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Ivanov, Alexei L; Tikhodeev, Sergei G. (eds) PROBLEMS OF CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS Quantum Coherence Phenomena in Electron-Hole and Coupled Matter-Light Systems
Oxford, 2008 First Edition. Book Condition: Very Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1.25 kilos. Category: Science & Technology; Astronomy; ISBN: 0199238871. ISBN/EAN: 9780199238873. Inventory No: 0036267. (Book ref. 0036267) £15.00
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Ruggles, Clive; Urton, Gary (eds) SKYWATCHING IN THE ANCIENT WORLD New Perspectives in Cultural Astronomy:Studies in honor of Anthony F. Aveni
Colorado University Press, 2007 First Edition. Book Condition: Near Fine Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Size: 9" x 6.5" approx . Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1.25 kilos. Category: Science & Technology; History. ISBN: 0870818872. ISBN/EAN: 9780870818875. Inventory No: 0035972. (Book ref. 0035972) £20.00
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E. Walter Maubder THE ASTRONOMY OF THE BIBLE An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture
The Epworth Press, 1922 Fourth Edition. Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth). Book Condition: Poor Condition. Ex Workmen's library: well used, but a good reading copy with all illustrations present. Size: 7.5" x 5.5" approx. Ex-library.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 750 grams. Category: Religion & Theology; Inventory No: 0035279. (Book ref. 0035279) £26.00
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Murdin, Paul; Penston, Margaret (eds) The Canopus ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ASTRONOMY
Canopus, 2004 First Edition. Book Condition: Very Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Size: 11" x 9" approx. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Science & Technology; ISBN: 0953786889. Inventory No: 0033696. (Book ref. 0033696) £14.00
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Saward, D: BERNARD LOVELL - A BIOGRAPHY
(Hale 1984) Demy vo. Ex library. Usual stamps etc. ffep missing. Otherwise a VG clean copy in VG dustwrapper. (Book ref. 3621) £8.50
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BURL, Aubrey Prehistoric Astronomy and Ritual
UK Shire Publications Ltd 2005 0747806144. Second Edition. Softcover. Size 8 x 6 inches. Laminated covers. Illustrated with colour photographs. 72 pages including index and bibliography. Fine. A Shire Archaeology Book. (Book ref. 7996) £5.00
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Lovell, Sir Bernard Astronomer By Chance
London: Macmillan London Ltd, 1991. First British Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good Plus. iv 380 pp illustrated by 20 b/w photographs; glossary, index. Sir Bernard Lovell realized that radar had potential beyond military use, and he was one of the pioneers of radio astronomy. Until his retirement in 1981, he was Professor of Radio Astronomy at Manchester University, and Director of the Nuffield Radio Laboratories, Jodrell Bank. The book has two blemishes: the pages have browned noticeably, and a date has been written in ink on the front free endpaper. In other respects, it is in fine condition. The price-clipped dust-wrapper is free from tears but lightly rubbed on the back. This is a very nice copy. (Book ref. 008520) £9.00
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MOORE Patrick: Observer's Book of Astronomy
Frederick Warne. 1967. (32) Revised edition. 222pp. 145x95mm. index. With 64 plates in colour and b/w including 16 specially drawn by L.F.Ball. Type 32-1. [640.767] Hardback in slightly edge rubbed/worn dustwrapper. Previous owner's name/address stamp on title page. Very Good+/Very Good dw. # GZ 2830 (Book ref. 2830) £5.00
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Hawking, Stephen ( editor) On the Shoulders of Giants : The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy
London: Running Press, 2002. Illustrated by No Illustrations. Fourth Printing. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Large Z 1265pp. A fourth printing of this book, in clean wrapper. Edited with a commentary by Stephen Hawking. Gilt embossed lettering to the spine. There are light bumps to the head and tail of the spine and slightest of foixng to the upper foreedges. Fresh, clean and tight. Dust wrapper is not price clipped. There is a very clean split of 4 cm across the front panel of the wrapper ,barely noticeable and with no loss. The wrapper is also fresh, clean and tight. A very good copy. (Book ref. 226584) £12.00
