History Of Science from Diatrope Books

E. & S. Livingstone LTD, 1969. Booklet (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Unmarked. This 30-page booklet introduces Charles Darwin and Down House, where the Darwin family moved in 1842. It offers descriptions of rooms, describes the Darwin family, and includes a diagram of the family tree. Measures 5.5x8.5 inches.

National Academy Press, 1984. Booklet (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Unmarked. National Academy of Sciences was chartered by Congress in 1863, and its affiliate, the National Research Council in 1916. This booklet offers an overview of their histories, their building, and includes photographs. 40p. Large french flaps. Measures 8.25 inches square.

Basic Books, 2008. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 6x1x9. Unmarked text. Dust jacket under clear mylar cover. 320p. Measures 6.5x9.5 inches. Argues that people who do not believe in God have largely lost their sense of the sacred and the deep human legitimacy of our inherited spirituality.

Hutchinson Ross Publishing Company, 1984. Paperback. Good. 7x5x1. Unmarked text. Soiled cover. Previous owner's information inside cover and on front end page. Illustrated with drawings, charts, and tables. Introduction to, and a concise review of principles and interpretations related to sedimentary process, environments, and deposits. The book emphasizes application over theory. 230p. Measures 8.5x11 inches.

Signet, 1967. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked text. Black-and-white photographs throughout. 242p. Measures 4.25x7 inches. Index. A Signet science book offering a mid-twentieth century perspective on the creation of the world and the evolution of life.

Walker & Company, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket under clear mylar cover. Inspired by a long fascination with Galileo, and by the remarkable surviving letters of Galileo's daughter, the author uses Galileo's biography to examine how to reconcile truths of science with those of faith. 420pp. Index. Notes. Bibliography.

Grand Canyon Association, 1999. Paperback. Very Good. 7x0x9. Unmarked. Profusely illustrated. Offers an emphasis on basic geologic principles including plate tectonics, structural features and what they tell us, and the role of erosion in creating landscape. Dozens of photographs enhance and elucidate the text. Covers the geologic record, the structure of the land, the Colorado River, and more.… Read more about this item

Camp Nevada, 1976. Paperback (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Unmarked. Facsimile reprint of 1895 edition, 700 copies printed. 34p. Maps and illustrations. Measures 8.5x11 inches.

The New York Botanical Garden, 2001. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good. Unmarked text. Edge wear. Offprint of Ruperti Imagines: A Portrait of Rupert Barneby by Douglas Crase from issue volume 53, No. 1, January-March 2001 of Brittonia. 40p. Measures 6.75x10 inches. Black-and-white illustrations. Rupert Barneby (1911-2000) was a British-born self-taught botanist whose primary specialty was the Fabaceae, the… Read more about this item

University of Chicago Press, 2017. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked text. Notes. References. Index. 295p. Measures 6x9 inches. This volume raises essential epistemological questions as he probes the question of how scientific theories change in an argument that serves to develop a more complete theory of science as a rational endeavor.

Dietrich Reimer, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked. Dust jacket under clear mylar cover. "With the compliments of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation" label on half title page. Illustrated in color and black-and-white. Chronological table. List of artists. Index. Bibliography. 179p. Measures 9.25x11 inches. Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of… Read more about this item

National Academy of Sciences, 1996. Pamphlet. Very Good. Unmarked. Four illustrated pamphlet from the Beyond Discovery series. Topics include ozone depletion, curing childhood leukemia, GPS and atomic clocks, and the laser and fiber-optic revolution.

New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2020. Hardcover. Very Good. 10x9x0. Unmarked. Beautiful color illustrations. Measures 10.5x9.25 inches. 168p. Between 1724 and 1730, Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II of Jaipur constructed five astronomical observatories, called Jantar Mantars, in northern India. The four remaining observatories are an extraordinary fusion of architecture and science, combining elements of astronomy, astrology,… Read more about this item

Smithsonian Institution Libraries, 2005. Booklet (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Unmarked. Illustrated. 52p. French flaps. Lecture at the Dibner Library 15 October 2002.

Princeton University Press, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked text. Dust jacket, with some chipping and bends at spine head, under clear mylar archival cover. Section with 18 plates. Argues that Galileo famous trial did not take place because he promoted a heliocentric view of the universe, but because he promoted a non-Aristotelian theory of physics at… Read more about this item

Arcturus, 2018. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked text. Dust jacket under clear mylar cover. Shows how the study of chemistry came into being following early exploitation of chemistry that were purely practical, e.g. smelting, alloys, dyeing, cooking, glazing pottery and paints. Illustrated throughout. Measures 6.75x9.25 inches.

The University of California, Berkeley, 1977. Booklet (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Unmarked. This booklet on cream paper is a special memento issued on the occasion of an exhibition at The University of California, Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science highlighting the centennial of the American Chemical Society. The exhibition, which ran from August 31 to January 2, 1977, features… Read more about this item

Crown Press, 1985. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked text. Essays on subjects ranging from atomic energy, relativity, and religion to human rights, government, and economics. 377p. Measures 5.25x8 inches.

Science History Publications, 2002. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked text. Revised edition. Illustrated throughout. Highlights several winners (Marie Curie, Nelson Mandela, Richard Feynman, James D. Watson and Francis Crick, The Dalai Lama, Roger Sperry, Wilhelm Roentgen, and more. Examines several creative milieus (Budapest, Copenhagen, CERN, etc.). List of winners from 1901-2000. References, Index. 228p. Measurres 8.25x10.5 inches.

Anchor Books, 1995. Paperback. Very Good. Signed. Unmarked text. Illustrated. 210p. Index. References. Presents the evolution of mathematics for a non-mathematical audience.