Category: Astronomy

Rival Theories of Cosmology: A Symposium and Discussion of Modern Theories of the Structure of the Universe

By: Bondi, H; Bonnor, W.B; Lyttleton, R.A. & Whitrow, G.J.

Price: £15.00

Publisher: London, Oxford University Press : 1964

Seller ID: 019347

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated, 12mo, pp xii, 64, extremely clean internally, maroon cloth in very good condition, the dustwrapper is price-clipped and very slightly rubbed; overall a very bright copy. SCARCE. [A revised version the three talks given on BBC Radio in 1959.]
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Sunspots

By: Bray, R.J. & Loughhead, R.E.

Price: £9.00

Publisher: London, Dover Publications Inc. : 1979

Seller ID: 010906

ISBN-13: 9780486637310

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair

{1964}, Dover reprint 1979. Illustrated, pp xviii, 303, the first 30 pages slightly bumped at the lower corner, otherwise only slight signs of use internally, paperback, covers slightly worn and creased, upper cover curled, fraying slightly at the lower corner, spine creased. SCARCE.
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Catastrophes and Evolution: Astronomical Foundations

By: Clube, S.V.M. (editor)

Price: £16.00

Publisher: Cambridge University Press : 1989

Seller ID: 017901

ISBN-13: 9780521374200

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

With a few illustrations and charts, octavo, pp xii, 239, very clean internally, blue cloth in very good condition, in a dustwrapper showing the very faintest signs of use. [ The 1988 BAAS Mason Meeting of the Royal Atronomical Society at Oxford, September 6th, 1988.]
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Copernicus, Philosphy and Science : Bruno - Kepler - Galileo

By: DRAKE, Stillman

Price: £4.95

Publisher: Norwalk, Burndy Corporation : 1973

Seller ID: 003994

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

Illustrated, small quarto, pp 31, paperback, a very good copy.
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The Wonders of Modern Astronomy

By: Macpherson, Hector

Price: £6.00

Publisher: London, Seeley, Service & Co Limited : 1914

Seller ID: 016907

Binding: Half Leather

Condition: Good

Illustrated, small octavo, pp 158, marbled edges, a neat name and address on the firts blank, a school prize label on the front endpaper, slightly age-toned internally, half calf, dull, rubbed and a little faded, lacking a small piece from the head of the spine.
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The Equatorie of the Planetis, edited from Peterhouse MS. 75. 1

By: Price, Derek J. (editor) & R.M. Wilson (linguistic analysis)

Price: £17.50

Publisher: Cambridge at the University Press : 1955

Seller ID: 019398

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated, small quarto, pp xvi, 214, a slight scuff mark on page xvi, otherwise very clean internally, green cloth in very good condition, the dustwrapper is price-clipped and slightly worn and marked. [The Equatorie of the Planetis is a 14th-century scientific work which describes the construction and use of an equatorium. It was first studied in the early 1950s by Derek J. Price, and was formerly attributed to Geoffrey Chaucer. However, in 2014 it was shown to be written in the hand of the St Albans monk John Westwyk. It is largely written in Middle English, with some additions in Latin. ...
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Nature Displayed in the Heavens and on the Earth, according to the latest observations and discoveries

By: Shaw, Simeon

Price: £1,250.00

Publisher: London, Dublin, Edinburgh & New York, Printed for Sir Richard Phillips : 1823

Seller ID: 018730

Binding: Boards

Condition: Good

Six volumes, small octavo, pp 588; 600, (15); 584, (10), uncut, a few pages unopened, a little age-toning and marking, one gathering (347-350) in Volume IV detached and gatherings towards the rear of the volume becoming a bit weak and loose, Volume VI has extra bis pages (343* - 354*); very well illustrated with 197 engraved or wood engraved plates (of which 31 are folding) and 50 coloured plates (of which 2 are folding) and 1 folding table; bound in the original pink boards, a bit worn, chipped and marked, original printed paper labels on the spines, the upper cover of Volume V detached, othe...
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The Adventures of Sojourner : The Mission to Mars That Thrilled the World

By: Wunsch, Susi Trautmann

Price: £5.00

Publisher: New York, Mikaya Press : 1998

Seller ID: 014554

ISBN-13: 9780965049368

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Well illustrated, small slim quarto, pp 64, paperback, the slightest signs of use, but a very good copy. [On July 4, 1997, The Mars Pathfinder lander, cocooned in an ungainly mass of airbags, was dropped from a parachute 40 feet above Mars. It slammed to the surface, kicked up the red Martian dust, bounced along like a giant beach ball and rolled to a stop. Pathfinder's three solar panel "petals" unfolded. Nestled inside was Sojourner, a one foot high, remote control vehicle that looked like something you might find under a Christmas tree. The world had a new hero. The Mars mission was a genui...
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