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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
88989YGood. Clean unmarked pages. The front cover has some light wear creasing and bumping to the corners edge and spine. The cover has some light scuffing. unknown
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
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
1796ST20813Helmstedt: Printed and commissioned by C. G. Fleckeisen 1796. FIRST EDITION. 275 x 225 mm. 10 3/4 x 9". XVI 250 2 pp. <br/> Contemporary brown paste paper boards smooth spine with red roan label. WITH 10 ENGRAVED PLATES one folding by "G. T." after Schröter. Honeyman 2825; de la Lande p. 635; Poggendorff II 846; cf. DSB XII p. 226 NDB XXIII 590 Schröter and 510 Schrader. See also Sheehan and Baum "Observations and inference: Johann Hieronymous Schroeter 1745-1816" Journal of the British Astronomical Association vol.105 no.4 p.171-175. Joints and extremities somewhat rubbed boards with a hint of chafing occasional very minor foxing including to the final plate half a dozen leaves with faint dampstain to head edge but a really excellent copy the other plates clean and bright the text especially clean and fresh and the binding entirely sound.<br/> <br/> This is a very rarely seen early work on the topography of Venus written by the astronomer who first observed the planet's so-called phase anomaly and illustrated with 10 folding plates. One of a series of "fragments" Schröter published--the others concerning the sun the moon Saturn and Mercury--"Aphroditographische Fragmente" discusses the author's observations of Venus' surface at the same time coining the term "Aphroditographie" in reference to the Greek version of the goddess' name. The most important observation contained in our work concerns the phases of Venus: like the moon Venus appears to wax and wane when observed through a telescope. However due to the thickness of its atmosphere the planet will always appear less full than mathematical calculations indicate it should be. This phenomenon known as Venus' phase anomaly--or the Schröter Effect--first observed by the man who gave it its name in 1793 is discussed in detail in this text which is accompanied by highly detailed plates. Eight of these are focused on Venus primarily depicting its phases; another is a diagram of the telescope; and the other depicts the Orion Nebula to which there is a short addendum. Schröter 1745-1816 built a state-of-the-art observatory at Lilienthal in Lower Saxony equipped with the largest telescopes available at the time. One such instrument which he built in his own workshop was an impressive 27-foot telescope discussed in the present work which has sometimes been incorrectly credited to Schröter's colleague William Herschel 1738-1822. Schröter made systematic long-term observations of the surfaces of the moon and planets something DSB tells us he was the first to do. Not everything he discovered or asserted turned out to be true. Based on his findings he posited the existence of a mountain range on Venus' surface and suggested a rotation period for the planet. Both subsequently were disproven modern scientists have suggested that Schröter's "mountain" may have been an overly optimistic observation of a cloud formation but like the rest of his work they demonstrated the commitment to observational astronomy that leads astronomy historians William Sheehan and Richard Baum to call Schröter "the man who laid the foundations of planetology and modern selenography." His long and impressive astronomical career came to an unfortunate end in 1813 when during the Napoleonic invasion the French reportedly set fire to his observatory. His library instruments unpublished notes and copies of many of his works which were published in small runs at his expense were said to have been destroyed in the fire a fact that may partly explain the current rarity of our book. We have been able to trace at auction only an ex-library copy of the book with significant condition problems that sold in 1981 for a hammer price of £260; the fact that such an unattractive copy came from the distinguished Honeyman collection reinforces how difficult the work is to obtain. Printed and commissioned by C. G. Fleckeisen unknown
249831 May 1767. Maddox Street London. See his entry in the Oxford DNB which notes his unpopularity at his college Christ’s which terminated his fellowship in 1783. According to Fanny Burney he was ‘dullness itself’. 1p 12mo. In good condition on lightly aged and browned paper. Folded for postage. Signed ‘A. Shephard Plume’s Profr. / Camb.’ The recipient is not named. The letter which relates to a lawsuit begun two years previously and which according to the Oxford DNB ‘dragged on until 1805’ begins: ‘Sir / I should be much obliged to you for consulting the Arundelian Mss to see if you find any thing amongst them relating to the Priory of Cokesford in Norfolk and its claim on the Rectory of Burnham in the same county.’ He will call on the recipient shortly ‘to know the result of your searches’. 1 May 1767. Maddox Street [London]. unknown
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. <br/> <br/> Government Printing Office hardcover
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
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
a88534Coimbra 1936-1945. Seven matching volumes large 4tos pale pink printed wraps with circular photo picture of observatory on covers. Many mounted circular photo illustrations - mostly on solar phenomena -and foldout charts and diagrams. About 200 pages per issue. Text in Portuguese. Very Scarce. Internally VG to Near Fine; covers are Good worn and frayed with some light chipping on spines. Set of seven volumes: . paperback
182744516New Haven: Hezekiah Howe 1827. First Edition. Octavo 23.5cm.; publisher's peach wrappers printed within double rule; 24pp. Previously removed from larger volume coin-sized loss at bottom spine edge of upper cover not approaching text upper wrapper fore-edge rather chipped some soil and foxing later ink shelf number to upper cover and title page else Good to Very Good overall. Inscribed at head of front cover: "Revd. Mr. Duttow with the respect of the author." Address by the American physicist who would pioneer the study of meteor science in 1833 following the Leonid Meteor Shower over North America becoming the first American to observe Halley's Comet in 1835. SHOEMAKER 30115 misspelling author name "Olmstead". Hezekiah Howe unknown
