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37 Offprints And Separate Scientific Astronomical Publications Authored Or Co-Authored By Ray L. Newburn Of Jpl Promarily Regarding The Halley Watch With 11 Issue Of The International Halley Watch Amateur Observer's Bulletin

1963040780Circa 1963 - 1984 1963. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 37 Separate Publications Plus 11 Issues Of The Amateur Observer's Watch Bulletin. Newburn Was Ihw Leader Western Hemisphere. Two 1963 Reports On Proposals For 48" And 60" Telescopes For Use In The Space Program And A 1967 Jpl Publication On Preliminary Objectives And Experiments For Mission To A Comet Are Signed By Him. Circa 1963 - 1984 paperback

Arroyo Seco Books · États-Unis136,93 $US≈ 115,86 €

Sawyer, Helen B{Helen Battles Sawyer Hogg Priestley]Biblio.com

A Bibliography Of Individual Globular Clusters Publications Of The David Dunlap Observatory University Of Toronto Volume 1 Number 20

1947041180Toronto: University Of Toronto Press 1947. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Pp 383-469 In Blue Wrappers Printed In Black. Very Lightly Used Near Fine Except Some Browning Along Spine. Ownership Signature Of Jpl Astronomer And Halley Watch Manager Ray L. Newburn. Per Wikipedia Helen Battles Sawyer Hogg 1905 -1993 Was An American-Canadian Astronomer Who Pioneered Research Into Globular Clusters And Variable Stars. She Was The First Female President Of Several Astronomical Organizations And A Scientist When Many Universities Would Not Award Scientific Degrees To Women. Her Scientific Advocacy And Journalism Included Astronomy Columns In The Toronto Star "With The Stars" 1951-81 And The Journal Of The Royal Astronomical Society Of Canada "Out Of Old Books" 1946-65. She Was Considered A "Great Scientist And A Gracious Person" Over A Career Of Sixty Years. After Graduating From Mount Holyoke Hogg Received A Fellowship For Graduate Study At Harvard Observatory In The Fall Of 1926 With The Help Of Dr. Cannon.3 Once At Harvard Hogg Worked With Dr. Harlow Shapley The Director Of The Graduate Program In Astronomy. Hogg Received Her Master's Degree In 1928 And Her Doctoral Degree In 1931 Both From Radcliffe College As Harvard Refused To Award Graduate Degrees In Science To Women At The Time. For Her Advances In Astronomy Hogg Received Honorary Doctoral Degrees From Six Canadian And U.S. Universities Including Mount Holyoke College And The University Of Toronto. While Completing Her Doctoral Degree Hogg Taught Astronomy At Mount Holyoke And At Smith College. After Graduation She Moved To Victoria British Columbia Where She Began Research At The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory. Hogg Began Taking Photos Of Variable Stars With The 72-Inch Reflecting Telescope Cataloguing The Cyclical Changes In The Brightness Of The Variable Stars. At The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory Hogg Found 132 New Variable Stars In The Globular Cluster Messier 2. Hogg Published This Groundbreaking Work In Astronomical Catalogues That Are Still Used Today. Notably Hogg Accomplished All Of This As A Volunteer Assistant To Her Husband As The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory Would Not Offer Her A Job. In 1935 Hogg Moved To The University Of Toronto After Her Husband Had Received A Job Offer To Work At The David Dunlap Observatory.6 For Her First Year There Hogg Continued Her Work Photographing Globular Clusters Amassing Thousands Of Photographs Which She Used To Identify Many Thousands Of Variable Stars. She Published Catalogue Of 1116 Variable Stars In Globular Clusters In 1939 The First Of Three Catalogues She Completed With A Fourth In The Works At The Time Of Her Death. In Addition To Her Work On Variable Stars In Globular Clusters Hogg Used The Period-Luminosity Relationship Of Cepheid Variable Stars Discovered By Henrietta Swan Leavitt In 1908 To Enhance The Understanding Of The Milky Way Galaxy's Age Size And Structure. During The Late 1930S Hogg Became One Of The First Astronomers To Travel And Work Around The World To Advance Her Research As The Globular Clusters She Was Observing Were Best Seen From The Southern Hemisphere. From 1939 To 1941 Hogg Returned To America To Serve As The President Of The American Association Of Variable Star Observers 1939-1941 And The Acting Chair Of Mount Holyoke's Astronomy Department 1940-1941. Upon Returning To The David Dunlap Observatory She Took On Teaching Duties At The University Of Toronto Largely As A Result Of Male Staff Being Away Due To World War Ii.35 Retaining Her Position After The Men Returned From War Hogg Advanced To Assistant Professor In 1951 Associate Professor In 1955 Full Professor In 1957 And Professor Emerita In 1976 Upon Her Retirement. Over Her Research Career Hogg Published More Than 200 Papers And Was A Leading Authority In Astronomy. University Of Toronto Press paperback

