The Royal Society and the Promotion of Science since 1960, Paperback - Peter Collins

The first synoptic history of the postwar Royal Society, one of the most prestigious and influential bodies in the history of science. Drawing on i...

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Since the mid 1990s, the focus of European employment and social policy has shifted from protection to promotion. This book provides a timely analy...

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For over a century and a half, since the Uniform Regulations of 1856 were introduced, identification of rank amongst officers in the Royal Navy, it...

Written in an accessible style, this book probes the chemistry of fat in our bodies, providing a unique insight into understanding obesity.

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This book consists of a series of chapters written together by scientists, art historians, conservators, curators and artists, dedicated to conserv...

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DescriptionThe scientists affiliated with the early Royal Society of London have long been regarded as forerunners of modern empiricism, rejecting ...

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The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire celebrated its centenary year in 2017. In the past one hundred years, the order has gone from a way ...

Offers a photographic history of the Tahoe Basin over a hundred-year period. With more than two hundred duotone and colour photographs, this collec...