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1989018070Bernardston Massachusetts: Astronomy Books 1989. A beautiful copy. Appears unread. Fine condition. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright clean square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp and unmarked -- apparently never read. First Edition. Limited to 500 copies. Biographical highlights and annotated bibliographical descriptions of the works by and about the following astronomers: George Biddell Airy 1801-1899; Robert Stawell Ball 1840-1913; George Phillipps Bond 1825-1865; William Cranch Bond 1789-1859; Agnes Mary Clerke 1842-1907; Asaph Hall 1829-1906; John Frederick William Herschel 1792-1871; Edward Singleton Holden 1846-1914; Joseph Norman Lockyer 1836-1920; Percival Lowell 1855-1916; Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel 1809-1862; Simon Newcomb 1835-1909; Richard Anthony Proctor 1837-1888; Mary Fairfax Greig Somerville 1780-1872. Bound in the original gilt-stamped gray cloth. Oversize Hardcover. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall. This large heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments but only the standard charge for media mail. First Edition Limited to 500 copies. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket as issued. 208pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Astronomy Books Hardcover
2011718440Turkey: Türksat 2011. Second Edition. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 13x12x1. very good in very good case. Marks to rear fep. Slight scratch to front D/J. Türksat hardcover
2003Q-0309074061National Academies Press 2003-04-12. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! National Academies Press paperback
1913D16570Boston: Little Brown and Company 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo; pp 192 2 pages ads. Illustrated with plates and a frontispiece. Publisher's red cloth stamped with gilt depiction of Mars lettered in black spine lettering and t.e.g. Inscribed by the author and also separately by his wife. <br/><br/> Little, Brown and Company hardcover
185634176New York: Daily Times Office 1856. Second Edition. Wraps. Fair. Disbound wraps. Approx. 8" x 5.5". New paper spine. 41 pages 1 page blank. Persistent brown stain through the upper section of the pages. Everett's speech touches upon the Voyage of Hendrick Hudson; Discovery of the Hudson River; Champlain's Voyage and the Growth of Colonies; Galileo's Discoveries; Early Days of Albany; New Amsterdam; Scientific Progress Wonders of Astronomy the Telescope; Geographical Science and more. Title first printed by Little Brown and Company in Boston the same year. Daily Times Office unknown
84029Fine. unknown
197718989Stanford CA: Institute for Plasma Research Stanford University 1977. First edition. Oversized Paperback. Good. Quarto oversize. Some wear to edges and corners of covers. Staplebound. Original tape over spine worn. pages slightly darkened. Includes a photocopy of a review of the work from Philip J. Klass from the Skeptical Inquirer in 1978. 202 p. w/tables appendices references. An important early work by Sturrock guaging the interest and exposure of scientitsts to aspects of UFOs. <br/><br/>Section B Institute for Plasma Research, Stanford University paperback
9971508230.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2002SB13152Boca Raton FL: Chapman & Hall/CRC 2002. Textblock is clean and tight; Appears unread; Bumped head and foot of spine; 432p. including references and index. 1st Printing. Glossy Illustrated Boards. Near Fine. Illus. by Mathematics/Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Chapman & Hall/CRC Paperback
2002056274Burlington Ontario: Apogee Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. Reprint. Hardcover. 1896522920 . Hardcover with dustjacket this reprint of the 1931 classic contains a new Introduction by Arthur C. Clarke and includes the original Foreword by H. H. Sheldon book is in excellent condition no remarkable flaws jacket has moderate rubbing to the surface which is common with most glossy jackets there are no other remarkable flaws and a professional removable mylar cover is included; ; 192 pages . Apogee Books hardcover
2002x-354043769XSpringer Verlag 2002. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 618 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.00 inches. Springer Verlag hardcover
1969049399New York: William Morrow & Company. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1969. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket first American printing "In their carefully documented book the authors show how NASA's pell-mell race to be first on the Moon led to compressed schedules and dangerous procedures.explains too how NASA secretly serves the military" the blue cover is faded the binding is tight and the contents are fine the white jacket has mild tanning and some edge-wear the original price 7.95 is present and a professional removable mylar cover is included . William Morrow & Company hardcover
1994057888New York: Random House. 1994. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover with dustjacket first printing as indicated by the publisher's "2" in the number line this publisher did not use a "1" at this time book is in excellent condition the former owner's bookplate on the blank front end-paper is the only remarkable flaw jacket has a vertical crease on the rear flap and moderate rubbing to the surface which is common with most glossy jackets it is clean and presentable the original price 35.00 is present and a professional removable mylar cover is included this is the type of book that raises us above the petty differences and superficial lifestyles that dominate our world a ray of hope in the darkness and folly of human history take the journey it's worth the trip; 429 pages . 0679438416 . Random House hardcover