Arroyo Seco Books · États-Unis490,25 $US≈ 414,80 €

Hawking, Stephen WBiblio.com

A Brief History of Time From the Big Bang to Black Holes

1988040391New York: Bantam Books 1988. First American Edition Second Issue 1st Printing. Black Cloth / Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Charts and Tables Throughout. X 198 Pp. First Printing Of The Final Version After A Suppressed First Issue Which Lacked A Table Of Contents And Had Slightly Different Text. Near Fine In Near Fine Dj No Names Or Marks Dj Not Price-Clipped. Bantam Books hardcover

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Stempel, W M [Waldemar Matthaeus]Biblio.com

A Direct Differential Method for Refining Optical Systems signed

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

About Books · États-Unis295,00 $US≈ 249,60 €

Leverington, DavidBiblio.com

A History of Astronomy: From 1890 to the Present

1995AS-11Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag 1995. Scholarly text presents a detailed history of the progress of astronomy from a time when Newtonian physics reigned supreme photography was in its infancy and radio astronomy was decades in the future. Paradoxically the theories of Einstein Planck and Heisenberg along with modern radio X-ray and space-borne telescopes mean that the cosmos seems to hold more mysteries today than it did a hundred years ago. 390 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition. Original Wraps. As New/ . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Springer-Verlag Paperback

GlobalAcademics · États-Unis142,50 $US≈ 120,57 €

Higa, Wlater HBiblio.com

A Maser System For Radar Astronomy Offprint From Agard Conference 1961

1961053228Oxford / London: Pergamon Press / Agard Conference On Low Noise Electronics 1961. First Separate Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Dd-1 To Dd-10. Offprint Stapled. Fine. Pergamon Press / Agard Conference On Low Noise Electronics paperback

Arroyo Seco Books · États-Unis68,60 $US≈ 58,04 €

Pasachoff Professor of Astronomy, Jay M; Peterson, Roger Tory [Editor]; Tirion, Wil [Illustrator];Biblio.com

A Peterson Field Guide to Stars and Planets Peterson Field Guides

1999Q-0395934311Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 1999-11-23. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Houghton Mifflin Harcourt paperback

GridFreed LLC · États-Unis88,57 $US≈ 74,94 €

Hill, HaroldBiblio.com

A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings

1991biblio619Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1991. Fine. 4to xxiv 240p ill B&W blue cloth under DJ small tear Cambridge University Press hardcover

Librairie In Folio · Canada75,00 $CA≈ 50,94 €

Ray L Newburn, JrBiblio.com

A Semi-Empirical Photometric Theory Of Cometary Gas And Dust Production: Application To P/Halley's Gas Production Rates Cometary Science Team Preprint Series No. 20

1981033876Pasadena: National Aeronautics And Space Administration / Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1981. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Preprint Fine No Wear Ownership Signature Of Newburn. Later Published As Esa Sp-174 Comet Hallery Dual And Gas Environments Workshop 1982 National Aeronautics And Space Administration / Jet Propulsion Laboratory paperback

Arroyo Seco Books · États-Unis58,80 $US≈ 49,75 €

Gamow, GeorgeBiblio.com

A Star Called the Sun

1964AS-39New York: Viking Press 1964. Classic text presents a survey of the Sun's solar spectrum the solar surface atmosphere and its corona the firey interior surface. Includes an analysis of stellar energy at different stages in a star's lifespan; comparison of the Sun to other stars; origins of stellar families; etc. 208 pp. Numerous illustrations. Inscribed by "George" on front endpaper and notations by him that he removed the opposing endpaper inscription not signed. From the personal library of a close friend and colleague of Gamow. Decorative endpapers. Very minor rubbing to dustjacket edges; in mylar. Gilt spine. . . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Viking Press Hardcover

