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The Code-Breakers: The Full Treatment Of The History Of Codes And Ciphers
$100.00 AUD
Author: David KahnBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London , 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Black boards with gilt lettering. Light...
Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World
$15.00 AUD
Author: Simon Welfare & John FairleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles a fascinating...
The Cult Of The Atom: The Secret Papers Of The Atomic Energy Commission
$15.00 AUD
Author: Daniel FordBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon & Schuster, 1982Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Name plate on fep. Clean text. This compelling work of non-fiction uncovers the clandestine...
The Nuclear Age: Ad 1950-1990
$15.00 AUD
Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: TIME-LIFE BOOKS, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive historical account, The Nuclear Age, chronicles the...
The Making Of Mankind
$15.00 AUD
Author: Richard E. LeakeyBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing. The seminal work The Making Of Mankind presents a compelling...
A Victorian World Of Science
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Author: Alan SuttonBinding: HardbackPublished: Adam Hilger Ltd, Bristol & Boston, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA Victorian World Of Science by Alan Sutton chronicles the remarkable scientific progress...
Galileo
$50.00 AUD
Author: Colin A. RonanBinding: HardbackPublished: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some minor wear and tears along edgesColin A. Ronan's...
British Inventions Of The Twentieth Century
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Author: Peter FairleyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Scientific Book Club, 1973Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the ingenuity and innovation that defined a century of British...
Glues And Cements: A Handbook On Adhesives And Fillings For Workshop Use
$40.00 AUD
Author: H. J. S. CassalBinding: HardbackPublished: L. Upcott Gill, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition...
Brighter Than 1000 Suns: The Moral & Political History Of The Atomic Scientists
$60.00 AUD
Author: Robert JungkBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz & Rupert Hart-Davis, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket clipped and has light general wear under plastic protective jacket,...
An Introduction To The Historiography Of Science
$30.00 AUD
Author: Helge KrachBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No dust jacket, light wear to coverAn Introduction To The Historiography Of Science presents a comprehensive...
An Outline Of Modern Knowledge
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Author: William Rose (ed)Binding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz, 1932Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No dust jacket, cover has some light wearBook involves the works of twenty-four of the world's...
Louis Pasteur: Free Lance Of Science
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Author: Rene J. DubosBinding: HardbackPublished: Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1950Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded cloth. This compelling biography, Louis Pasteur:...
The Drama Of The Atom
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Author: Werner BraunbekBinding: HardbackPublished: Scientific Book Club, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has wear and tear, pages have foxingThe Drama Of The...
The Royal Children's Hospital: A History Of Faith, Science And Love
$40.00 AUD
Author: Peter YuleBinding: HardbackPublished: Halstead Press, Rushcutters Bay, 1999Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Royal Children's Hospital: A History Of Faith, Science And Love chronicles the remarkable journey...
The Dame: The Life And Times Of Dame Jean Macnamara Medical Pioneer
$15.00 AUD
Author: Desmond ZwarBinding: HardbackPublished: MacMillan, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has tanning along spine and top edgesThe biography The Dame: The Life And Times...
Health Heroes: Louis Pasteur
$30.00 AUD
Author: Grace T. Hallock And C. E. TurnerBinding: HardbackPublished: D. C. Heath and Company, 1928Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks:...
Clear Across Australia: A History Of Telecommunications
$45.00 AUD
Author: Ann MoyalBinding: HardbackPublished: Thomas Nelson., 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsClear Across Australia: A History Of Telecommunications chronicles the intricate development of communication networks across...
Great Scientific Experiments: Twenty Experiments That Changed Our View Of The World
$20.00 AUD
Author: Rom HarréBinding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerRom Harré's Great Scientific Experiments: Twenty Experiments That Changed Our View Of The World chronicles the profound impact...
Clear Across Australia: A History Of Telecommunications
$25.00 AUD
Author: Ann MoyalBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson, Melbourne, VIC, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsClear Across Australia: A History Of Telecommunications" chronicles the intricate development of communication networks across the...
Julian Tenison Woods: Studies In The Christian Movement, Number Five
$15.00 AUD
Author: Margaret M. PressBinding: HardbackPublished: Catholic Theological Faculty, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis academic biography, "Julian Tenison Woods: Studies In The Christian Movement, Number Five," presents a...
Nuclear War: The Aftermath
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Author: Don Hinrichsen (ed), Bill Dampier (ed)Binding: PaperbackPublished: Pergamon Press, 1983Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, previous bookseller sticker on rear...
