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Biochemistry
by Jeremy M ; Tymoczko, John L ; Stryer, Lubert Berg
In the new edition of Biochemistry, instructors will see the all the hallmark features that made this a consistent bestseller for the undergraduate biochemistry course: exceptional clarity and concision, a more biological focus, cutting-edge content, and an elegant, uncluttered design. Accomplished in both the classroom and the laboratory, coauthors Jeremy Berg and John Tymoczko draw on the field’s dynamic research to illustrate its fundamental ideas.
Cosmos
by Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan was the David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and Director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University; Distinguished Visiting Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology; and the cofounder and President of the Planetary Society, the largest space-interest group in the world. For the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, he was an adviser on the Mariner, Voyager, and Viking unmanned space missions, and he briefed...
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The Elegant Universe
by Brian Greene
The Elegant Universe is a book by Brian Greene published in 1999 which introduces string theory and provides a comprehensive though non-technical assessment of the theory and some of its shortcomings.
Physics
by Douglas C Giancoli
For algebra-based introductory physics courses taken primarily by pre-med, agricultural, technology, and architectural students.
This best-selling algebra-based physics text is known for its elegant writing, engaging biological applications, and exactness. Physics: Principles with Applications, 6e retains the careful exposition and precision of previous editions with many interesting new applications and carefully crafted new pedagogy. It was written to give students the basic concepts of physics... Read more about this item
This best-selling algebra-based physics text is known for its elegant writing, engaging biological applications, and exactness. Physics: Principles with Applications, 6e retains the careful exposition and precision of previous editions with many interesting new applications and carefully crafted new pedagogy. It was written to give students the basic concepts of physics... Read more about this item
A Short History Of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson
In A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bryson follows his greatest challenge yet: to understand—and, if possible, answer—the oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselves. From the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to there being us. The result is a profound, funny, and wonderfully clear and entertaining adventure into the realms of human knowledge, as only Bill Bryson can render it.
Optics
by Eugene Hecht
Optics, Fifth Edition is distinguished by three core imperatives for the reader: up-to-date content in line with the ever-evolving technological advances in the Optics field; a modern approach to discourse including studies on photons, phasors, and theory; and improvements and revisions to the previous edition’s pedagogy including over one hundred new worked examples.
Physical Chemistry
by Donald a McQuarrie and John D Simon
As the first modern physical chemistry textbook to cover quantum mechanics before thermodynamics and kinetics, this book provides a contemporary approach to the study of physical chemistry. By beginning with quantum chemistry, students will learn the fundamental principles upon which all modern physical chemistry is built. The text includes a special set of "MathChapters" to review and summarize the mathematical tools required to master the material Thermodynamics is simultaneously taught from a...
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Classical Electrodynamics
by John David Jackson
The third edition of the defining text for the graduate-level course in Electricity and Magnetism has finally arrived! It has been 37 years since the first edition and 24 since the second. The new edition addresses the changes in emphasis and applications that have occurred in the field, without any significant increase in length.
Physical Sciences Books & Ephemera
Essentials of Physiological Chemistry: Third Edition
by ANDERSON, Arthur K
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1949. Hardcover. Good. Third edition, fifth printing. Illustrated from black and white photographs, charts, and diagrams. Octavo. 395pp. Burgundy cloth with gilt-stamped spine. Ex-library with the usual markings, owner name stamped on front pastedown and topedge, good only.
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$20.00
Roadside Geology of Colorado (Roadside Geology Series)
by CHRONIC, Halka
Missoula, MT, U.S.A.: Mountain Press Publishing Company, Incorporated. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1987. Trade Paperback. 087842105X . Stated Fifth Printing, 1987. With numerous maps, drawings and photos. Includes guide to stratigraphic drawings at rear. Meant as guide to geology for the layman as one might encounter it when driving through the Colorado Rockies. Clean, bright, tight copy.; 31162; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 322 pages .
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$13.00
Biology in pest and disease control : the 13th Symposium of the British Ecological Society / edited by D. Price Jones and M.E. Solomon
by British Ecological Society. Symposium (13th : Oxford)
Oxford : Blackwell Scientific, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; x, 398 pages, 2 unnumbered pagesleaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Subjects; Pests Control Biological control ; Congresses. Field crops Diseases and pests. Insects Economic entomology. Insect pests Control....
