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Berman, Bob Cosmic Adventure
William Morrow 1998 As New As New
A renegade astronomer's guide to our world and beyond. Stated first edition. 255 pp. with illustrations throughout and an extensive glossary. The author takes the reader on an illuminating personal whirlwind journey and ventures into seldom examined areas that have long piqued human curiousity. An extremely interesting volume.
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8.00 USD
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Chaisson, Eric J. Cosmic Dawn: The Origins of Matter and Life
Little, Brown and Co. 1981 Very Good Very Good
302 pp. illustratred. Winner of the 1981 American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award. The author takes an interdisciplinary tour of fifteen billion years of cosmic history. He probes the deepest nature of the universe, drawing on every field of modern science - astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, anthropology and sociology. A remarkable book.
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Chandrasekhar, C. Radiative Transfer
Dover Pub. 1960 VG+ Softcover
416 pp. with extensive biography at chapter ends, 3 appendices, 35 tables and 35 figures. The volume provides students in physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics and atmospheric studies with the foundation for the analysis of stellar atmospheres, planetary illumination and sky radiation. Laminated pictorial cover.
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10.00 USD
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Chiu, Hong-Yee and Amador Muriel (Edited by) Galactic Astronomy (Volume 2)
Gordon and Breach 1970 Very Good Very Good
300 pp. with numerous illustrations, graphs and formulae throughout. The volume deals with Stellar Angular Momentum and Binaries, White Dwarfs and Magnetic Stars, Theoretical Models, Ultraviolet and Infrared Astronom and Automation in Observations. The book is based on lectures given at the Second Summer Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics held at SUNY, Stony Book from June 19 to July 17, 1968. Upper corner of DJ cover is missing 2" of cover, all else complete.
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30.00 USD
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Curran, H. Allen, Eldon L. Perdew, Philip S. Justus and Michael P. Prothero (Dept. Of Earth, Space and Graphic Services, USMA) Atlas of Landforms
John Wiley and Sons 1974 Second Edition VG+ VG+
140 pp. with maps and photographs on every page as well as corresponding textual material. The atlas can be used effectively in introducing physical geology, physical geography, earth science and geomorphology. Chapters deal with Horizontal Strata, Domes and Basins, Folded Structures, Faulted Structures, Igneous Forms, Karst, Streams, Landforms Due to Glaciation, Shorelines, Landforms Due to Winds, The Lunar Surface, Submarine Topography, as well as a complete reference section and index. Oversized oblong folio.
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90.00 USD
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Galejs, Janis Antennas in Inhomogenus Media
Peranon Press 1969 Very Good Very Good
Stated first edition. 294 pp. with graphs, illustrations, charts and numerous references and formulae throughout. This is Volume 15 of the International Series of Monographs in Electromagnetic Waves. There is detailed discussion on the effects of dialectric loading, buried antennas, cavity backed slots and antennas in the presence of stratified dialectrics, plus more.
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Gribbin, John Blinded By the Light
Harmony Books 1991 First American Edition VG+ VG+
New theories about the sun and the search for dark matter. 240 pp. with illustrations throughout. Tells the story of all the latest discoveries regarding the sun up to this date.
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Hale, Francis J. Introduction to Control System Analysis and Design
Prentice-Hall 1973 Very Good Very Good
338 pp. with over 300 illustrations and graphs as well as formulae and references throughout. The volume provides the reader with techniques he can apply, easily and personally, to the analysis and design of a wide variety of actual control systems and includes two chapters on modern (at the time) control theory and advanced control systems.
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35.00 USD
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Halpern, Paul and Paul Wesson Brave New Universe
Joseph Henry Press 2000 First Edition As New As New
Illuminating the darkest secrets of the cosmos. 264 pp. with photographs, illustrations, notes and extensive bibliography. The volume features interviews with leaders in the field of cosmology as well as thought, provoking descriptions of their work. It is a guided tour of current advances and controversies in cosmology.
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12.00 USD
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Henbest, Nigel Comets, Stars, Planets
Exeter Books 1985 VG+ VG+
Special edition to mark the rturn of Halley's Comet. 96 pp. with beautiful color photographs throughout. Includes a special Halley's Comet feature, including a watcher's guide, which tracks the route of Halley's C omet during its 1985-1986 visit.
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Hoyle, Fred Astronomy
Crescent Books 1962 Very Good Very Good
Edited by M. H. Chandler. 320 pp. with more than 400 illustrations and diagrams 3which accompany the extremely readable text, as the author reconstructs the story of the men who made great discoveries in astronomy and, at the same time, traces the development of the even more powerful instruments and techniques for examination of the solar system, the stars, our galaxy and the galaxies beyond.
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Ingalls, Albert G. (Editor) Amateur Telescope Making
Scientific American Library 1971 VG+ 3 Volume Set
Book One, Two and Three. Book One, 510 pp. with photographs, illustrations and formulae throughout - Book Two, 650 pp. with photographs, illustrations and formulae throughout - Book Three, 646 pp. with photographs, illustrations and formulae throughout. An excellent attempt on telescope making for amateurs in three very complete volumes. A must set for any collection. Red boards with gilt lettering.
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Keene, George T. Star Gazing with Telescope and Camera
AM Photo 1969 Second Printing Very Good Softcover
128 pp. and seven appendices with photographs and illustrations throughout. Volume written for amateur astronomers. Each chapter contains information for both the amateur to the experienced amateurs. How to choose the telescope, making a reflective telescope, sky shooting, lenses, using the telescope and much more.
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15.00 USD
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Kosofsky, L. J. And Farouk El-Baz The Moon as Viewed By Lunar Orbiter
NASA Office of Technology Utilization - NASA SP-200 1970 VG+
152 pp. The volume contains a selected compilation of Lunar Orbiter photographs that clearly illustrate the heterogeneous nature of the lunar surface. Included in the volume and in a small manila envelope glued to the inner backcover are 3-D glasses which can be used to view the four pages of stereoscopic views (anaglyphs). Folio with original green cloth binding and gilt lettering on cover and spine.
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75.00 USD
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Mitton, Simon The Crab Nebula
Charles Scribners Sons 1979 First American Edition Very Good Very Good
194 pp. with numerous plates and illustrations throughout. The volume chronicles the astonishing record of a star that exploded nine centuries ago. It also explains, without the use of mathematics, the structure and nebula itself, the physics of the pulsar and much more. This edition further received an Honorable Mention of the Childrens Science Book Award by the New York Academy of Sciences.
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