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Designing the Molecular World: Chemistry at the Frontier
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NJ: Princeton University Press, 1994 Apparent FIRST EDITION. "...an accessible survey of recent developments throughout many of the major fields allied with chemistry..." Illustrated, bottom corner torn (affects a few words of the index) from last page, mylar cover attached with tape, 376pp.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ex-Library with Mylar Cover. more information
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A Journey Through Time: Exploring the Universe Through the Hubble Space Telescope
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NY: Penguin Books, 1995 Exquisite Photography! NASA, Orbiting Astronomical Observatories, Outer Space. Foreword by Senator John Glenn, Jr., glossy paper, mylar cover connected to cover with tape, 232pp.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Fine/Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library with Mylar Cover. more information
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From Quark to Quasar
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Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press, 1985 Cosmological Distances, Physical Measurement. Beautifully illustrated! "From the invisibly small world of elementary particles to the inconceivable immensity of the most remote astronomical objects, extremes of size and distance are almost impossible to imagine...takes the reader on a pictorial journey some 62 orders of magnitude to provide a unique insight into the scale of our Universe." Pages seem to be slightly yellowed around the edges, 183pp.. FIRST EDITION. Decorative Cloth, Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library with Mylar Cover. more information
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Mars: the Story of the Red Planet
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London: Chapman & Hall, 1992 Very clean, illustrated in color and b&w, light wear on corners. DJ has light wear on edges but is protected with mylar cover. 224pp. Ships in box, no bubble wrap mailers.. FIRST EDITION. Decorative Cloth, Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library with Mylar Cover. more information
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The Hubble Wars: Astrophysics Meets Astropolitics in the Two-Billion-Dollar Struggle Over the Hubble Space Telescope
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NY: HarperCollins, 1994 Illustrated, mylar cover attached with tape, bottom corners bumped, soil on page edges, board weakness caused by some separation between half title page and title page, 386pp.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ex-Library with Mylar Cover. more information
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Thunderstones and Shooting Stars: The Meaning of Meteorites
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Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1986 "He summarizes the evidence that leads scientists to believe that most meteorites come from asteroids, although a few come from the moon and a few more from a planet, probably Mars. He explains how chondrites - the most numerous and primitive of meteorites - contribute to our evolving picture of the early solar system, and how some of them may tell us of events that took place beyond the sun and before its birth." Illustrated, 196pp.. Assumed First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ex-Library with Mylar Cover. more information
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The Wrong-Way Comet and Other Mysteries of Our Solar System
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PA: TAB Books, 1992 Very attractive cover! Foreword by Dr. Frank Drake, President SETI Institute. Spine professionally repaired, 171pp.. First Edition, First Printing. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Star-Hopping : Your Visa to Viewing the Universe
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NY: University of Cambridge, 1994 Guide to navigating the night sky while using the telescope. Learn all about the starry skies and ancient myths through the star-hopping technique. 329pp.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth, Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ex-Library with Mylar Cover. more information
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The Astronomers Companion Book to the PBS Television Series
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NY: St. Martin's Press Provides a sweeping look at the most important astronomical discoveries of the century, as well as the ones who shape our understanding of the universe. Illustrated. Pastedowns are beginning to separate, 332pp.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ex-Library with Mylar Cover. more information
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Cycles of Fire: Stars, Galaxies and the Wonder of Deep Space
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NY: Workman Publishing, 1987 Radiant color pictures, glossy paper, some wrinkling on first two pages, 189pp.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Hartman, R. Miller, Lee, & T. Miller. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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The Violent Earth
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Topsfield, Mass: Salem House Publishers, 1986 Hurricanes, Tornados, Waterspouts, Hail, Lightning, Avalanches, Floods, Meteoroids, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Astronomy A well known author in this field, easily understood by the average person. plastic keeper is attached with tape, 224pp. Ships in a box, no bubble mailers!. FIRST EDITION. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library with Mylar Cover. more information
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Wanderers in Space: Exploration and Discovery in the Solar System
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Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press, 1991 Glossy paper, very well illustrated, protected by mylar cover, some soil and rolling on page edges, 316pp.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Planets Beyond: Discovering the Outer Solar System
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NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1988 Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. "...the stories of the outermost planets from their dramatic discoveries to the most recent findings about them and what there far-flung worlds can tell us about the origin of our solar system." Illustrated. Bumped corners. 286pp.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ex-Library with Mylar Cover. more information
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Light, Lasers and Optics:
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PA: TAB Books, 1988 Written for the general scientist and the experienced electronics enthusiast. Illustrated, protected by mylar cover, 243pp.. First Edition, Second Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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The Universe
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NY: Macmillan, 1985 Beautifully illustrated! An old science that is rapidly changing. Wear on board edges, page 39 has two inch tear on edge, 248pp. Ships in a box, no bubble mailers!. First Edition. Decorative Cloth, Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Worlds in the Sky: Planetary Discovery from Earlier Times * Through * Voyager and Magellan
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Tucson: University Of Arizona Press, 1992 Introductory planetary astronomy. Illustrated. Some corner bumping, 243pp.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Space - Time - Infinity: The Smithsonian Views the Universe
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NY: Patheon Books, 1985 Color illustrations, Introductory essays by Kenneth L. Franklin, glossy paper, spine professionally repaired, some waviness to first few pages, thin laminated cover is peeling in spots, 255pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library w/ Laminated Cover. more information
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The Restless Sun
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D. C.: Smithsonian Institute Press, 1989 a few marks, 279pp.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ex-Library with Mylar Cover. more information
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