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
181155122London: Printed for J. Johnson and co. St. Paul’s Churchyard 1811. 8vo. viii 384 pp. Copper-engraved frontisp. 19 copper-engraved plates most folding. Black half-calf over marbled boards gilt lettering on spine rebacked minor wear to corners rubbing occasional light foxing still VG copy from the library of Charles Douglas Halford 1793-1865 attended Cambridge and finished MA by 1826 East Bergholt Suffolk squire. Sixth revised & expanded edition of Bonnycastle’s 1751-1821 informative work astronomy and astronomical instruments. His astronomy textbook first issued in 1786 was designed for students without a mathematical background and proved so popular it continued to be used until the 1820s. Printed for J. Johnson and co., St. Paul’s Churchyard, hardcover
1896g5137Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Boards rubbed with wear to corners. Ex Newcastle reference library. 1896. First Edition. Blue hardback cloth cover. 270mm x 190mm 11" x 7". xvi 292pp. . Cambridge University Press hardcover
1821r7650London: Baldwin Cradock & Joy. Worn condition. Boards detached. Prelims stained with ink inscriptions. Some foxing but content in overall good condition. 1821. Sixth Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 180mm x 110mm 7" x 4". xvi 392pp. . Baldwin, Cradock, & Joy 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
19641705<p>Written 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</p> Butterworths hardcover
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
1853TA4<p>8vo. 6 9-58pp complete despite this apparent pagination jump which is found in all copies. With ten lithographed plates lettered A-D and numbered I-VI. Original publisher's blind-stamped blue cloth. Slightly rubbed to extremities offsetting to glassine interleaving else a crisp copy. Inscribed 'To Fred Bone with the donor's best wishes. Percy House Christmas 1864' to FFEP.</p><p>A rare and fabulously illustrated series of answers designed for students of the A.B. Pass examinations in the early years of the London University founded as a secular alternative to Oxford and Cambridge in 1835. The authorship not explicitly stated is inferred from the preface - which is signed Grove School York where the schoolmaster and popular text-book writer John Tabor taught - notes the work is excerpted and extended from 'An Outline of the London University Course of Mathematics containing the Questions Solutions" &c'. Moreover the plates lettered A-D are captioned 'From a Series of Drawings by J. Tabor Grove School York'.</p><p>The thoroughly detailed model answers include significant reference to the planets of our solar system including the then recent discovery of Neptune 'justly considered one of the greatest achievements of mathematical science. Its existence was simultaneously inferred by Adams and Le Verrier from some irregularities which were noticed in the motion of Uranus'.</p><p>COPAC and OCLC together locate copies at just four British institutions BL Cambridge Oxford and NLS and none elsewhere.</p> C.H. Law, School Library. hardcover
1853AQ26197London: C.H. Law School Library 1853. 6 9-58pp complete despite this apparent pagination jump which is found in all copies. With ten lithographed plates lettered A-D and numbered I-VI. Original publisher's blind-stamped blue cloth. Slightly rubbed to extremities offsetting to glassine interleaving else a crisp copy. Inscribed 'To Fred Bone with the donor's best wishes. Percy House Christmas 1864' to FFEP. A rare and fabulously illustrated series of answers designed for students of the A.B. Pass examinations in the early years of the London University founded as a secular alternative to Oxford and Cambridge in 1835. The authorship not explicitly stated is inferred from the preface - which is signed Grove School York where the schoolmaster and popular text-book writer John Tabor taught - notes the work is excerpted and extended from 'An Outline of the London University Course of Mathematics containing the Questions Solutions" &c'. Moreover the plates lettered A-D are captioned 'From a Series of Drawings by J. Tabor Grove School York'. The thoroughly detailed model answers include significant reference to the planets of our solar system including the then recent discovery of Neptune 'justly considered one of the greatest achievements of mathematical science. Its existence was simultaneously inferred by Adams and Le Verrier from some irregularities which were noticed in the motion of Uranus'. COPAC and OCLC together locate copies at just four British institutions BL Cambridge Oxford and NLS and none elsewhere. . First edition. 8vo. C.H. Law, School Library hardcover
1748023048London: Printed for the Author's Children 1748. Large quarto pp 6 20 page subscriber's list xx 392 with six folding tables the title page with a little toning to the edges a few slight blemishes here and there but a remarkably clean copy overall internally contemporary half calf and marbled boards slightly rubbed and scuffed but a good sound binding. The RARE large paper copy measures 223mm x 290mm. Colin Maclaurin was a Scottish mathematician who made important contributions to geometry and algebra. He is also known for being a child prodigy and holding the record for being the youngest professor. A mathematician and younger contemporary of Newton's Maclaurin believed in Newton's theory of calculus and in the relationship between natural philosophy and mathematics. In this work which was published posthumously by subscription Maclaurin writes on Newton's discoveries and methods of investigation and also includes a long history of natural philosophy. "Though a number of other general expositions of Newton's thought were published during the eighteenth century MacLaurin's Account has long been recognized as the leading authoritative statement of mainstream Newtonianism" DNB. . First Edition. Half Leather. Very Good. Printed for the Author's Children Hardcover
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
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
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
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
