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    William and Caroline Herschel: Pioneers in Late 18th-Century Astronomy

    Michael Hoskin

    This beautifully structured book presents the essentials of William and Caroline Herschel’s pioneering achievements in late 18th-century astronomy. Michael Hoskin shows that William Herschel was the first observational cosmologist and…

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    The Cambridge Concise History of Astronomy

    Covering the study of astronomy from prehistory to astrophysics this book is suitable for both students of the history of science and as historical background for students of astronomy. It…

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    Discoverers of the Universe: William and Caroline Herschel

    Michael Hoskin

    Tells the story of William Herschel, the brilliant, fiercely ambitious, emotionally complex musician and composer who became court astronomer to Britain’s King George III, and of William’s sister, Caroline, who…

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    The Construction of the Heavens: William Herschel’s Cosmology

    Michael Hoskin (Churchill College, Cambridge)

    Split into two parts, The Construction of the Heavens first takes the reader on a biographical tour of Herschel’s ideas and the development of his thinking, followed by a collection…

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    The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction

    Michael Hoskin (Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge)

    An introduction to the history of Western astronomy from prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid nineteenth century. Emphasis is given to such topics as the merging…

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    The General History of Astronomy: Volume 2, Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics

    Part B covers the history of planetary astronomy in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It provides a synoptic view of the main developments and at the same time furnishes much…

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    Bobby Faust: 2022 Anthology from Michael Terence Publishing

    Peter Latham,Keith J Hoskins,Robert Gear

    An eclectic mix of short stories from the Michael Terence Publishing 2022 Short Story Competition featuring: Peter Latham - Bobby Faust (First Prize) Keith J. Hoskins - Kindred Spirits (Second…

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    The Death of Propaganda

    Michael Best,Jonathan Winch,David Hoskin

    B2B buyer behavior has changed - now it’s your turn. B2B buyers have changed the way they evaluate and purchase goods and services-yet most B2B suppliers still approach their markets…

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    Birth Control and Controlling Birth: Women-Centered Perspectives

    Helen B. Holmes,Betty B. Hoskins,Michael Gross

    Women have been the objects of scientific and ethical discussions about reproductive freedom and its control for over a century. In this book, women themselves raise critical questions about the…

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    Birth Control and Controlling Birth: Women-Centered Perspectives

    Helen B. Holmes,Betty B. Hoskins,Michael Gross

    Women have been the objects of scientific and ethical discussions about reproductive freedom and its control for over a century. In this book women themselves raise critical questions about the…

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    The Custom-Made Child?: Women-Centered Perspectives

    Helen B. Holmes,Betty B. Hoskins,Michael Gross

    Women most fully experience the consequences of human reproductive technologies. Men who convene to evaluate such technologies discuss them : the women who must accept, avoid, or even resist these…

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    The Custom-Made Child?: Women-Centered Perspectives

    Helen B. Holmes,Betty B. Hoskins,Michael Gross

    Women most fully experience the consequences of human reproductive technologies. Men who convene to evaluate such technologies discuss them : the women who must accept, avoid, or even resist these…

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    War Horse

    Michael Morpurgo

    This production - adapted by John Tams and Sally Ward at the behest of the author - is a moving tale of a boy’s extraordinary bond with his horse during…

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    Handbook of Gynecologic Oncology, Second Edition

    This practical handbook of gynaecologic oncology provides a comprehensive but concise guide to the diagnosis and management of gynaecologic cancer. It is edited and written by the faculty of the…

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    Pathfinder Lost Omens Pathfinder Society Guide Special Edition (P2)

    Kate Baker,James Case,John Compton,Vanessa Hoskins,Mike Kimmel

    The Pathfinder Society is a globe-trotting organization of adventurers, scholars, and warriors all dedicated to exploration, collecting lost knowledge and treasure, and sharing it with the world. Lost Omens: Pathfinder…

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    The Yellowhammer War: The Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama

    Published to mark the Civil War sesquicentennial, The Yellowhammer War collects new essays on Alabama’s role in, and experience of, the bloody national conflict and its aftermath.

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