Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science & Technology: The Lives and Achievements of 1195 Great Scientists from Ancient Times to the Present Chronologically Arranged
by Asimov, Isaac
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- FINE / Good+
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Bethel, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1972. (new, revised edition). Hardbound. FINE / Good+. Book - as new except for faint softening of spine ends - navy cloth with blue title block, gilt lettering and trim. DJ - intact and unclipped but has sunned spine, light age soil, wear to spine ends and three 1" rips on edge (tape repaired on inside). "Biographical entries are arranged in chronological order ( Imhotep-2980 B.C. to Sagan-1934)...numbered from 1 to 1195." Extensive index (Abacus to Zuider Zee) keyed to biography number, as are cross-references within biographies. Table of contents is an alphabetical list of the scientists listed (Abano to Zworykin).
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- Rainy Day Paperback Exchange
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0DH005
- Title
- Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science & Technology: The Lives and Achievements of 1195 Great Scientists from Ancient Times to the Present Chronologically Arranged
- Author
- Asimov, Isaac
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - FINE / Good+
- Edition
- (new, revised edition)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1972
- Bookseller catalogs
- REFERENCE; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology; MATH, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY;
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