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1843025510Leipzig: Weidmann'sche Buchhandlung 1843. First Edition . Quarter Cloth. Very Good. 8 3/4" Tall. Xx 315 I Errata 2 Double Page Folding Charts At End. Original Brown Cloth Spine Printed In Gilt Brown Marbled Paper Covered Boards Cloth Tips. Worn Along Top And Bottom Of Spine With A Little Loss A Few Small Losses Of Paper Along Edges Of Boards Covers Clean Contents Clean Small Stamped Seal Of P. Andries Astronomer And Name Stamp Of Later American Author Both On Front Endpaper No Other Names Or Marks Pages Clean With Just A Little Faint Foxing. <br/> <br/> Weidmann'sche Buchhandlung hardcover
1867039052Cambridge / Washington: Welch Bigelow And Company 1860 / Washington Observations For 1865 1867 1867. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good . Pp 123-1520; 29Pp. The First Paper Is An Offprint Of An Article In The Memoirs Of The American Academy New Series Vol V 1860 Preserving The Prited Cover With Title Etc.; The Second Paper Is Extracted From Washington Obervations For 1865 1867. The Two Papers Were Bound Together As Part Of A Larger Compilation. Simon Newcomb 1835 -1909 Was A Canadian-American Astronomer Applied Mathematician And Autodidactic Polymath. Newcomb Visited Paris France In 1870 Already Aware That The Table Of Lunar Positions Calculated By Peter Andreas Hansen Was In Error. While In Paris He Realized That In Addition To The Data From 1750 To 1838 That Hansen Had Used There Was Further Data Stretching As Far Back As 1672 And Newcomb Used The "New" Data To Revise Hansen's Tables. In 1878 Newcomb Started Planning For A New And Precise Measurement Of The Speed Of Light Starting Development A Refinement Of The Method Of Léon Foucault. A Letter From Albert Abraham Michelson Began A Long Collaboration And Friendship. In 1880 Michelson Assisted At Newcomb's Initial Measurement But Michelson Left To Start His Own Project. Miichelson Published His First Measurement In 1880 But Newcomb's Measurement Was Substantially Different And In 1883 Michelson Revised His Measurement To A Value Closer To Newcomb's. In 1881 Newcomb Discovered The Statistical Principle Now Known As Benford's Law Formulating The Principle That In Any List Of Numbers Taken From An Arbitrary Set Of Data More Numbers Will Tend To Begin With "1" Than With Any Other Digit.I N 1891 Within Months Of Seth Carlo Chandler's Discovery Of The 14-Month Variation Of Latitude Now Referred To As The Chandler Wobble Newcomb Explained The Apparent Conflict Between The Observed Motion And Predicted Period Of The Wobble As Due To Elasticiity; He Used The Variation Of Latitude Observations To Estimate The Elasticity Of Earth Finding It To Be Slightly More Rigid Than Steel. He Wrote On Economics And His Principles Of Political Economy 1885 Was Described By John Maynard Keynes As "One Of Those Original Works Which A Fresh Scientific Mind Not Perverted By Having Read Too Much Of The Orthodox Stuff Is Able To Produce From Time To Time In A Half-Formed Subject Like Economics." He Was Credited By Irving Fisher With The First-Known Enunciation Of The Equation Of Exchange Between Money And Goods Used In The Quantity Theory Of Money. His Reputation Suffers From His Hostility To C. S. Pierce And Also From Newcomb's Disbelief In The Possibility Of Manned Flight. Source: Wikipedia. <br/> <br/> Welch, Bigelow, And Company (1860) / Washington Observations For 1865 (1867) hardcover
1984AS-15Cambridge U.K.: Cambridge University Press 1984. Classic scholarly text presents a detailed study of the birth of modern astrophysics in the nineteenth century the growth of astronomical institutions to around 1920 and the development of instrumentation. Includes coverage of the first astronomical applications of photography and spectral analysis in the 1850's; variable stars and stellar evolution; the H-R diagram; early radio astronomy; observatories; etc. 212 pgs. Illustrated. Dustjacket has a small light scratch on the front cover; in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. . Cambridge University Press Hardcover
18130678aLondon: J Johnson. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed with 1" split at top of front hinge. Occasional light foxing. 1813. Fourth Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 240mm x 150mm 9" x 6". pp. 232 xvi plates. 20 b/w plates - 8 fold-out. Dedicated to Nevil Maskelyne. Includes a section on time. . J Johnson hardcover
