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1925043613New York: Harper And Brothers 1925. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. B/W And Color Illustrations. Single Issue In Original Wrappers. Near Fine. <br/> <br/> Harper And Brothers paperback
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
1997AS-18Chichester U.K.: John Wiley & Sons 1997. Comprehensive updated text explores the conditions necessary for the development of life on a planet--in this case Mars. It identifies areas where space exploration can lead to a better understanding of these conditions and their modelling. It details recent advances in biophysics and robotic exploration and discusses possibility of terraforming Mars. 198 pgs. Illustrated. Minimal shelfwear. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/ . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. John Wiley & Sons Paperback
183126848Berlin: Akademische Druckerei. Very Good. 1831. First Edition. Original Wraps. An attractive first edition of Hansen's first major work incl. Addendum Nachschrift on pp 316 - 326 in original blue wrappers; many leaves still unopened. Some very minor spotting on a few leaves; The study of the mutual perturbations of Jupiter and Saturn by professor and theoretical astronomer Peter Andreas Hansen 1795-1874 director of Ernestinische Sternwarte in Seeberg prized by the Royal Academy of Sciences in Berlin July 8 1930; 4to; xvi 326 2 pages; DSB VI p. 103. § DSB VI p. 103; Poggendorff I 1013; Cat. Of Crawford Library p. 220; not in Houzeau-Lancaster. . Akademische Druckerei paperback
1983033880Pasadena: National Aeronautics And Space Administration / Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1983. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Preprint Fine No Wear. Later Published In The Astronomical Journal. <br/> <br/> National Aeronautics And Space Administration / Jet Propulsion Laboratory paperback
1962007622London:: Cambridge University Press 1962. A solid copy. Inner hinges are perfect. WITHDRAWN stamp and a few other library markings. Bound in the original red cloth a little rubbed. Gilt lettering on the spine is still bright and shiny. Text pages are clean. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with about 80 figures/diagrams in the text and five plates on glossy paper including a frontispiece portrait of Newton from about 1690. This selection of previously unpublished papers includes about 20 of Newton's writings in Mathematics Mechanics Gravity Laws of Motion Theory of Matter Law of Inertia Cosmography Astronomy Navigation his comments on Hooke's MICROGRAPHIA etc. Eight of the manuscripts are related to the PRINCIPIA including the suppressed CONCLUSIO which is provided in both Latin and English. Translated and with preface notes and bibliography by the editors. Index. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY./No jacket. 8vo. xxi 416pp. Cambridge University Press Hardcover
1915056314Washington: Carnegie Institution 1915. First Edition . Printed Grey Wrappers. Near Fine. Photographs. 99 Pp. Printed On Glossy Paper High Quality Plates. First Printing The Scarce Hardcover Issue 1915. Near Fine Gilt Brilliant No Stains Inscribed By Author To His Friend John Campbell Merriam; Documentation Of Their Relationship May Be Found In The Hale Papers At Caltech And In The Merriam Papers At The Library Of Congress. Per Wikipedia John Campbell Merriam 1869 - 1945 Was An American Paleontologist Educator And Conservationist. The First Vertebrate Paleontologist On The West Coast Of The United States He Is Best Known For His Taxonomy Of Vertebrate Fossils At The La Brea Tar Pits. In 1912 He Was Appointed Chairman Of The Department Of Paleontology At The University Of California. That Same Year He Began His Famous Studies Of Vertebrates At The La Brea Tar Pits. He And His Students Categorized Many Of The Vertebrate Fossils Found At The Site And Many More Were Placed In Storage. The Smilodon Was Later Established As The California State Fossil. In 1918 He Was Elected To The United States National Academy Of Sciences. That Same Year He Co-Founded The Save The Redwoods League Which Began Significant Preservation Efforts After Merriam Traveled The Redwood Areas Of Humboldt County California In 1922 Seeking To Spare Its Old-Growth The Effects Of Logging He Witnessed In Redwood Forests Closer To San Francisco. A Biography Which Details His Efforts To Preserve Wild Lands In California And Throughout The United States Was Published In 2005. In 1919 Merriam Served As President Of The Geological Society Of America. In 1920 He Was Appointed Dean Of Faculty At The University Of California Berkeley But He Left That Same Year To Become President Of The Carnegie Institution In Washington D.C. He Accomplishments As President Included Helping To Advance The Educational Programs Of The National Park Service As Well As Helping To Preserve The California Redwoods. He Was Elected To The American Academy Of Arts And Sciences In 1921. His Published Papers Are Collected In A Four-Volume Set Published In 1938 By The Carnegie Institution. Merriam Was A Founding Member Of The Galton Institute And A Cautious Political Supporter Of Eugenics. His Paternal First Cousin Frank Merriam The Eldest Child Of Civil War Veteran Henry C. Merriam Served As The 28Th Governor Of California Between 1934 And 1939 Having Defeated Upton Sinclair With The Aid Of Vicious Propaganda By Ultra-Conservative Interests. . <br/> <br/> Carnegie Institution unknown
1915051159Washington: Carnegie Institution 1915. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Photographs. 99 Pp. Printed On Glossy Paper High Quality Plates. First Printing The Scace Hardcover Issue 1915. Near Fine Gilt Brilliant No Stains Ownership Signature Of A Prominent Jpl Astronomer. <br/> <br/> Carnegie Institution hardcover
1915053693Washington: Carnegie Institution 1915. First Edition . Printed Grey Wrappers. Fine. Photographs. 99 Pp. Printed On Glossy Paper High Quality Plates. First Printing The Scarce Hardcover Issue 1915. Fine Gilt Brilliant No Stains <br/> <br/> Carnegie Institution unknown
