how trying to date the age of meteorites revealed the dangers of lead poisoningsummarizing a wealth of information in an entertaining, approachable style, the story of the earth in 25 rocks is essential reading for the armchair geologist, the rock hound, and all who are curious about the earth beneath their feetsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe story of the earth in 25 rocks tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geologyin twenty-five chapters-each about a particular rock, outcrop, or geologic phenomenon-donald roxfam bookshop brigg every rock is a tangible trace of the earth's past
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Borghi, depicting putti in the act of carrying out scientific experimentsthe work, praised by lozzi for both scientific and historical interest, is a collection of reports and dissertations of the jesuit aare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitext in italian; a beautiful illustrated drop caps, etched, and rich woodcut tailpieces and drop capsat the end of the book, a map of part of romagna at the mouth of the po, etched and printed on sheet several times folded, with coeval red watercoloure elements, entitled "ristretto della mappa rilevata e concordata nella visita conti , ed applicata alle operazioni eseguite dal al "coeval half havana-coloured leather and spotted beige paper binding; smooth spine with red label at the top with author and title, decorated with double fillet friezesxii - ) numbered pages, including the cover page of each of the two volumes, with beautiful vignette etched on a copper matrix by athe collection was printed as an independent supplement to the "raccolte di scrittori idrostatici stampate in parma e in firenze"please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storelecchi on hydrographic works made in the territory of emilia and romagna, with details on operations carried out in other parts of italy and germanyin good condition; crisp interiorcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebaratti on a design by m
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But does dark matter exist? could another scientific revolution be on the way to challenge current scientific orthodoxy? these are among the questions ian stewart raises in his quest through the realms of astronomy and cosmologyhe describes the architecture of space and time, dark matter and dark energy, how galaxies form, why stars implode, how everything began, and how it will endoxfam shop macclesfield as new copy of ian stewart's up-to-the-minute guide to the cosmos which moves from the formation of the earth and its moon to the planets and asteroids of the solar system and from there out into the galaxy and the universehe considers parallel universes, what forms extra-terrestrial life might take, and the likelihood of earth being hit by an asteroidthis in turn led cosmologists to posit features such as dark matter and dark energyeighty years ago the discovery that the universe is expanding led to the big bang theory of its originssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein crystal-clear terms he explains the fundamentals of gravity, spacetime, relativity and quantum theory, and shows how they all relate to each othermathematics, professor stewart shows, has been the driving force in astronomy and cosmology since the ancient babylonianshe describes how kepler's work on planetary orbits led newton to formulate his theory of gravity, and how two centuries later irregularities in the motion of mars inspired einstein's theory of general relativity
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Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection on the origin of species or, more completely, on the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life was published on 24 november , is a work of scientific literature by charles darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biologythe book presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution published in the world classics series, third impression, by grant richards, januarylight tanning but no foxing and contents very clean with tight bindingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebrown cloth boards with decorative motif and titles on spineoxfam shop darlington hardbackbumping on spine ends
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The hand-coloured geographical and scientific illustrations deserves special attentionfull edition of this scientific treatise of the bohemian academy of sciencesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe completed his studies at the university of leipzig, where he spent the years between , then went to theaccademia dei cavalieri in turin and traveled to italy, where he devoted himself to the study of archaeology and the development of his musical talentcover page with herma on a column with the symbols of science and arts at its feetfull title: avvandlungen böhmischen gesellschaft der wissenschaften auf das jahr oder dritter theil nebst der geschichte derselben mit kupfern prag und dresden in der waltherischen hofbuchhandlung fürstenberg, karl egon fürst, of the stühlingen line (statesman, knight of the golden fleece, born in prague on 7 may , deceased 11 july )crisp interior, bright paper heavy with gluein he became an adviser to the prague regional government and in he was imperial commissioner at the wetzlar imperial courtupon his return to bohemia, in he served as his father's secret secretary and satisfied his passion for collecting with the rich means at his disposalthe second son of prince joseph wilhelm ernst, imperial commissioner of regensburgthe introductory text to the history of the academy is complete ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebeautiful illustrated frontispiece with a crowned lion holding a laurel wreath(2); xviii, followed by pages from 1 to 491 and then by the index and printscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablelarge folding sheets, colour by hand
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While kane came away empty-handed as far as information on franklin was concerned, the expedition was of extreme importance for its scientific and geographical discoveriesnavy, kane set out in search of franklin, who had not been heard from since , to explore, and to make scientific investigations in the regions north of smith soundare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiarctic bibliography and sabin , neither mentioning the chicago issueelisha kent kane () was a uthe rigour of the journey caused his death soon after publicationfirst edition, philadelphia, childs, vo,23x 16 cm, 2 volsthe usual foxing, thumbing and stains here and there, otherwise holding very firm and solid,crispy and fresh under the auspices of the usome restoration pages as from photosnaval surgeon and had accompanied grinnell on his first arctic expedition that set out inlippincott us read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe second grinnell expedition in search of sir john franklin, volour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeengraved portrait and vignette half-title in each volume, 4 maps, 2 folding, 18 beautifully engraved plates and approximately 265 other engraved illustrations in the text; publisher's half calf, water stains touching blank, title pages and else, but without compromising it too muchduring this second expedition the party reached 'n, then a "farthest north" recordcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablephiladelphia: j
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An emerging figure himself in the field of botany - where he would prove to be one of the great taxonomists of the century - george bentham worked creatively for the scientific societies he joined, activity that culminated in his becoming an unofficial ambassodor-at-large at scientific congresses in europe in the s, which he describes in enthusiastic detailreturning to london as his uncle jeremy's assistant, he recounts his experiences in this role and his encounters with many of the leading, and the rising, figures of the day, such as alexander von humboldt and john stuart millthe text of the manuscript, preserved in the archives of the royal botanic gardens, kew, is published here for the first time, with an introduction providing historical context, explanatory notes, and indexes of plant names and of persons and works mentionedoxfam shop kendal in this autobiography of his early life (), george bentham, nephew of the great utilitarian philosopher jeremy bentham, offers a lively depiction of the times, both in england and on the continent, particularly of post-napoleonic france, where he lived with his family for twelve yearsa fascinating story in itself, this autobiography provides a new resource for utilitarian studies and for historians of sciencesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Baird & tatlock brass weights wooden box antique scientific equipment features: 's brass weights wooden box scientific equipment excellent condition with expected wear due to age as picture shownplease look pictures for details it comes with grams size: 200 grms, 100 grms,50grm, 20grm,20 grm,,10grm,5grm,2grm ,1grm,1grm it has 1grm missingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more measuring 23cm length x 9cm wide
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Original page of the series "the establisment" () drawn by charlie adlard (cartoonist of the walking dead)org/wiki/the_establishment _ (comics) read morea unique opportunity to acquire an original by charlie adlardin very good condition
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