1964049372J. B. Lippincott. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket first printing as stated on copyright page book is in excellent condition no remarkable flaws jacket has moderate rubbing otherwise It is clean and attractive the original 4.95 price is present and a professional removable mylar cover is included 223 pages well-illustrated throughout written shortly before the Gemini flights began and a nice addition to any space exploration library . J. B. Lippincott hardcover
1995TOB223-58193-A-2.35Washington D. C.: National Academies Press. Very Good-. 1995. 1st Edition Unstated; No Printing Stated. Paperback. Physics In A New Era; 6.25 X 0.75 X 9 inches; 198 pages; minor foxing on the top exterior edge of textblock only. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. . National Academies Press paperback
1986EC29267BBNew York: Stewart Tabori & Chang 1986. L1 - A revised and enlarged edition hardcover book SIGNED by Joe Allen with "To a fellow space entusiast on the occasion of the Mayor's salute to the Space Industry! STS-5 'Columbia' 1982 STS-51A 'Discovery' 1984 Houston Texas May 19 1988" written on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners light discoloration and shelf wear. Includes a laid in two-fold program of The Houston Mayor's Salute to the Space Industry held on May 19 1988 which was SIGNED by Walter Cunnigham Apollo 7 astonaut and James B. Irwin Apollo 15 astronaut. Entering Space: An Astronaut's Odyssey by Josep P. Allen with Russell Martin. Designed by Hans Teensma. Revised and enlarged to include Joe Allen's first-hand account of the triumphant satellite rescue mission. 10"x10" 239 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. On November 12 1984 astronaut Joseph P. Allen made history by retrieving from space the malfunctioning Indonesian Palapa B-2 satellite and returning it to the space shuttle Discovery. For the first time a satellite was snared in space and returned to earth for repairs and eventual redeployment. This landmark achievement has launched a new phase of manned space flight and we are one step closer to living and working in space. Now in the revised edition of Entering Space Allen expands and updates the 1984 book to include this daring mission. In Entering Space Allen shares his firsthand insights into the incomparable experience of traveling in space and brings the human dimension of our space program into focus. He gives us a fascinating account of a shuttle flight describing the tension of a countdown and launch the complexities of living for days in the strange weightless environment the challenges of working in space the emotional impact of seeing earth from space the drama of the meteoric descent and landing. The book includes more than 200 dramatic color photographs taken by the astronauts and selected from tens of thousands in the NASA photographic laboratories. Many have never before been seen by the public. Here are pictures of life on board the spacecraft glorious views of earth as seen from space as well as startling images of the moon and the mysterious planets. Entering Space conveys the irresistible lure of space flight a sense of the wonder of humankind's continuing space odyssey. . Signed by Author. Revised and Enlarged. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Stewart, Tabori & Chang Hardcover
I19G-00979Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt unknown
196262768New York: St. Martin’s Press 1962. 8vo. 4 290 pp. Double-page photo-illustrated title numerous photo plates. Blue cloth yellow lettering on spine bumping & minor tidemark to upper corners on covers w/ d.j. cover photo art by Joan Wall slight chipping head of spine couple closed tears minor chipping lower fore-edge faint bumping & tidemark at corners still G/G copy. First edition of Simak’s remarkably scarce foray into space travel and planetary astronomy with descriptions of rocketry satellites and the forthcoming Apollo lunar missions. St. Martin’s Press, hardcover
1995029583World Scientific: 1995. 322 pages. This book is the Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Sources of Dark Matter in the Universe. Held in Bel Air California Feb. 16-18 1994. FINE HARDCOVER. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. World Scientific: Hardcover
199519551Leiden NL: E. J. Brill. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. As new; A bright solid book in NF condition text unmarked unclipped. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Text in Arabic and English; Islamic Philosophy Theology and Science Vol 23; 9.5 X 6.4 X 1.4 inches; 461 pages; "An Islamic Response to Greek Astronomy is an edition translation of and commentary on the astronomical work of the fourteenth-century Central Asian religious scholar sadr al-Shari'a al-Bukhari. sadr al-Shari'a develops the works of the thirteenth-century Maragha researchers which set the tone for the astronomical research until the eventual demise of Ptolemaic astronomy.This work elucidates the development and achievement of the long tradition of reforming Ptolemaic astronomy. It corroborates other evidence that scientific creativity persisted well beyond the eleventh century a period often viewed as an age of cultural decline and stagnation. sadr al-Shari'a's knowledge of and competence in a diverse variety of disciplines is a compelling example of the state of education and level of scholarship in a fourteenth-century Muslim urban setting." . 9004099689 . E. J. Brill hardcover