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$25.20
Theoretisch-practische Belehrung über die Anstellung und Führung der Waidindigküpe, sowie über die Krankheiten derselben, nebst genauer Angabe ihrer Kennzeichen und Heilmittel und einer erläuternden Sammlung von Stahlproben
by SCHERF, Carl Friedrich
One folding hand-colored engraved plate. 2 p.l., [ix]-xx, 290 pp. Small 8vo, cont. half-sheep & marbled boards, flat spine gilt, orange & green leather labels on spine. Weimar: B.F. Voigt, 1842. First edition. Scherf was a dyer at Freiburg and wrote several other books on the subject. The present work is devoted to woad (Isatis tinctoria), its cultivation, and uses in making indigo dyes. The plate is a color scale depicting 36 different shades of blue. Fine copy and rare. Lacking two...
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$1950.00
There is Life on Mars
by Nelson The Earl
London: Werner Laurie, 1955 Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. some chipping to dw.. First Edition.. Hardcover.
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€7.00
How on earth? by Terence McCarthy
ISBN: 9781770074859
Struik Publishers (Pty) Ltd, 12 November 2009
Soft cover, 160 pages
This title sets out to answer commonly asked questions from nature and the environment. Why is there such a neat fit between the coastlines of Africa and South America? Why is Table Mountain flat, while the adjacent Twelve Apostles are so rugged? Where does the pumice stone on the beaches of Arniston come from? What happens to cause a tsunami? How does rock come to be folded? For each of some 70 questions there is... Read more about this item
Struik Publishers (Pty) Ltd, 12 November 2009
Soft cover, 160 pages
This title sets out to answer commonly asked questions from nature and the environment. Why is there such a neat fit between the coastlines of Africa and South America? Why is Table Mountain flat, while the adjacent Twelve Apostles are so rugged? Where does the pumice stone on the beaches of Arniston come from? What happens to cause a tsunami? How does rock come to be folded? For each of some 70 questions there is... Read more about this item
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R270.00
Corrosion Management in Water Supply Systems
by Smith, W. Harry
John Wiley & Sons. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0442233221 . Exlibrary with usual library markings. Front free endpaper removed. ; 125 pages .
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$16.00
Galaxies, nuclei and quasars
by Hoyle, Fred (1915-2001)
London : Heinemann, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 160p., ill. ; 22cm. Subjects: Galaxies. Astronomy.
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$30.00
La dioptrique oculaire, ou la théorique, la positive, et la mechanique, de l'oculaire dioptrique et toutes ses espèces
by CHERUBIN d'Orleans, Capuchin
Paris: Chez Thomas Jolly & Simon Bernard, 1671. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio (367 x 240 mm). [46], 419 [1], [30] pp., including additional engraved title by G. Eddelinck after le Pautre, 57 engraved plates (including 6 folding), 2 engraved illustrations in text, dedication with engraved headpiece incorporating the arms of Colbert, woodcut head- and tailpieces, general index at end. Signatures: [pi]4 e4 i4 o4 u4 aa4 A-3F4 3G2 3H-3L4 (-pi1,...
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€6500.00
Hiking the Grand Canyon's Geology
by Abbot, Lon; Terry Cook
Usa: Mountaineers Books. New. 2008. Second Printing. Paperback. 0898868955 . New paperback. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 301 pages .
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$16.95
The Observer's Book of Geology
by I. O. Evans
Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 266 pages. White pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Contains black and white illustrations and colour plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning....
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£4.38
Glacier Garden, Lucerne
Lucerne: Printing Office C.J. Bucher S.A., 1925. Pamphlet. 40p., stapled wraps, 4.75x7.25 inches, illus., wraps lightly toned along edges, else very good condition.
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$20.00
Lecons sur la théorie mathématique de la lumière - Professées pendant le premier semestre 1887-1888
by POINCARÉ, Henri
Paris: Georges Carré, Éditeur, 1889. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo (235 x 156 mm). iv, 408 pp., including half-title. Bound in polished half-calf over marbled boards, spine ruled and lettered in gilt and with paper sticker (extremities rubbed, slight wear to corners). Text with light even browning and scattered foxing throughout. Illegible pencil signature on half-title and ink shelf number on title. Provenance: Giancarlo Beltrame Library....