GlobalAcademics · États-Unis142,50 $US≈ 120,57 €

Barbour, Julian BBiblio.com

Absolute or Relative Motion: Volume 1: The Discovery of Dynamics: A Study from a Machian Point of View of the Discovery and the Structure of Dynamical Theories

1989AS-50Cambridge U.K.: Cambridge University Press 1989. Comprehensive highly acclaimed text presents an entirely original study of the discovery of dynamics covering the period of antiquity to the publication 300 years ago of Newton's "Principia". It includes a detailed discussion of the development of ancient Greek astronomy the Copernican revolution the discovery of the laws of planetary motion by Kepler Galileo's first great discoveries in the study of terrestrial motions and the important contributions of Descartes and Huygens. The latter part of the book is devoted to Newton and the clarification of the key dynamical concepts that he introduced. 746 pgs. Illustrated. Very minimal shelfwear. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cambridge University Press Hardcover

GlobalAcademics · États-Unis498,75 $US≈ 421,99 €

Hardy, John WBiblio.com

Adaptive Optics for Astronomical Telescopes

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

GlobalAcademics · États-Unis332,50 $US≈ 281,33 €

Corbin, Thomas WBiblio.com

Aircraft Aeroplanes Airships

1914009838Philadelphia: David McKay Publisher 1914. 1914 This may have been a LIBRARY copy but the only markings are the numbers "5336" on the spine. There are no internal library markings. Original blue cloth with titles stamped in white. Lettering on spine is dull. Internal condition is Very Good. Illustrated with Frontispiece photo of an Avro monoplane 11 other full-plate photos and 21 figures. Each photo has an informative caption. For example: "Vickers Fighting Biplane -- This machine is intended for offensive action against other aeroplanes." Another plate shows a close-up of the same plane: "Here we can clearly see the Gun the Gunner and the Pilot. The Gunner is entirely protected from the wind yet has a wide range of view. Three hundred rounds of ammunition are carried." Index. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Good possible EX-LIBRARY. 8vo. 128pp. David McKay, Publisher Hardcover

About Books · États-Unis89,95 $US≈ 76,11 €

Pomilio, OttorinoBiblio.com

Airplane Design and Construction

19193.241New York: McGraw Hill 1919. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED by author with short inscription. all edges gilt though slightly dulled. brown hardcover with dulled gilt spine title. light edgewear light cover soil. 403pp w/index. McGraw Hill Hardcover

Milliway's Books · États-Unis288,00 $US≈ 243,68 €

Rosser, WGV W G VBiblio.com

An Introduction to the Theory Of Relativity

19641705Written for the physics degree student the electrical engineer and the experimental mathematician.VG 8vo Dark Green Boards HB Previous owner sig on endpapers. In Good Unpriceclipped Laminated & Taped DJ. 516pp with index and appendicies. ~ 140.00 ~ Relativity Maxwells Equations Synchronicity Time Dilation Velocity ~ Physics Butterworths hardcover

Pellegrino Books · Royaume-Uni140,00 £GB≈ 159,85 €

Dallal, Ahmad SBiblio.com

An Islamic Response to Greek Astronomy; Kitab Ta'dil Hay'at Al-Aflak of Sadr Al-Shari'a. Edited with Translation and Commentary by Ahmad S. Dallal English Arabic Edition

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

Ainsworth Books · Canada100,00 $US≈ 84,61 €

Bruhn, Elmer F; assisted by A F Schmitt, PhD h DBiblio.com

Analysis and Design of Aircraft Structures: Volume One Analysis for Stress and Strain with 2 new chapters

1959001504Cincinnati Ohio: Tri-State Offset Company 1959. A few sentences underlined Previous owner's name. Bump to corner else Very Good condition. No highlighting. Clean square copy. Illustrated with figures equations tables diagrams and photographs. This printing adds two new chapters that do not appear in the 1958 edition. The new chapters are: Chapter A22: Analysis of Special Wing Problems. Swept Wings. Chapter A23: Analysis of Delta Wing by "Method of Displacements." From the Preface: "The first edition of the author's book was published in 1943. This new edition represents a rather extensive revision.". Second Augmented Printing of Revised Ed. Oversize Hardcover. Original gray cloth/No dust jacket. 8.5" wide by 11.25" tall. 64pp. Tri-State Offset Company Hardcover