19792090202117901252Chijinshokan 1979. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Chijinshokan paperback
19782111902160306395Shinano Mainichi Shimbun 1978. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 271 pages Size: 46 size Shinano Mainichi Shimbun paperback
1953002872Oxford University at Clarendon Press: 1953. 875 pages. The Editor's preface notes "Rapid extensions of knowledge stemming from war-time researches in high-speed flight and in ballistics led to the suggestion that the earlier volumes of this work which were largely confined to incompressible flow should be supplemented by others whose prime concern was the effect of compressibility." VERY GOOD HARDCOVERS blue cloth covers lettering is bright on spine spin edge has some fading internally fine. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Present. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Oxford University at Clarendon Press: Hardcover
1992029597Cambridge University Press: 1992. First published in 1981 this book is the second edition from 1992 revised and enlarged 418 pages. "In this complete revision the subject matter has expanded to the point where two volumes are desirable. The material in volume 1 leads to a study of all kinds of high energy phenomena in the Galaxy and the universe given in the second volume." FINE HARDCOVER. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cambridge University Press: Hardcover
200767231Washington DC: The National Academies Press 2007. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. Good. Typed letter signed by the two Co-Chairs John Ahearne and Stuart Freedman laid in. Rear cover creased. xii 140 8 p. Occasional footnotes. Illustrations some with cover. Glossary. Author continues: "Rare-Isotope Science Assessment Committee." Over ten years ago U.S. nuclear scientists proposed construction of a new rare isotope accelerator in the United States which would enable experiments to elucidate the important questions in nuclear physics. To help assess this proposal DOE and NSF asked the NRC to define the science agenda for a next-generation U.S. Facility for Rare Isotope Beams FRIB. As the study began DOE announced a substantial reduction in the scope of this facility and put off its initial operation date by several years. The study focused on an evaluation of the science that could be accomplished on a facility reduced in scope. This report provides a discussion of the key science drivers for a FRIB an assessment of existing domestic and international rare isotope beams an assessment of the current U.S. position about the FRIB and a set of findings and conclusions about the scientific and policy context for such a facility. From Wikipedia: "The Facility for Rare Isotopes Beams FRIB is a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science DOE-SC national user facility supporting the mission of the Office of Nuclear Physics. FRIB will produce large quantities of a wide variety of rare isotopes by breaking stable nuclei into rare isotopes enabling scientists to make discoveries about the properties of rare isotopes in order to better understand the physics of nuclei nuclear astrophysics fundamental interactions and applications for society. The project is funded by DOE-SC Michigan State University and the State of Michigan and is being designed and established by MSU with construction expected to begin on campus in 2013. It will adjoin and upon commencement of operations subsume the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory NSCL at Michigan State University. Currently final design of the FRIB conventional facilities the tunnel and support buildings is complete and ready for construction to begin upon approval from the U.S. Department of Energy. Pre-construction site preparation is complete and pilings for the earth-retention system have been placed. Research and development activities have been successfully completed with much of the R&D work accomplished in collaboration with national laboratories. Final design of the technical systems accelerator and experimental equipment is underway and anticipated to be complete in 2014. Project completion is expected in 2021 managing to early completion in 2019. Across the state of Michigan business and political leaders have called for continued funding of FRIB in support of scientific discovery innovation and economic impact. Articles and editorials are available on the FRIB project web site. FRIB is expected to provide research opportunities for an international community of approximately 1000 university and laboratory scientists postdoctoral associates and graduate students. FRIB will provide researchers with the technical capabilities to study the properties of rare isotopes and to put this knowledge to use in various applications including in materials science nuclear medicine and the fundamental understanding of nuclear material important to nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship. More than 20 working groups specializing in experimental equipment and scientific topics have been organized through the FRIB Users Organization. Based on the analyses and recommendations over the last decade DOE-SC determined that the establishment of a Facility for Rare Isotope Beams FRIB is a high priority for the future of U.S. nuclear science research. This determination and supporting rationale are reflected in the DOE/ National Science Foundation Nuclear Science Advisory Committee s 2007 Long Range Plan and the 2003 DOE report Facilities for the Future of Science: A Twenty-Year Outlook. DOE-SC announced the selection of Michigan State University to design and establish FRIB on December 11 2008 after a rigorous merit review. The National Academies Press paperback