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€4500.00
Heterogeneous Kinetics at Elevated Temperatures
by Belton, G. R. & W. L. Worrell
New York & London: Plenum Press, 1970 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue boards, foil titles on spine, viii, 531 pp, figures, chapter bibliographies, index. Previous owner's name on ffep, faint ring on front board. Proceedings of an International Conference in Metallurgy and Materials Science held at the University of Pennsylvania, September 8 - 10, 1969. Contains 19 of the 20 papers presented at the conference. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. First...
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$26.99
The Dorset Coast: A Geological Guide
by G. M. Davies
Adam and Charles Black, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1964. Reprinted. 128 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with...
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£6.93
Astronomy Of Stellar Energy and Decay
by Johnson, Martin
London: Faber & Faber, 1950. Hardcover in good condition. Dust jacket is marked. Jacket spine is tanned. Jacket leading corners, edges and spine ends are worn with a few minor nicks. Hardcover spine ends are bumped. Boards and page block are marked. Previous owner's name penned on FEP. Contents are clear. AM. hardcover. Good/Good. Used.
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£13.69
Game Physics (Interactive 3d Technology Series)
by Eberly, David H
Hardback. Good.
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£62.66
The Observer's Book of Geology
by I.O.Evans
Frederick Warne & Co., 1968. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1968. Reprinted. 272 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light...
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£5.39
On Aniline and Its Derivatives. A Treatise Upon the Manufacture of Aniline and Aniline Colours
by Reimann, M., ed. by William Crookes
New York: John Wiley and Son, 1868. First American edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, cloth good to very good, some wear and light loss along outer joints and spine, contents very good, bookplate, light tanning, last blank page with waterstain, clean, unmarked. 168 pp, some in text illustrations. Aniline is used in the making of several dyes, explosives, plastics, drugs, and rubber, and photographic chemicals.
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$65.00
General Equilibrium Theory : An Introduction by Ross M. Starr
ISBN: 9780521533867
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS | 11 May 2015
Paperback | 380 pages
General Equilibrium Theory: An Introduction presents the mathematical economic theory of price determination and resource allocation from elementary to advanced levels, suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of economics. This Arrow-Debreu model (known for two of its most prominent founders, both Nobel Laureates) is the basis of modern price theory and of a wide range of applications. The new edition... Read more about this item
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS | 11 May 2015
Paperback | 380 pages
General Equilibrium Theory: An Introduction presents the mathematical economic theory of price determination and resource allocation from elementary to advanced levels, suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of economics. This Arrow-Debreu model (known for two of its most prominent founders, both Nobel Laureates) is the basis of modern price theory and of a wide range of applications. The new edition... Read more about this item
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R700.00
Iowa Palimpsest Magazine: the Total Eclipse of 1869
by Petersen, William J
State Hist. Society Iowa. Very Good. 1970. Paperback.
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$10.00
The View from Planet Earth : Man Looks At the Cosmos
by Cronin, Vincent
New York : W. Morrow, 1981. First American Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 348 pages; Description: 348 p. , [12] p. Of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Cosmology -- Astrology -- Astronomy. History. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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$10.74
Nuclear nightmares : an investigation into possible wars / Nigel Calder
by Calder, Nigel (1931-2014). British Broadcasting Corporation
London : British Broadcasting Corporation, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and sun-toned dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 167 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; The television documentary 'Nuclear nightmares' was first transmitted on BBC 1 in November 1979. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; The nuclear...
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$21.60
The Solar System : the Sun, Planets, and Life
by Smoluchowski, Roman
New York : Scientific American Library : Distributed By W. H. Freeman, 1983. Second Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 174 pages; Description: 174 p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 25 cm. Subjects: Life on other planets--Popular works. Solar system. Notes: Includes index. Bibliography: p. 166.
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$11.94
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SCIENCE & CIVILISATION IN CHINA [Nine Volumes Only]
by Needham, Joseph
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1954-1980. Hardcover. Octavos, Nine volumes. Very Good, with Good to Very Good minus dust jackets. All volumes in matching dust jackets with off-white spines and black lettering. All shelf-worn, lightly marked, and lightly age-toned with prices clipped, several with tears to edges. Bindings lightly shelf-worn. Text blocks lightly age-toned. CONTENTS: Vol. I. "Introductory Orientations" (xxxviii, 318 pages + 2 folding maps) - Vol. II. "History of Scientific...
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$1000.00
