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The Crab Nebula
by Mitton, Simon
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine Condition/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0571103677
- ISBN 13
- 9780571103676
- Seller
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King River, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Faber & Faber, London, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. This is the first UK edition. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 194 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. The Crab Nebula chronicles the astonishing historical record of a star that exploded in the heavens nine centuries ago. It Vividly describes the creation of the Crab Nebula as it explains supernova explosions, the physics of pulsars, the structure and property of nebulae, and the relation of the Crab to other supernova remnants. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Science & Technology; Astronomy; ISBN: 0571103677. ISBN/EAN: 9780571103676. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4083. . 9780571103676
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4083
- Title
- The Crab Nebula
- Author
- Mitton, Simon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0571103677
- ISBN 13
- 9780571103676
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- BZDB137 crab nubula, nebulae, astronomy, simon mitton, Science & Technology; Astronomy; ISBN: 0571103677 EAN: 9780571103676 Mitton, Simon The Crab Nebula
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- Shelf Wear
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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