Science

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1985. 302 pp, Index, illustrated with Bl & Wh Photographs and Drawings. Book is Very Good+, D/J is Very Good. Eleven of the nation's leading asronomists and astrophysicists descri be recent advances in ground-based and space-borne astronomical instruments. A comprehensive survey of the major accomplishments of modern astronomy and a bold , exciting look at its future.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Scranton: International Textbook Company , 1906. Outside of Book is in Poor condition (outer covering of spine is missing, hinges very loose, tattering around edges) Inside of Book is Good (A few red stamps "Property of International Textbook Company", soiling to page edges, a few smudges on pages , otherwise pages clean. Index, illustrated with Drawings. One of a series of textbooks for persons engaged in the Engineering Professions and Trades or for those who desire information concerning them.. Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Chemistry, Textbooks, Engineering. more information

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W.W. NORTON - Later Printing, 1977. 172 pages, Index, Many Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Author examines the forces that have shaped human beings into their present form, the power of human intelligence, and considers the prospect for intelligent life on other planets in this solar system and elsewhere in the Cosmos.. ISBN: 0393064158. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ASTRONOMY, SPACE EXPLORATION, LIFE ORIGIN, CREATION, SOLAR SYSTEM, PLANETS. more information

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Harper & Row, 1967. 176 pp, Index, fully illustrated with Bl & Wh Photographs and Drawings. Book is in Good condition, D/J is Good-. A lucid and fascinating scientific discussion of the most fundamental questions regarding the origin of the world.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Wm. Morrow, 1989. 318 pages, Index, Bibliography, 16 pages Color Photographs and a few scattered Black & White Photographs, end papers are sepia drawings. Re: Human Origins Research, Transition from Apes to Humans.. ISBN: 0688064922. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Anthropology, Fossil Man, East Africa. more information

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Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1882. Book is in Poor condition (front cover is completely detached from text, but present, back hinge split and loosening, heavy wear and tattering on spine and at corner triangle spaces, light foxing throughout on pages, being heavier on a few pages, no ne affecting type. Damp stain around the top right corner of about 20 pages near the back) no dust jacket. 377 pages. This is the first volume of a three-volume set written by the famous algebraist M. C. Jordan. Completely written in the French language.. Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Golden Press - "A" in Back, 1959. In Good to Good- condition (shelfwear, a few scuffs, edgewear, 1/2" closed surface tear back bottom, pages tanning), no dust jacket. Golden Library of Knowledge Book #7716 with a 50 cent cover price. Color illustrated boards, 56 pages, Index. Illustrated with Color Drawings by Norbert Van Houten, Bl & Wh Photographs.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Norbert Van Houten. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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W. W. Norton & Co., 1968. 42nd Printing of the Fourth Edition. Green full-cloth binding, 648 pages, Index, Tables. Book: Wrinkling at spine ends, front bottom corner mildly bumped, just a little wear at extremities, 2 spots of wear at top edges, soiling to top page edges, inner pages very clean. Dust Jacket: Mild scuffing and shelfwear, light chipping around edges. . Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Oxford University Press, 1951. 230 pages, Index, Drawings by Katherine L. Howe. Book has wear around edges, previous owner bookplate on half-title page, pages clean. Dust Jacket has chipping and pieces missing around edges. An enthralling and informative story of the ocean that focuses on what is humanly interesting and significant in the life history of the ocean. Such as how the earth acquired its oceans, how life began in the primeval sea, currents and tides, mineral resources + more. An award-winning book that explores the magic and mystery of the sea.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Poor. Illus. by Katherine L. Howe. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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ATHENEUM, 1981. 114 pages, Index, Glossary. Juvenile literature that answers many questions about human and animal eyes, such as how does an eye work, is there more than one kind of eye, and how the eye adapts to human or animal needs.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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W.H. Freeman & Co. , 1977. 157 pp, Index, Bl & Wh Illustrations. Re: Eclipses, Astronomy/Archaeology, Astronomical Instruments. . ISBN: 0716703637. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Eclipses, Astronomy/Archaeology, Astronomical Instruments. more information

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D. VanNostrand - Later Printing, 1961. 255 pages, Index, Glossary of English Words, Glossary of Russian Words, Appendix I - VIII. Re: To furnish the English-speaking scientist with a tool with which he may go to Russian scientific literature and extract the particular information that he seeks. Book is in Very Good condition except light soiling to top page edges, notes in pencil, mostly near front of book, no dust jacket. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Smithsonian Books , 1981. Full-cloth orange binding, Dust Jacket, 262 pages, Index. Illustrated throughout with more than 300 Color Photographs and Paintings, a few Drawings. 28 revealing essays that take the reader on a journey from the dawn of the universe to the present, as man seeks new ways to draw from the sun the energy upon which human civilization depends. Book is in Very Good condition, very clean copy, creases at gutter ends; D/J is Good (creasing and light chip at top spine, light scuffing and shelfwear, scattered mild edgewear). Cloth. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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