1766004410London: J Nourse and J Buckland 1766. An antiquarian book on globes astronomy and the universe 127 pages plus index. there are several pull out pages which provide 13 individual technical illustrations book is overall clean and bright with just a little browning to first and last few pages and occasional small foxing spots inside rear blank endpaper has been removed. Title page has smal piece cut away at top does not affect the wording. Outer boardsare rubbed and worn on edges hinges are split but held by the binding cords few marks to leather. Though not perfect a pleasing copy of a collectible antiquarian book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES CAN BE TAKEN UPON REQUEST. Reprint. Full Leather. Good/No Jacket. 8 x 5¼ Inches. Hardcover. J Nourse and J Buckland Hardcover
1938051768San Francisco Ca: The Astronomical Society Of The Pacific 1938. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Pp 189-256. Printed Wrappers. Bright And Clean Near Fine No Marks. <br/> <br/> The Astronomical Society Of The Pacific paperback
1955021093Harper & Brothers. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover first printing with dustjacket original acetate cover and gold commemorative coin commemorative bookplate on front end-paper has an illustration of a Viking rocket in flight and states "This book is presented with the compliments of Martin Company at Baltimore Maryland at the opening of Viking Hall.The Hayden Planetarium New York.June 30 1955" author has signed this copy on the half-title page the gold coin was also issued to commemorate the opening of Viking Hall and states same along with a raised illustration of the Viking rocket condition is as follows: book has minor flaws only: two tape-ghosts on the rear end-paper where original acetate cover was attached on page 59 the word "Reaction" is underlined in ink there are no other markings excellent condition overall the dustjacket is also very well-preserved it has very light wear at the spine-extremities and a tan tape-mark on the rear flap the original price is present and a professional mylar cover is included the original acetate cover which contains a quotation from Lao-tse is quite scuffed and has a circular area of glue residue from where the commemorative coin was attached by the previous owner the coin itself has a darkened area on the back side from the glue but the quote "The skyline is a promise not a bound" Masefield is readable the front side of the coin is flawless author Rosen was the scientific officer in charge of development of the Viking rocket and his book chronicles the development and flights of the early Vikings illustrated with diagrams and 32 photographs scarce item and quite an addition to any serious library on rocketry/space exploration; Signed by Author . Harper & Brothers hardcover
1962AS-40Praha Czechoslovakia: Naklasatelstvi Ceskoslovenske Akademie Ved 1962. Classic comprehensive text co-authored by renown Czech astronomers presents detailed topics covering physics and technology of radioastronomy; optical astronomy; cosmic radiation and radio stars; spiral structure of galaxies; absorption spectroscopy; radio emissions; meteorology; planetary radiation; radio telescope antennas; meteor astronomy; microwave radiometry and thermal radiation; detection of radio signals; interstellar interference and electrical phenomena; radioluminescence; spectral harmonics; solar corona and solar disks; cosmic static; etc. Text in Czech. 396 pgs. Illustrated. Dustjacket has some edgewear and rubbing; in mylar. Minimal shelfwear to text. Scarce. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . Naklasatelstvi Ceskoslovenske Akademie Ved Hardcover
1968AS-23Oxford UK: Oxford University Press 1968. Classic text examines the whole atmosphere including reasons for the existence of the troposphere the stratosphere; formations of cloud rain hail thunderstorms; the Van Allen Belt; the magnetosphere etc. 209 pgs. Illustrated. Graphic frontispiece. Stamped on front endpaper & outer edges. Label removal mark on lower front cover. Dustjacket in mylar. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Professional Library. Oxford University Press Hardcover
1998OP-92New York: Oxford University Press 1998. Comprehensive reference text presents a unified and accessible account of the principles and practice of adaptive optics as they apply to astronomical telescopes including topics covering the development of adaptive optics; adaptive optics in astronomy; optical effects of atmospheric turbulence; optical image structure; wavefront correctors; laser beacons; wavefront reconstruction and control systems; adaptive optics performance analysis and optimization; estimating the position of an image; optical wavefront sensors; etc. 438 pgs. Illustrated. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Oxford University Press Hardcover