About Books · États-Unis195,00 $US≈ 164,99 €

Bergwin, Clyde & William ColemanBiblio.com

Animal Astronauts: They Opened the Way to the Stars

1968020602Prentice-Hall. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. Hardcover fifth printing book and dustjacket are in excellent condition this is a near flawless copy with the dustjacket showing just a few tiny areas of edge-wear and minor rubbing and the book showing very minimal rubbing at the spine-extremities quite suitable for the serious collector's library the original price 4.95 is present and a professional removable mylar cover is included "The fascinating story of the animals used in space exploration; how they are selected trained and launched into space to further man's quest for knowledge of other worlds" illustrated with photos . Prentice-Hall hardcover

Mainly Books · États-Unis64,00 $US≈ 54,15 €

Edwin Hubble; Ernest Rutherford; L A Dubridge, George Simpson, Karl Van Frisch, Lloyd Austin, EtcBiblio.com

Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution Showing The Operations Expenditures And Condition Of The Institution For The Year Ended June 30 1938 Including "The Nature Of The Nebulae" By Edwin Hubble

1939053960Washington Dc: Government Printing Office 1939. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Plates. Xiii 608 Pp. Original Dark Green Embossed Cloth Gilt Lettering On Spine. First Printing 1939. Fine No Marks. Government Printing Office hardcover

Arroyo Seco Books · États-Unis68,60 $US≈ 58,04 €

Liebergot, Sy & David M HarlandBiblio.com

Apollo EECOM: Journey of a Lifetime

1971052391Canaan New Hampshire: Apogee Books. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. Hardcover. 1896522963 . Hardcover with dustjacket and the original CDROM in the rear pocket book is in excellent condition mild tanning on the to outer page-edge is the only remarkable flaw the jacket has moderate rubbing to the glossy surface and rather faint foxing is present but it is confined to the underside only a professional removable mylar cover is included to hide this flaw and to protect the book "This is the first 'space' book to be published by a former NASA flight controller" includes many illustrations and Appendixes ; 216 pages . Apogee Books hardcover

Mainly Books · États-Unis59,00 $US≈ 49,92 €

Cortright, Edgar M (editor)Biblio.com

Apollo Expeditions to the Moon

1975051527Washington D. C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Very Good. 1975. Hardcover. Large format hardcover issued without a dustjacket this copy is inscribed and signed by Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins the inscription reads "For Richard Pietroski with all good wishes - Michael Collins - Apollo XI." Moderate scuffing to the illustrated cover is the only remarkable flaw the binding is tight and clean and the contents are fine; Signed by Author . National Aeronautics and Space Administration hardcover

Mainly Books · États-Unis899,00 $US≈ 760,64 €

Biblio.com

Archaeoastronomy: The Bulletin Of The Center For Archaeoastronomy 7 Issues Volume Ii No.S 23 1979; Vol. Iii Nos 1 3 1980; Volume Iv Nos. 1-3 1981

1979042223College Park Maryland: Center For Archaeoastronomy 1979 1980 1981 1979. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 7 Issues Near Fine Name Label No Marks Or Damage. Center For Archaeoastronomy 1979 1980 1981 paperback

Arroyo Seco Books · États-Unis154,68 $US≈ 130,87 €

Krupp, Edwin CBiblio.com

Archaeoastronomy and the Roots of Science

1984AS-20Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1984. Scholarly text presents detailed topics dealing with the megalith builders in Western Europe North American Indians the literate civilizations of Mesoamerica the Andean culture of the Incas and the Egyptians amongst others. Text explores the relationship of ancient skywatching to the development of true science and the cross-cultural elements of prescientific activity. 336 pp. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/ . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Westview Press Paperback

GlobalAcademics · États-Unis237,50 $US≈ 200,95 €

Biblio.com

Army Flight Surgeon's Manual - Two Volumes

1970009096Fort Rucker AL: The US Army Aviation School 1970 Book. Very Good -. Soft cover. Original Edition. RARE copy of this two volume set US Army Special Text - ST 1-105-8 a publication provided "for resident and extension course instruction at the US Army Aviation School" reflecting the current thought of the US Army Aviation School at Fort Rucker Alabama. Vol. 1 has soils on front cover; both volumes have light edgewear. The US Army Aviation School paperback

UHR Books · États-Unis54,71 $US≈ 46,29 €