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The General History of Astronomy Volume 2 Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics, Part A: Tycho Brahe to Newton
by Taton, Rene; Curtis. Wilson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0521242541
- ISBN 13
- 9780521242547
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge University Press, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Good in Good dust jacket. 25.5 x 19 cm. Royal octavo. 274pp. Black cloth in dust jacket. Several closed tears to jacket. Previous owner's bookplate on front fixed endpaper. Tail of spine lightly bumped. Some spotting to front free endpaper. There are a few scattered pencil marks. Volume 2A of the General History of Astronomy.
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- Midway Used and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 67357
- Title
- The General History of Astronomy Volume 2 Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics, Part A: Tycho Brahe to Newton
- Author
- Taton, Rene; Curtis. Wilson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0521242541
- ISBN 13
- 9780521242547
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Astronomy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
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