Joseph Mckey: Priest - Scientist - Historian
$15.00 AUD
Author: L. J. AnsellBinding: HardbackPublished: Diocese of Toowoomba Publication, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor wear to dust jacket coverThis biographical work chronicles the extraordinary life...
The Artificial Intelligence Debate; False Starts, Real Foundations
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Author: Stephen R. GraubardBinding: PaperbackPublished: The MIT Press., 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis insightful work of intellectual history chronicles the complex...
Hitler's Miracle Weapons Volume 3: From The 'America Rocket' To An Orbital Station; Germany's Efforts To Develop Intercontinental Weapons And The First Space Programme
$250.00 AUD
Author: Friedrich GeorgBinding: HardbackPublished: Helion & Company Ltd, 2009Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light bumping on corners and spine....
The Road To Kitty Hawk: The Epic of Flight
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Author: Valerie Moolman; Editors of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor silverfish damage on FEP. This historical account chronicles the remarkable journey of...
The Information Technology Revolution
$35.00 AUD
Author: Tom ForesterBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Minor bumps to cover...
The Royal Society: Its Origins And Founders
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Author: Sir Harold HartleyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Royal Society, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Slight silverfish...
A Treasury Of Science: New Edition Containing Up-To-Date Material On Scientific Progress The Atomic Age
$25.00 AUD
Author: Harlow ShapleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson., 1954Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Chips...
The Ascent Of Man
$30.00 AUD
Author: J. BronowskiBinding: PaperbackPublished: British Broadcasting Corporation., 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Slight bumps on cover, minor sun fading...
The Ascent Of Man
$30.00 AUD
Author: J. BronowskiBinding: PaperbackPublished: British Broadcasting Corporation., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight dent in spine and yellowed cover.In this seminal work of non-fiction, "The Ascent...
Psychiatry And Its History: Methodological Problems In Research
$50.00 AUD
Author: George Mora, M.D. And Jeanne L. Brand, Ph.D.Binding: HardbackPublished: Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 1970Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis volume addresses the historical development within...
The Voyce Of The World
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Author: Sir Thomas BrowneBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 2007Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book contains selected writings of Sir Thomas Browne. Geoffrey Keynes edits the...
The Electrical Experience
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Author: Frank MoorhouseBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1974Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsT. George McDowell believes in getting the job done. 'I do not care for words...
David Rivett: Fighter For Australian Science
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Author: Rohan RivettBinding: HardbackPublished: the author, Melbourne, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis biography delves into the life and career of David Rivett, a prominent...
Eyewitness to Space
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Author: Hereward Lester Cook, James D. DeanBinding: HardbackPublished: Harry N. Abrams IncCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerPaintings and drawings related to the Apollo Mission to...
Science in the Netherlands East Indies
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Author: L.M.R. Ruttenbinding: HardbackPublished: Published for the convenience of the visitors of the Fourth Pacific Science Congress, [1929]Condition: book: Very good, jacket: No dust jacket, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis...
Wizards of Oz: How Oliphant and Florey helped win the war and shape the modern world
Author: Brett Mason Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 ** Shortlisted, 2023 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award ** Two Australian scientists played a vital yet largely unknown role in...
God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science
Author: James Hannam Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 The adjective 'medieval' has become a synonym for brutality and uncivilised behaviour. Yet without the work of medieval scholars there could...
Ingenium: Five Machines That Changed the World
Author: Mark Denny Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 200 Ingenium is medieval English vernacular for "an ingenious contrivance." In this fascinating book, physicist Mark Denny considers five such contrivances-the bow...
Hot Carbon: Carbon-14 and a Revolution in Science
Author: Professor John Marra Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 280 There are few fields of science that carbon-14 has not touched. A radioactive isotope of carbon, it stands out for...
The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 5, The Modern Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Author: Mary Jo Nye (Oregon State University) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 708 A narrative and interpretative history of the physical and mathematical sciences from the early nineteenth century to...
On the Origin of Evolution: Tracing 'Darwin's Dangerous Idea' from Aristotle to DNA
Author: John Gribbin Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 A Waterstones Best Book of 2020 The theory of evolution by natural selection did not spring fully formed and unprecedented from...
Flashes of Creation: George Gamow, Fred Hoyle, and the Great Big Bang Debate
Author: Paul Halpern Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 In the past decade, Paul Halpern has brought readers three stunning histories of science -- Einstein's Dice and Schroedinger's Cats, The...
Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
Author: Simon Winchester Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 416 SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018 Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the...
The Fellowship: The Story of a Revolution
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Pasteur's Gambit
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Anaximander: And the Nature of Science
Author: Carlo Rovelli Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 Over two millennia ago, a Greek philosopher had a number of wondrous insights that paved the way to cosmology, physics, geography,...