1961PH-397Boulder CO.: University of Colorado Press 1961. Classic monograph contains a series of lectures presented by the author at the University of Paris- Institut d'Astrophysique in 1961. The lectures include: AIM and Structure of Spectroscopic Diagnostics; Empirical Methodology for Specifying the Observational State; Theoretical Approach to the Intermediate Parameters; The Small Perturbation Vs. the General Rate Process Approach to the Non-LTE Configuration for a Diffuse Radiating Gas; The Radiative Transfer Problem for Atmospheric Self-Emission; Relation of the Local Energy Contentof the Gas to its Spectroscopic State; The New Spectroscopy. 210 pp. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper. Very minimal shelfwear. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. University of Colorado Press Hardcover
a70092San Francisco 1957-1970. 25 issues not consecutive of this journal. Nos. 409 413 418 420 424 426 429 439 440 442 443 446 449 454 457 460 461 462 464 468 472 476 477 484 487. Uniform octavos original printed wraps. A few pencil notes on some fronts a few check marks on contents on rear wraps. Most VG a few with light wear or chipping on the spines. 25 issues. . paperback
1925052188Pasadena Circa 1920 / 1927: Carnegie Institution Mt Wilson Observatory 1925. Original Astronomical Photographs . No Binding. Near Fine/No Jacket. Black and White Photographs. Original Astronomical Photograph Approximately 14" X 11 1/8". High Quality. Cucumber-Shaped Surface Discoloration At Right Edge <br/> <br/> Carnegie Institution, Mt Wilson Observatory unknown
1920037346Pasadena Circa 1920 - 1930: Carnegie Institution Mt Wilson 1920. Original Astronomical Photograph . No Binding. Near Fine. Black And White Photograph. Original Astronomical Photograph 8 5/8" X 6 3/4" Mounted On Card Stock Without Markings Of Extreme Modernist Appearance. Circa 1920/1930. Science As Art. Note- Gray/White Cloudiness In Part Of Photograph Is Due To Unavoidable Reflectivity Of This Quite "Live" Original Photograph An Artifact Of My Photography Not In The Original Photograph. <br/> <br/> Carnegie Institution, Mt Wilson unknown
1925037426Pasadena : Mount Wilson Observatory 1925. Original Astronomical Photographs . No Binding. Near Fine/No Jacket. Original Astronomical Photograph Approximately 19 3/4" X 15 7/8". Excellent Fine Detail. Part Of A Group Of Similar Photographs Not Included Here This One With Mt Wilson Observatory Label Dated 1925 And Attributed On Label To The 100 Inch Telescope. <br/> <br/> Mount Wilson Observatory unknown
1925037427Pasadena : Mount Wilson Observatory 1925. Original Astronomical Photographs . No Binding. Near Fine/No Jacket. Original Astronomical Photograph Approximately 19 3/4" X 15 7/8". Excellent Fine Detail. Part Of A Group Of Similar Photographs Not Included HereSome With Mt. Wilson Observatory Label Dated 1925 And Attributed On Label To The 100 Inch Telescope. <br/> <br/> Mount Wilson Observatory unknown
1925037428Pasadena : Mount Wilson Observatory 1925. Original Astronomical Photographs . No Binding. Near Fine/No Jacket. Original Astronomical Photograph Approximately 19 3/4" X 15 7/8". Excellent Fine Detail. Part Of A Group Of Similar Photographs Not Included Here This One With Mt Wilson Observatory Label Dated 1925 And Attributed On Label To The 100 Inch Telescope. <br/> <br/> Mount Wilson Observatory unknown
1927037437Pasadena : Mt. Wilson Observatory 1927. Original Astronomical Photographs . No Binding. Near Fine/No Jacket. Original Astronomical Display Of 50 "Ultra Violet Photographs Of Venus 1927 Mt. Wilson" On Single Sheet. Photographs Show A Sequence Arranged By Date From June 5 Through July 27. <br/> <br/> Mt. Wilson Observatory unknown
1985052245Cambridge University Press 1985. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. Xii 411 Pp. Illustrated Boards Hardcover. First Printing. Fine. Inscribed By Osterbrock To Fellow Jpl Astronomer Ray L. Newburn. Donald Edward Osterbrock 1924 - 2007 Was An American Astronomer Best Known For His Work On Star Formation And On The History Of Astronomy.Osterbrock Served With The Us Army In The Second World War Making Weather Observations In The Pacific. He Did Undergraduate Classes In Physics At The University Of Chicago As Part Of His Weather Training. He Was Then Educated At The University Of Chicago Where He Received Bachelor's And Master's Degrees In Physics And A Phd In Astronomy In 1952. He Was A Student Of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar While Working At University Of Chicago's Yerkes Observatory. His Work There With William Wilson Morgan And Stewart Sharpless When They Showed The Existence Of The Milky Way's Spiral Arms. He Became A Post-Doctoral Researcher Instructor And Assistant Professor At The California Institute Of Technology Until 1958. He Was Then Appointed Assistant Professor At The University Of Wisconsin-Madison Received Tenure There In 1959 And Was Promoted To Full Professor In 