The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory Victoria B.C. A Brief Non

Victoria, BC: Canada Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, 1951. First Edition. Softcover. Card covers have light soiling, light shelfwear with small tears. ; A tight solid book. ; B&W Photographs; 34 pages; A souvenir pamphlet issued in the early 50's giving a layman's description of the operation and purpose of the observatory.. Very Good .

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Book number: 16974

Catalogue: Astronomy

Keywords: Astronomy

ASIMOV, ISAAC

Exploring the Earth and the Cosmos

New York: Crown, 1982. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0517546671. DJ and boards show light shelf wear. Short tear top DJ edge by spine, light tanning of pages ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 339 pages; "Summarizes the intellectual progress humankind has achieved in astronomy, biology, geography, mathematics, geology, and physics and identifies the contributions of the world's scientists". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 21844

Catalogue: Science::Astronomy

Keywords: 0517546671 SCIENCE Astronomy

BIAGIOLI, MARIO

Galileo's Instruments of Credit Telescopes, Images, Secrecy

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0226045617. DJ and boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 9.1 X 6.2 X 1.0 inches; 302 pages; "Galileo's Instruments of Credit proposes radical new interpretations of several key episodes of Galileo's career, including his early telescopic discoveries of 1610, the dispute over sunspots, and the conflict with the Holy Office over the relationship between Copernicanism and Scripture. Galileo's tactics during this time shifted as rapidly as his circumstances, argues Mario Biagioli, and the pace of these changes forced him to respond swiftly to the opportunities and risks posed by unforeseen inventions, further discoveries, and the interventions of his opponents. Focusing on the aspects of Galileo's scientific life that extend beyond the framework of court culture and patronage, Biagioli offers a revisionist account of the different systems of exchanges, communication, and credibility at work in various phases of Galileo's career. Galileo's Instruments of Credit will find grateful readers among scholars of science studies, historical epistemology, visual studies, Galilean science, and late Renaissance astronomy.". Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 20700

Catalogue: Astronomy

Keywords: 0226045617 Astronomy galileo SCIENCE Astronomy

BLOOM, HOWARD

The God Problem: How a Godless Cosmos Creates

Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 161614551X. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, erasure marks and trace of wite-out on front free endpaper.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 708 pages; "God’s war crimes, Aristotle’s sneaky tricks, Einstein’s pajamas, information theory’s blind spot, Stephen Wolfram’s new kind of science, and six monkeys at six typewriters getting it wrong. What do these have to do with the birth of a universe and with your need for meaning? Everything, as you’re about to see. How does the cosmos do something it has long been thought only gods could achieve? How does an inanimate universe generate stunning new forms and unbelievable new powers without a creator? How does the cosmos create?". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21561

Catalogue: Science::Astronomy

Keywords: 161614551X Creation Science SCIENCE

BöRNER, GERHARD

The Early Universe

Berlin: Springer, 2004. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 3540441972. Only slight wear to dark blue boards, ; A bright, solid book ; B&W Illustrations; 9.30 X 6.30 X 1.10 inches; 700 pages; This fourth edition of Börner's "The Early Universe" is practically a new book, not just updated version. In particular, it is now organized so as to make it more useful as a textbook. And problem sections are also added. In the centre are the connections between particle physics and cosmology: The standard model, some basic implications of quantum field theory and the questions of structure formation. Special emphasis is given to the observed anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background and the consequences drawn for cosmology and for the structure formation models. Nuclear and particle physicists and astrophysicists, researchers and teachers as well as graduate students will welcome this new edition of a classic text and reference.. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 16447

Catalogue: Science::Astronomy

Keywords: 3540441972 cosmology Physics quantum field theory Astronomy

COHEN, RICHARD

Chasing the Sun

London: Simon & Schuster, 2011. 1st Thus. Paperback. ISBN: 1416526129. Card covers show very light shelf wearshort closed tear bottom front cover.; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; Height: 5.78739 Inches, Length: 7.71652 Inches, Width: 1.5748 Inches; 720 pages; "The Sun is so powerful, so much bigger than us, that it is a terrifying subject. Yet though we depend on it, we take it for granted. This book is a cultural and scientific history of our relationship with the star that gives us life.". Very Good .

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Book number: 21565

Catalogue: Science::Astronomy

Keywords: 1416526129 Astronomy helios sun SCIENCE Astronomy

DALLAL, AHMAD S.

