MACKAY, Alan L THE HARVEST OF A QUIET EYE. A Selection of Scientific Quotations , Bristol, U.K: Institute of Physics, 1977.

First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 0854980318 Book and dustjacket in very good condition, bottom front corner edge very slightly bumped on both, otherwise a fine copy. Price clipped. xii, 192pp. The book illustrates what has been said about science and its practitioners over the centuries. It does not adhere rigidly to quotations made solely by scientists, but includes the feelings of those humanists and poets who have been concerned with science in all its aspects. The inclusion of graffiti, lines of song. proverbs and signs with the more recognised form of quotations helps to highlight the theme of the book. The author worked for many years in the Department of Crystallography at Birkbeck College. (Book ref. 6960)  £14.50

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