1961. He Was A Guggenheim Fellow For The Academic Year 1960-1961. In 1973 He Moved From Madison To The University Of California At Santa Cruz As Professor Of Astronomy And Astrophysics And Director Of Lick Observatory A Position He Held Until 1981. He Remained On The Faculty At Uc Santa Cruz Until His Retirement In 1993. Thereafter Emeritus Professor Osterbrock Continued To Make Daily Trips To His Office On Campus To Work On His Research To Keep Publishing And To Maintain An Active Role In The Astronomical Community. At The Time Of His Death He Had Authored 12 Monographs On Astronomy And The History Of Astronomy Including In 1989 The Influential Textbook Astrophysics Of Gaseous Nebulae And Active Galactic Nuclei And The Recently Updated And Revised 2Nd Edition 2006 Written Along With Gary Ferland Of The University Of Kentucky. Alongside His More Than 150 Articles On Astronomy And Astrophysics He Published 70 Historical Studies Biographical Memoirs And Obituaries Of Major Figures In Nineteenth And Twentieth Century Astronomy And Numerous Book Reviews. Osterbrock's Research Included Work On The Nature Of Ionized Gases Around Hot Stars And Studying Active Galactic Nuclei Powered By Black Holes. Osterbrock Received Lifetime Achievement Awards From The American Astronomical Society And The Astronomical Society Of The Pacific. He Was President Of The American Astronomical Society From 1988 To 1990. <br/> <br/> Cambridge University Press hardcover
1965611820London: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1965. First edition hard cover in very good condition with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Gift dedication and signature of Patrick Moore on FEP. General shelf and handling wear including tanning to cover light creasing and wear to DJ edges and corners. Cloth boards are in fine condition for their age pages are tightly bound and content is unmarked. CN. Signed and Dedicated By Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Used. Routledge & Kegan Paul Hardcover
1952007458Columbia N.J. : Privately Published. 1952. A solid copy of this rare item. INSCRIBED: "To the Frankford Arsenal library With the complements sic of the author signed W. M. Stempel." Inner hinges are perfectly sound. WITHDRAWN stamp and a few other library markings. Text pages are clean. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bound in the original dark blue cloth lettered in shiny gold on the front cover. A preliminary version of this book appears to have been published as A DIFFERENTIAL ADJUSTMENT METHOD OF REFINING OPTICAL SYSTEMS in Journal of the Optical Society of America JOSA Vol. 38 Issue 11 pp. 935-953 November 1948. Born 1881 in Ft. Madison Lee County Iowa to Prussian immigrants the author went on to become an optical designer and Professor of Physics at the Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken New Jersey. . INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Edition so stated. Hardcover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY./No Jacket. 8vo. vi 99pp. Privately Published. Hardcover
1920037353Pasadena Circa 1920 - 1930: Carnegie Institution Mt Wilson 1920. Original Astronomical Photograph . No Binding. Near Fine. Black And White Photograph. Original Astronomical Photograph 8 5/8" X 6 3/4" Mounted On Card Stock Without Markings Of Modernist Appearance. Circa 1920/1930. Science As Art. Note- Gray/White Cloudiness In Part Of Photograph Is Due To Unavoidable Reflectivity Of This Quite "Live" Original Photograph An Artifact Of My Photography Not In The Original Photograph. 3" Light Crease Not Breaking The Photographic Surface On Top Edge Towards Right. <br/> <br/> Carnegie Institution, Mt Wilson unknown
1925037362Pasadena Circa 1920 / 1927: Carnegie Institution Mt Wilson 1925. Original Astronomical Photographs . No Binding. Fine/No Jacket. Black and White Photographs. Original Astronomical Photograph Image Approximately 18 1/4" X 14 7/8" Of Lens Nebula G-33. <br/> <br/> Carnegie Institution, Mt Wilson unknown
1925037363Pasadena Circa 1920 / 1927: Carnegie Institution Mt Wilson 1925. Original Astronomical Photographs . No Binding. Fine/No Jacket. Black and White Photographs. Original Astronomical Photograph Image Approximately 18 1/2" X 15" Of Lens Nebula G-33. <br/> <br/> Carnegie Institution, Mt Wilson unknown
1935037383Pasadena Circa 1920 / 1940: Carnegie Institution Mt Wilson Observatory 1935. Original Astronomical Photographs . No Binding. Near Fine/No Jacket. Frontispiece Illustrations Folding Pedigree Charts Facsimile Will. Original Astronomical Photograph Approximately 19 3/4" X 15 3/4". High Quality Photograph Two Exposures Of Same View Showing Different Details A Dramatic Effect. <br/> <br/> Carnegie Institution, Mt Wilson Observatory unknown
