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2004497Todd Pratum. 2004. Privately Printed. H Hardcover. New. Original 1862 London. 527p. This new high quality cloth reproduction of the original edition is a new experiment in producing high quality reprints of some of the older important books. This is NOT one of our spiral bound reprints but a beautiful new hardcover book by Pratum Books. Selected Contents: Primitive Astronomy of the Greeks & Romans; Greek World Conception; Solar Year; Lunar Year & Month; Discordance of Greek Calendars; Carian Acarnanian & Arcadian Years; Short Egyptian Year; Roman Year; Fixed Stars; Early Divination; Philosophical Astronomy of the Greeks from Thales to Democritus; Origin of Astronomy in Greece; Eclipse of Thales; Solons Reform of Athenian Calendar; Astronomical Doctrines of Anaximander Anaximenes Heraclitus Xenophanes; Parmenides Empedocles Anaxagoras Diogenes of Apollonia Socrates Meton Leucippus Democritus; Trieteric & Octaeteric Intercalary Cycles; Astronomical Speculations of Pythagoras & His School; Philolaic System of the Universe; Pythagorean Cycles; Scientific Astronomy of the Greeks from Plato to Eratosthenes; Hypothesis of Planetary Motions; Astronomical Doctrines of Aristotle Callippus Hicetas Ecphantus Theophrastus Eudemus Autolycus Euclid Aristarchus Archimedes Aristyllus; Measures of Daily Time; Rotation of Earth on its Axis; The Phaenomena of Euclid; Heliocentric System of Aristarchus; Alexandrine School of Astronomers; Timaeus & The Motion of the Earth; On the Dials of the Ancients; Prediction of Eclipses; Uniform Calendar & Religious Festivals; Roman Measures of Time; Order of the Planets Revolution of Inferior Planets Around Sun; Ptolemy; Geocentric System; Astronomy of Babylonians & Egyptians; Origin of Astronomical Observation; Chaldean & Egyptian Priests as Astronomical Observers; Egyptian Solar Year; Egyptian Astronomy Passed to Greece; Length of Egyptian Year; The Canicular or Sothiac Period; Astrological Divination of Chaledeans; Origins of Astrology; Early History & Chronology of Egyptians; Platos Chronology; Early History & Chronology of Assyrians; Babylonian History; Nineveh & Babylon; Astronomical Canon; Evidence of Age of the World; Navigation of the Phoenicians; Phoenicians Originators of Astronomy. Todd Pratum hardcover
2002AS-42St. Petersburg Russia: Russian Astrobiology Center 2002. This present issue contains detailed technical papers presented by leading international scientists at the 2002 International Astrobiology Workshop held in St. Petersburg Russia. Includes a broad range of interdisciplinary topics covering prebiotic synthesis of the organic molecules in space; co-evolution of the Earth's atmosphere and biosphere and isotopic evidences of the environmental and biological change in ancient sediments; Panspermia and possible habitats of extraterrestrial life; Earth biosphere in the extreme environments as a model of the extraterrestrial life; astrobiological objectives; etc. 243 pgs. Illustrated. . First Edition. Stiff Wrappers. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Russian Astrobiology Center unknown
2024x-0008688117Harpercollins Publishers 2024. Hardcover. New. 184 pages. 10.47x0.67x10.47 inches. Harpercollins Publishers hardcover
20202-0008404631Collins 2020. Hardcover. New. 192 pages. 10.47x10.47x0.75 inches. Collins hardcover
2004040659Rome: Travel Factory 2004. Soft cover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Signed by author on ffep. Very good copy with mild wrinkling to a few page edges and tear at head of spine. Travel Factory paperback
2024SKU1738024Collins Ltd 2024-09-10. paperback. New. 0x0x0. New Textbook Ships with Tracking Collins Ltd paperback
2003Q-0309074061National Academies Press 2003-04-12. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! National Academies Press paperback
200768344Princeton University Press. Good with no dust jacket; Ex-library stamps and labels from Yale library. . Previous owner name inside. Clean text pages. No DJ. 18-8. 2007. Hardcover. Princeton Series in Astrophysics; 9.21 X 6.14 X 0.79 inches; 200 pages . Princeton University Press hardcover
2003059450Uitgeverij Balans 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Photographs Drawings Charts. 602 Pp. Illustrated Wrappers. No Wear To Covers Or Pages Slight Discolotation To Edges Of Page Block. International Postage About $60 As Too Large For Usps Fixed Rate Priority Mail Envelope. <br/> <br/> Uitgeverij Balans paperback
200329652New York: Random House. As New in As New dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0375812040 . A first printing of the first edition in As New condition in alike dust-jacket SIGNED by astronaut and author Sally Ride directly on the title page; Starting from the sun and working their way outward Space Shuttle astronaut Sally Ride and Tam OShaughnessy embark on a tour of the nine planets and explain formation current conditions and possibility of life on each; 4to; ii 130 pages; Signed by Author . Random House hardcover
2008g8269Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Illustrated hardback laminated board cover. 260mm x 180mm 10" x 7". xxiii 501pp. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Cambridge University Press hardcover
