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  • Science and Beliefs

    From Natural Philosophy to Natural Science, 1700–1900

    by Matthew D. Eddy ...
    Series series Science, Technology and Culture, 1700-1945
    The years between 1700 and 1900 witnessed a fundamental transition in attitudes towards science, as earlier concepts of natural philosophy were replaced with a more modern conception of science. This process was by no means a simple progression, and the changing attitudes to science was marked by bitter arguments and fundamental differences of opinion, many of which are still not entirely resolved ... Read more

    $107.17 CAD

  • The Language of Mineralogy

    John Walker, Chemistry and the Edinburgh Medical School, 1750-1800

    by Matthew D. Eddy ...
    Series series Science, Technology and Culture, 1700-1945
    Classification is an important part of science, yet the specific methods used to construct Enlightenment systems of natural history have proven to be the bête noir of studies of eighteenth-century culture. One reason that systematic classification has received so little attention is that natural history was an extremely diverse subject which appealed to a wide range of practitioners, including ... Read more

    $107.17 CAD

  • Media and the Mind

    Art, Science, and Notebooks as Paper Machines, 1700-1830

    by Matthew Daniel Eddy ...
    A beautifully illustrated argument that reveals notebooks as extraordinary paper machines that transformed knowledge on the page and in the mind.We often think of reason as a fixed entity, as a definitive body of facts that do not change over time. But during the Enlightenment, reason also was seen as a process, as a set of skills enacted on a daily basis. How, why, and where were these skills ... Read more

    $81.39 CAD

  • A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Eighteenth Century

    Edited by Matthew Daniel Eddy, Ursula Klein ...
    Series series The Cultural Histories Series
    A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Eighteenth Century covers the period from 1700 to 1815. Setting the progress of science and technology in its cultural context, the volume re-examines the changes that many have considered to constitute a "chemical revolution**".** Already boasting a laboratory culture open to both manufacturing and commerce, the discipline of chemistry now extended into ... Read more

    $100.29 CAD

  • Natural Theology

    by William Paley ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'The consciousness of knowing little, need not beget a distrust of that which he does not know.' In Natural Theology William Paley set out to prove the existence of God from the evidence of the beauty and order of the natural world. Famously beginning by comparing the world to a watch, whose design is self-evident, he goes on to provide examples from biology, anatomy, and astronomy in order to ... Read more

    $8.09 CAD

  • Osiris, Volume 29

    Chemical Knowledge in the Early Modern World

    Edited by Matthew D. Eddy, Seymour H. Mauskopf, William R. Newman ...
    Series Book 29 - Osiris
    The last twenty-five years have witnessed some provocative transmutations in our understanding of early modern chemistry. The alchemist, once marginalized as a quack, now joins the apothecary, miner, humanist, and natural historian as a practitioner of “chymistry.” In a similar vein, the Chemical Revolution of the eighteenth century, with its focus on phlogiston and airs, has been expanded to ... Read more

    $36.29 CAD

  • What to Watch When

    by Christian Blauvelt, Laura Buller, Andrew Frisicano, Stacey Grant, Mark Morris, Drew Toal, Eddie Robson, Maggie Serota, Matthew Turner, Laurie Ulster ...
    Answering the eternal question... WHAT TO WATCH NEXT?Looking for a box set to get your adrenaline racing or to escape to a different era? In need of a good laugh to lift your spirits? Hunting for a TV show that the whole family can watch together?If you're feeling indecisive about your next binge-watching session, we've done the hard work for you. Featuring 1,000 carefully curated reviews written ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Money for Beginners

    by Matthew Oldham, Eddie Reynolds ...
    Illustrated by Marco Bonatti ...
    Series series For Beginners
    An informative introduction to the world of money, covering everything from bank accounts, earning and borrowing to government spending, taxes and inflation. With bright, infographic pictures, a detailed glossary and links to specially selected websites where you can visit a virtual bank, see money from around the world and more.Chapters in this book include:- What is money?- How money moves- ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Natural Theology

    by William Paley ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'The consciousness of knowing little, need not beget a distrust of that which he does not know.' In Natural Theology William Paley set out to prove the existence of God from the evidence of the beauty and order of the natural world. Famously beginning by comparing the world to a watch, whose design is self-evident, he goes on to provide examples from biology, anatomy, and astronomy in order to ... Read more

    $8.09 CAD

  • Mobilising Voluntary Action in the UK

    Learning from the Pandemic

    by Amy McGarvey, James Lundie, Joanna Stuart, Rhys Dafydd Jones, Nicholas Acheson, Martina McKnight, Catherine Goodall, Eddy Hogg, Alasdair Rutherford, Matthew Linning, Deborah Maltman, Denise Hayward, Andrew Hanna, Sally Rees, Ewen Speed ...
    EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY licence.The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the landscape of voluntary action. Some volunteering projects had to be paused, while others were delivered in different ways, but across all four UK nations large numbers of people began volunteering for the first time.This book provides an overview of the constraints and opportunities of mobilising ... Read more

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  • Best Kept Secret

    Book Three of the Clifton Chronicles

    by Jeffrey Archer ...
    Series Book 3 - The Clifton Chronicles
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Archer, the Clifton Chronicles continues with Best Kept Secret.1945, London. The vote in the House of Lords as to who should inherit the Barrington family fortune has ended in a tie. The Lord Chancellor's deciding vote will cast a long shadow on the lives of Harry Clifton and Giles Barrington. Harry returns to America to promote his latest novel, ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

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  • Charles Darwin

    by Adrian Desmond, James Moore, Janet Browne ...
    Series series Very Interesting People
    Definitive, concise, and very interesting... From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the Very Interesting People series provides authoritative bite-sized biographies of Britain's most fascinating historical figures - people whose influence and importance have stood the test of time. Each book in the series is based upon the biographical entry from the world-famous Oxford Dictionary of ... Read more

    $4.45 CAD