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Granting the Seasons: the Chinese Astronomical Reform of 1280, With a Study of Its Many Dimensions and a Translation of Its Records: 授時暦叢考; [by] Nathan Sivin ; with the research collaboration of the late Kiyosi Yabuuti 薮内清 and Shigeru Nakayama 中山茂
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Granting the Seasons: the Chinese Astronomical Reform of 1280, With a Study of Its Many Dimensions and a Translation of Its Records: 授時暦叢考; [by] Nathan Sivin ; with the research collaboration of the late Kiyosi Yabuuti 薮内清 and Shigeru Nakayama 中山茂

by Sivin, Nathan. ; Yabuuchi, Kiyoshi. ;Nakayama, Shigeru

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Used - Upper board corners gently bumped; spine lightly sunned; else tight clean and very goo(++) to near fine (-) thus.
Published
2009
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780387789552
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New York: Springer, 2009. Hardcover. Upper board corners gently bumped; spine lightly sunned; else tight clean and very goo(++) to near fine (-) thus.. 664 pages: illustrations ; 25 cm ; bibliographical references (pages 617-649) and index. . "Translation and study of the Season-granting system"--Page 5. Two sheets of "Emendations" laid in. Inscribed lengthily and signed by the… Read more about this item
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Stars and Numbers: Astronomy and Mathematics in the Medieval Arab and Western Worlds
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Stars and Numbers: Astronomy and Mathematics in the Medieval Arab and Western Worlds

by Kunitzsch, Paul

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Used - Ex-library with minimal institutional markings,and overall near fine thus. Please see photos.
Published
2004
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780860789680
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Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2004. Hardcover. Ex-library with minimal institutional markings,and overall near fine thus. Please see photos.. Small quarto in blue cloth; (various pagings; approx. 300) ; 24 cm; bibliographical references and indexes. Texts in English, German, and French. Contents: Ptolemy in the Arabic-Latin tradition -- I. Gerard's translations of astronomical texts, especially the Almagest -- II. Gerhard… Read more about this item
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THE HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY FROM HERSCHEL TO HERTZSPRUNG

by HERRMANN, Dieter ; Krisciunastrans, Kevin (trans.)

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Used - Fine in Fine DJ with 'withdrawn' stamp over library name stamp to top fore-edge; no other library markings.
Edition
First edition
Published
1984
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780521257336
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Cambridge: Cambridge Universty Press, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ with 'withdrawn' stamp over library name stamp to top fore-edge; no other library markings.. Medium Octavo in grey illu sDJ; 220p, b/w illus plates; notes, bibliography, chronology, indices. A very nice copy.
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Realities of space travel; selected papers

by Carter, Leonard J. (ed.)

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Used - Ex library stamps (NASA MSC Technical Library, Manned Spacecraft Center, Library of Congress) to front free end paper, title pag
Published
1957
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Hardcover
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New York: McGraw-Hill, 1957. Hardcover. Ex library stamps (NASA MSC Technical Library, Manned Spacecraft Center, Library of Congress) to front free end paper, title page, contents page, bottom and top edges of text block, back end paper. Ex library label to spine. Heavy discoloration to cloth at spine. Moderate rubbing to head and foot of spine, edges, and outer… Read more about this item
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Resource book on dark energy :; contributions from the Snowmass 2001 workshop on the future of particle physics

by Linder, Eric

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Used - About fine with extremely slight curl to spine, and a few small stains on bottom edge
Published
2001
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Paperback
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Snowmass Village, Colo: Regents of the University of California, 2001. Paperback. About fine with extremely slight curl to spine, and a few small stains on bottom edge. Paperback large quarto in yellow wraps with black spine; dissertation / college reader binding; 1 volume (various pagings), approx 200 pages : b/w illustrations ; 28 cm. Scarce || Dark energy… Read more about this item
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Comets

by Olivier, Charles P.

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Used - Ex-library with minimal markings and only one date of circulation; else Very Good with light edge-wear. Title partly 20% detache
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First edition (presumed)
Published
1930
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Hardcover
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Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1930. First edition (presumed). Hardcover. Ex-library with minimal markings and only one date of circulation; else Very Good with light edge-wear. Title partly 20% detached at top fold.. Small octavo in dark blue cloth with gilt titles; x, 246 p. front., plates, diagrs. 21 cm. "Sequel to the author's book 'Meteors'"--Pref. // Astronomy, Comets,… Read more about this item
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The real mars

by Hanlon, Michael

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As New / Mint (an unread copy); VERY FINE in same DJ; No remainder marks.
Edition
First UK edition
Published
2004
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781841196374
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London: Constable, 2004. First UK edition. Hardcover. As New / Mint (an unread copy); VERY FINE in same DJ; No remainder marks.. Large octavo, oblong; 288 p. : illus in b/w and color ; 26 cm. A well illustrated, detailed work for the non-specialist. High quality production. // Mars (Planet) -- Pictorial works. Astronomy ; Planetary Sciences; Travel!… Read more about this item
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Gravity and isostasy in Northern Ontario and Manitoba; Dominion Observatory, Ottawa. Publications ;; 21

by Innes, M. J. S. ; Canada, Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys; Dominion Obervatories

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Used - Ex-library w/ usual markings; pocket at rear is empty and presumably once contained a loose map or chart; else Very Good+ with s
Published
1960
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Paperback
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Ottawa: NP, 1960. Paperback. Ex-library w/ usual markings; pocket at rear is empty and presumably once contained a loose map or chart; else Very Good+ with small ding to spine head.. Large octavo in grey printed wrappers; color frontis; 263-338 p. : ill.; fold out maps. Isostasy -- Canada. Gravity -- Canada.
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Earthlike Planets; Surfaces of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Mars

by Murray, Bruce, Malin Michael C., Greeley Ronald

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Used - Fine in Fine DJ with faint foxing to top edge ; very faint edgewear
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First edition, first printing (full number line)
Published
1981
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Hardcover
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San Francisco: W. H. Freeman and Co, 1981. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ with faint foxing to top edge ; very faint edgewear. 4to, illus dj, bds, frontispiece, b/w and color photos and illus, index, 387p. Planets.
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The International Halley Watch atlas of large-scale phenomena

by Brandt, John C. ; Rahe, Jürgen. ; Niedner, Malcolm B.  ; International Halley Watch

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As New / Mint (an unread copy)
Edition
First edition (presumed)
Published
1992
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781880768006
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Boulder, CO: University of Colorado-Boulder, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, 1992. First edition (presumed). Hardcover. As New / Mint (an unread copy). 4to in illus blue-grey cloth; 736 p. : illus with numerous greyscale photos. (some color.) ; 29 cm; bibliographical references (p. 735-736). A lovely copy. // Comets; Halley's comet -- Observations.  Halley's comet -- Atlases;… Read more about this item
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Comets, Popular Culture, and the Birth of Modern Cosmology

by Schechner Genuth, Sara

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Fine in FIne DJ ; As New
Edition
First edition, first printing (full number line)
Published
1997
Binding
Cardboard Covers
ISBN
9780691011509
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Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1997. First edition, first printing (full number line). Cardboard Covers. Fine in FIne DJ ; As New. 4to, illus dj, bds, b/w illus, index, 365p. comets, meteors.
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