2001056651Dutton. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2001. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 0525945717 . Hardcover with dustjacket inscribed dated and signed by the author book has edge-bumping/crinkling to the spine-ends and corners and a tan-colored blemish on the front cover the binding is tight and the contents are fine the jacket has mild rubbing to the glossy surface on the rear panel and edge-wrinkling at top of spine the jacket is clean and presentable the original price is present and a professional removable mylar cover is included "stirring account of the U. S. Space program from its infancy to its greatest triumphs - written by the one man who was there for it all"; ; 371 pages; Signed by Author . Dutton hardcover
2003Q-030908637XNational Academies Press 2003-05-11. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! National Academies Press paperback
2005140<p>Future Directions in High Resolution Astronomy: The 10th Anniversary of the VLBA. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series: Volume 340. Editors: Jonathan D. Romney; Mark J. Reid. 2005 - Hardcover 661 pages. Proceedings of a meeting held in Socorro New Mexico June 8-12 2003. Like New condition with minimal signs of wear. No sign of underlining notes or highlights in text. Binding solid and tight. Pages bright and clean. Pictorial boards.</p> Astronomical Soc./pacific hardcover
2026x-1032732490Taylor & Francis Ltd 2026. Paperback. New. 2nd ed edition. 398 pages. 7.01x0.94x10.00 inches. Taylor & Francis Ltd paperback
2013057017Princeton University Press 2013. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Xvi 192 Pp. Hardcover. First Printing Indicated. Fine In Near Fine Dust Jacket. <br/> <br/> Princeton University Press hardcover
2011027674Greenage Books 2011. Very Good condition. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. Full color illustrations throughout. Published July 2011 with "1st EDITION" so stated. Has an Introduction; Saai Jai Singh II; Jantar Mantar; Astronomical theories; and 17 astronomical instruments: including Small samrat yantra Great samrat yantra; Sathamsa Yantra; Unnatamsha yantra; Digamsha yantra; etc. Glossary. From the publisher: "The Astrological Monument at Jaipur is one of the many unique and distinguished creations of Maharaja Sawaii Jai Singh II the founder of Jaipur. This book explains some of the mystiques of the observatory." 8.5" wide by 11" tall. . First Edition so stated. Oversize Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 56pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Greenage Books Paperback
2002x-354043769XSpringer Verlag 2002. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 618 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.00 inches. Springer Verlag hardcover
2003OP-15Mineola N.Y.: Dover 2003. Classic comprehensive text presents complete detailed instructions and numerous diagrams for constructing a do-it-yourself telescope. Topics covered include: materials and equipment; mirror grinding and pitch lap; polishing testing and correcting the lens; eyepieces and related problems; aluminizing and cleaning parts; optical principles; atmosphere and magnitudes; building advanced telescopes. 211 pgs. Illustrated. . First Edition. Soft Cover. As New/ . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dover Paperback
2010mon0002960438National Academies Press 2020-10-14. Paperback. Very Good. 0.9000 9.9000 7.0000. National Academies Press paperback
2017044629Pasadena: Williamson Gallery Art Center College Of Design 2017. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 137 Pp. Book About The Exhibition 2017-2018. With A Signed Letter Of Appreciation From The Curator To A Supporter Of The Exhibit. <br/> <br/> Williamson Gallery, Art Center College Of Design paperback
2001ML014Dordrecht/Boston/London: Kluwer Academic Publishers 2001 Glossy orange hardcover white titling. No jacket as issued. Spine ends & corners bumped light shelf wear else as new. ix 280 pages bibliography figures. Astrophysics & Space Science Library volume 266. 17 papers plus updated bibliography of Socio-Astronomy. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/No Jacket. 6½" by 9¾". Kluwer Academic Publishers hardcover
2026x-1009689320Cambridge University Press 2026. Hardcover. New. 430 pages. 8.00x0.88x10.00 inches. Cambridge University Press hardcover
2008061939New York: Nova Science Publishers Inc 2008. Cloth. Like New/No d/j as Published. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Type: Book This new book presents leading-edge research on Mars which is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after Mars the Roman god of war. It is also referred to as the 'Red Planet' because of its reddish appearance as seen from Earth. A terrestrial planet Mars has a thin atmosphere and surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the volcanoes valleys deserts and polar ice caps of Earth. It is the site of Olympus Moons the highest known mountain in the solar system and of Valles Marineris the largest canyon. In addition to its geographical features Mars' rotational period and seasonal cycles are likewise similar to those of the Earth Mars has two moons Phobos and Deimos which are small and irregularly shaped.These may be captured asteroids similar to 5261 Eureka a Martian Trojan asteroid. Mars can be seen from Earth with the naked eye. Its apparent magnitude reaches -2.9 a brightness surpassed only by Venus the Moon and the Sun though for much of the year Jupiter may appear brighter to the naked eye than Mars. 300pp. Nova Science Publishers Inc hardcover
2021mon0002959637National Academies Press 2021-05-05. Paperback. Very Good. 1.0000 9.7500 7.0000. National Academies Press paperback