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Walker, Christopher Astronomy Before the Telescope
London: BCA, 1996. Illustrated by N/a. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Z 352pp. (blue spine) 1996 BCA reprint in hardback of a book first published by the British Museum. A clean, tight, fresh very good plus copy in like wrapper. No inscriptions. The text supported by numerous photographic reproductions and line drawings. The head of the spine a little bumped and a light bump to one corner at the tail of the spine. A slight bump to the head of the rear board. A printer's flaw has led to a slight chip at the head of the rear paste-down. The wrapper has not been price-clipped, has a light crease at the tail of the spine and some shelf wear. A very good, clean, tight copy in like wrapper. (Book ref. 226270) £8.00
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MOORE Sir Patrick Philip’s Atlas of the Universe
Philip’s, 2005 288p, colour illustrations throughout, large format: 9.2”x 12.2”, hardback, a very good copy in a very good dust-jacket (minor repair) First published in 1994 [0540087912] (Because of the weight of this book, the default postal charge will not suffice and we will request an additional charge for this item.) (Book ref. 107575) £9.00
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SEYMOUR Percy: ADVENTURES WITH ASTRONOMY
London. Murray. 1983. Large format paperback. 71 pages. Colour illustrations. Fine in fine papercover. Unread book from new stock. ISBN: 0-7195-3931-5. (Book ref. 7125) £6.95
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Roderick and Marjorie Webster: WESTERN ASTROLABES - Historic Scientific Instruments of the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum. Volume I.
HEAVY large format hardback which will require extra postage. Before ordering please contact us direct for a postage quote as this saves time in processing orders. Still in shrinkwrap. Ex shop stock - UNREAD BOOK. ISBN: 1-891220-01-2. (Book ref. 5568) £32.00
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Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion: THE MONTHLY SKY GUIDE.
Cambridge. CUP. 1990. 2nd edn. Large format paperback. 64 pages. Colour illustrations. Fine in fine papercover. Unread book from new stock. ISBN: 0-521-38665-9. (Book ref. 7124) £4.95
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Edited by Carole Stott: IMAGES OF THE UNIVERSE.
Cambridge. C.U.P. 1991. lst edn. Large format paperback. 237 pages. B.w. and colour illustrations. Fine in a near-fine papercover. ISBN: 0521424194. (Book ref. 2303) £8.95
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Moore, Patrick (editor); with John Mason 2003 Yearbook of Astronomy
London: Macmillan, 2002. 1st Edition. Softcover. First Edition. First Printing. 296 pp. /w plates, charts, etc. throughout. As-new. FINE (Book ref. 02543) £7.50
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Smythe, C. Piazzi: Tenerife, An Astronomer's Experiment,.Or, Specialities of a Residence Above the Clouds.
London: Lovell Reeve, 1858 8vo Modern Cloth gt. 1st Edn Illus 20 Photo Stereographs. Map. xvi, 451 pp Library stamp prelims and plates ink no. on title page; e.p's & prelims foxed; browning & some dust marking. [First use of stereoscopic illustrations for book publication] (Book ref. 38791) £450.00
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Velikovsky, Immanuel.: Stargazers and gravediggers: memoirs to Worlds in collision.
New York, William Morrow, 1983. 1st American edition, first printing. In 1950 the author's Worlds in collision split the scientific community and was censcored, yet rose to the top of the nation's best-seller lists. Here for the first time is a full account of what transpired by Velikovsky himself. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper, not priceclipped. (Book ref. 333) £30.00
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Preston, Richard.: First light: the search for the edge of the universe.
London, Scribners, 1991. 1st UK edition. The story of the Hale Telescope at Palomar Mountain in California, whose 200 inch mirror makes it the largest working telescope in the world. V.G. in V.G. dustwrapper, not priceclipped. (Book ref. 98) £10.00
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Lovell, Bernard.: The Exploration of Outer Space.
London, Oxford University Press, 1962. 1st ed. V.G. in dustwrapper, slightly worn around edges. (Book ref. 252) £8.00
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