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Recueil De memoires, Rapports et Documents Relatifs a L'observation Du Passage De Venus Sur Le Soleil : Annexe
Paris:
Gauthier-Villars / Imprimeur-Libraire
1890.
Hard Cover.
[4], 79 pages. Original marbled boards with leather spine (title in gilt on spine). Rubbing to the extremities. Occasional soiling internally, generally bright and clean. Fairly scarce with only 7 copies in OCLC as of this writing. more>
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Airy, George Biddell ( 1801-1892 )
On Sound and Atmospheric Vibrations with the mathematical Elements of Music - Second Edition
London:
MacMillan and Co
1871.
Hard Cover.
xvi, 279 pages plus addendum (1 page). 2 folding plates. Original green pebbled cloth with gold lettering on spine. Front and rear hinges cracked but still sound. Spine darkened but still readable. Corners bumped, minor wear overall to the binding... more>
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Asimov, Isaac
The Exploding Suns: The Secrets of the Supernovas
D. F. Bach New York, New York, U.S.A.:
E P Dutton
1985.
Hard Cover.
First Edition.
A crisp clean copy of this title. Minor rubbing to the dj, and a touch of shelf wear. Binding tight, crisp and clean internally. more>
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Bahcall, John N; Parker, Peter; Davis, Raymond
Solar Neutrinos: The First Thirty Years
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.:
Perseus Books
1995.
Hard Cover.
Minor wear to the covers. Clean internally. more>
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Baitsell, George (editor) [ William Shockley ]
Science in progress, Ninth Series
New Haven:
Yale University Press
1955.
Hard Cover.
Ex-Library.
Science in Progress was a method of distributing valuable research information in a variety of fields to a wider audience. Many fields were represented, including an article "Transistor Physics" by William Shockley who won the Nobel Prize for physics with... more>
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Beal, William Otis
Equations of Variation for the Orbit of Hyperion
University of Chicago Abstracts of Theses
1926.
Offprint.
Paginated 39 - 44, this is apparently a short abstract of Beal's thesis. Beal mentions GW Hill's article on the "Motion of Hyperion and the Mass of Titan", and regards Titan as moving in an elliptic orbit (which Hill apparently... more>
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Brown, Harrison
The Composition of Our Universe
Washington:
Smithsonian Institution
1951.
Offprint.
Smithsonian publication 4029. Originally appeared in Physics Today, Vol 3, No 4, April 1950. Original tan wrappers. Minor wear to wrappers. more>
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Chenakal, Valentin L
John Bradlee and His Sundials
Buckinghamshire, England:
Science History Publications
1973.
Journal.
Pages 159-167 of the Journal for the History of Astronomy, October 1973, Part 3, No 11, Vol 4. Also included are articles "In Search of Vulcan" by Robert Fontenrose, "The Kerlescan Cromlechs" by A and A. S. Thom, and "Galileo's... more>
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Davis, Robert J.; Deutschman, William A.; Haramundanis, Katherine L
Celescope Catalog of Utraviolet Stellar Observations: 5068 objects measured by the Smithsonian Experiment aboard the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory (OAO-2)
Washington D.C.:
Smithsonian Institution
1973.
Hard Cover.
Minor soiling to the binding, otherwise solid copy. Complete title: Celescope Catalog of Utraviolet Stellar Observations: 5068 objects measured by the Smithsonian Experiment aboard the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory (OAO-2) more>
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Jokipii, Jack R., C. P. Sonett, and M. S. Giampapa (editors)
Cosmic Winds and the Heliosphere (Space Science Ser.)
Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.:
University of Arizona Press
1997.
Hard Cover.
First Edition.
A new copy, noting marker strip on bottom page edges. Clean, solid binding. more>
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Jokipii, Jack R., C. P. Sonett, and M. S. Giampapa (editors)
Cosmic Winds and the Heliosphere (Space Science Ser.)
Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.:
University of Arizona Press
1997.
Hard Cover.
First Edition.
A crisp clean new copy, noting marker strip on bottom page edges. Clean, solid binding. more>
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Lindblad, Bertil
The Luminous surface and Atmosphere of the Sun
Washington:
Smithsonian Institution
1951.
Offprint.
Lindblad was the Director of the Stockholm observatory in 1927 and was in charge of building the new observatory in Saltsjobaden. (DSB) Smithsonian publication 4027. Originally appeared in the Smithsonian Report for 1950, pages 173-182 with 3 plates. Original green wrappers with minor tanning. more>
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Mitchel, O. M
Popular Astronomy A Concise Elementary Treatise on the Sun, Planets, Satellites and Comets
New York:
Phinney, Blakeman & Mason
1860.
Hard Cover.
376 pages. A nice copy in the original brown cloth. Corners worn, with some loss to the base of the spine panel (just below the printers device but not affecting it). Spine panel is faded but still readable in a... more>
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Ping, Wang
The Introduction of western astronomical and Mathematical Sciences Into China - Monograph Series No. 17
Nankang, taipei, Taiwan:
Institute of Modern history Academia Sinica
1966.
Trade Paperback.
The Introduction of western astronomical and Mathematical Sciences Into China - Monograph Series No. 17. Original green wraps, faded at the edges and page edges curled. Front wrapper printed in English, internally printed in Chinese script. Corners bumped. A good... more>
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Proctor, Richard A
A New Theory of the Universe IN The Student and Intellectual Advisor of Science, Literature and Art Volume III
London:
Groombridge and Sons
1869.
Hard Cover.
Ex-Library.
Complete title: A New Theory of the Universe IN The Student and Intellectual Advisor of Science, Literature and Art Volume III. Exlibrary copy rebound in cloth. Frontispiece nearly detached. Contains color plates (dampstained) and many engravings. Contains (among many other... more>
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Schaeberle, J. M
Terrestrial Atmospheric Absorption of the photographic Rays of Light, Contributions from the Lick Observatory No. 3
Sacramento:
Lick Observatory
1893.
Hard Cover.
First Edition.
Previous ownership stamp on front flyleaf, otherwise a nice tight copy. Rear endpapers dirty. Complete title: Terrestrial Atmospheric Absoprtion of the photographic Rays of Light, Contributions from the Lick Observatory No. 3 more>
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Warren, H. W
Recreation in Astronomy
New York:
Chautauqua Press
1886.
Hard Cover.
Original brown pebbled cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. A nice copy noting a bit of fading to the spine panel, slight soiling to boards, and a few pencilled notes in the margins. An above average copy. more>
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