1915053856Washington: Carnegie Institution 1915. First Edition . Printed Grey Wrappers. Near Fine. Photographs. 99 Pp. Printed On Glossy Paper High Quality Plates. First Printing The Scarce Hardcover Issue 1915. Near Fine Gilt Brilliant No Stains Inscribed By Author To The Friday Morning Club. <br/> <br/> Carnegie Institution unknown
1915041183Washington: Carnegie Institution 1915. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good. Plates. 99 Pp. Grey Wrappers Printed In Black Soft Cover. First Edition. Spine Worn Chipped Front And Rear Covers Held To Text Block By Clear Plastic Tape At Endpapers No External Tape. No Names Or Marks. Covers And Contents Clean No Fading Or Stains. <br/> <br/> Carnegie Institution paperback
1924056354New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1924. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Plates. 98 Pp. First Printing 1924 Date On Title And Copyright Pages No Additional Printing Noted. Fine. Dust Jacket Price Clipped Minute Loss At A Few Corners Very Near Fine. With A Signature Of Hale Dated In 1910 Clipped From One Of The Books From His Library. . <br/> <br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1924060180New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1924. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Plates. 98 Pp. First Printing 1924 Date On Title And Copyright Pages No Additional Printing Noted. Fine. Dust Jacket Priced $1.50 Light Wear Tiny Loss Along Top And Bottom Edges Of Spine. . <br/> <br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1924041186New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1924. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Plates. 98 Pp. First Printing 1924 Date On Title And Copyright Pages No Additional Printing Noted. Near Fine. In A Very Worn Chipped Dust Jacket Split Along Front Spine Edge. Former Owner's Name Stamp On Front Endpaper No Other Marks. <br/> <br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1922056355New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1922. First Edition First Printing . Cloth/Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. 88 Pp. First Printing 1922 Date On Title And Copyright No Additional Printing Noted. Very Near Fine Gilt Bright. Dust Jacker Browned Worn A Few Small Losses At Edges. With Signature Of Hale Clipped From A Book From His Library. <br/> <br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1935048323The Astrophysical Journal 1935. First Separate Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Drawing Photographs. Pp 111-139 Reprinted "For Private Circulation" From The Journal One Of The Author's Copies. Fine. No Marks. Scarce; Worldcat Records Only Four Institutional Holdings. <br/> <br/> The Astrophysical Journal paperback
1992AS-43Houston TX.: Lunar and Planetary Institute 1992. Text contains abstracts of detailed interdisciplinary technical papers presented by international scientists and researchers which explore the relationships between various aspects of Mars science that involve the geological and chemical evolution of its surface the structure and dynamics of its atmosphere interactions between the surface and atmosphere and the present and past states of its volatile endowment and climate system. 182 pgs. Illustrated. Slight crease on the edge of the front cover. Minimal shelfwear. Stapled Wraps. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Lunar and Planetary Institute Paperback
1997029561World Scientific: 1997. 735 pages illustrated. "The search for dark matter in the universe is a rather complex and fast evolving field of research." The book is the proceedings of the Interntional Workshop dark '96 held in Heildelberg Germany Sept. 16-20 1996. FINE HARDCOVER FINE DUST JACKET. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. World Scientific: Hardcover
1992050856Harmony Books 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Viii 248 Pp. Grey Cloth Spine Lettered In Blue Gray Cloth Covers. First Edition Fine In Fine Dust Jacket Priced $20.00. Review Copy With Review Slip And Press Release. <br/> <br/> Harmony Books hardcover
2004034804New York: Knopf 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Xi 569 Pp. Black Cloth Gilt Blue Boards.First Printing. Fine In Fine Dj Not Price Clipped Two Short Corner Creases On Front Flap. Inscribed To "Don" By The Author. <br/> <br/> Knopf hardcover
1984AS-38Tucson Arizona: University of Arizona Press 1984. Comprehensive classic text presents deatiled topics covering ring systems; dynamical processes; origin and evolution of planetary rings; solar nebula and the planetary disk; unsolved problems in planetary ring dynamics; dust-magnetosphere interactions; rings in astronomy and cosmology 1600-1900; rings of Uranus; Saturn's rings: properties and processes; ethereal rings of Saturn and Jupiter; dynamics of narrow rings; waves in planetary rings; atlas of Saturn's rings; etc. 784 pgs. Illustrated including a color fold-out chart of Saturn's rings. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. University of Arizona Press Hardcover
1963BOOKS032354INY/London:: Academic Pr. Endpaper & spine library marks; G-VG Hardback; text unmarked;. 1963. ISBN: no DJ. 488 pp. Catalogs: ASTRONOMY. Keywords: ASTRONOMY ASTROPHYSICS STELLAR EVOLUTION STARS. Academic Pr. hardcover
2010538961New York: Springer 2010. Hardcover with printed boards no dust jacket in very good condition. Light shelf wear to the boards front board is slightly bowed and a few smudges are evident to the page block. Pages and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Used. Springer Hardcover
2010538962New York: Springer 2010. Hardcover with printed boards no dust jacket in very good condition. Board edges corners and spine ends are slightly bumped and a few smudges are evident to the page block. Pages and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Used. Springer Hardcover
1983033770Budapest: Central Research Institute For Physics Hungarian Academy Of Sciences 1983. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good . Three Volumes Matching Blue Card Covers Printed In White. Very Goo To Very Good Light Wear. Ownership Signature Of A Jpl Astronomer Ray Newburn Who Participated In The Conference And Whose Paper Is In Volume Ii And Who Later Was A Manager Of The International Halley Watch. . <br/> <br/> Central Research Institute For Physics, Hungarian Academy Of Sciences paperback