An Islamic Response to Greek Astronomy Kitab Ta'dil Hay'at Al-Aflak of Sadr Al

Leiden NL: E. J. Brill, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 9004099689. As new ; A bright, solid book in NF condition, text unmarked, unclipped. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Text in Arabic and English ; Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science, Vol 23; 9.5 X 6.4 X 1.4 inches; 461 pages; "An Islamic Response to Greek Astronomy is an edition, translation of and commentary on the astronomical work of the fourteenth-century Central Asian religious scholar sadr al-Shari'a al-Bukhari. sadr al-Shari'a develops the works of the thirteenth-century Maragha researchers, which set the tone for the astronomical research until the eventual demise of Ptolemaic astronomy.This work elucidates the development and achievement of the long tradition of reforming Ptolemaic astronomy. It corroborates other evidence that scientific creativity persisted well beyond the eleventh century, a period often viewed as an age of cultural decline and stagnation. sadr al-Shari'a's knowledge of and competence in a diverse variety of disciplines is a compelling example of the state of education and level of scholarship in a fourteenth-century Muslim urban setting.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 19551

Catalogue: Astronomy

Keywords: 9004099689 Islam Astronomy ptolemaic PHILOSOPHY Astronomy

JEANS, JAMES, SIR

The Mysterious Universe

London: Cambridge University Press, 1931. Reprint. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards show some shelf wear, light soiling. Previous owner's name on FFEP. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact, illustrated by a few B&W plates. ; 154 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 20847

Catalogue: Astronomy

Keywords: Astronomy Astronomy

JEANS, JAMES, SIR

Through Space & Time

London: Cambridge University Press, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards show some shelf wear and and sun fading. Previous owner's name on front pastedown ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. B&W plates throughout.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 224 pages. Very Good- with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 19961

Catalogue: Astronomy

Keywords: Astronomy moon nebulae Planets Astronomy

KIPPENHAHN, RUDOLF

Discovering the Secrets of the Sun

West Sussex, England: John Wiley, 1994. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0471943630. A bright, solid book, card covers are clean and crisp. ; 8.90 X 5.98 X 0.71 inches; 262 pages; "Translated from Der Stern von dem Wir Leben, this title is a survey of the current knowledge about the sun. It explains how the sun is investigated, the key people and instruments involved with these discoveries, the results so far and what we still have to learn. Historical anecdotes are used as well as imaginary adventures of the ``man-in-the-street,'' ". Near Fine .

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Book number: 17753

Catalogue: Science::Astronomy

Keywords: 0471943630 Astronomy solar SCIENCE Astronomy

KRUPP, E. C.

Skywatchers, Shamans & Kings Astronomy and the Archaeology of Power

New York: Wiley, 1996. 1st. Hardcover. ISBN: 0471048631. DJ shows very light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Text unmarked.; Wiley Popular Science; 9.44 X 7.26 X 1.19 inches; 364 pages; "An astronomer with a Jungian streak, Krupp (Echoes of the Ancient Sky), the director of the Griffith Observatory in L.A, synthesizes the study of the heavens with archeology in an intriguing attempt to understand the cultural power of shamans and kings in ancient civilizations. In the tradition of Frazer, Eliade and Campbell, the author seeks commonality in the use of sky myths by shamans from cultures as diverse as the Mayan, Egyptian, Tibetan, Mongolian, Chinese, Turkic, African and Inuit, as well as those of the indigenous peoples of the American plains, Northwest and Southwest. Carefully analyzing sacred petroglyphs, pictographs and statuary, he traces the evolution of culture from hunting bands to the establishment of complex civilizations. The journey includes study of the natural high places of the earth, which direct human awe heavenward toward the sky gods. Alternately, the chthonic depths of caves and grottoes are examined for insight into the traditions of nurturing mother goddesses and fertility cults. Throughout, reference to ancient awareness of the movement of the planets and constellations, especially in regard to the solstices and equinoxes, is highlighted. With an anecdotal style and with reference to myriad illustrations, Krupp enngagingly explores the historic derivation of political control descending from the skies, to rulers. The harmonics of order implicit in the structure of the cosmos, he forcefully contends, are endangered by contemporary reactionary, earthbound cultures, engendering conflicts that are expressed in rising social intolerance and religious fundamentalism. ". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 17764

Catalogue: Science::Astronomy

Keywords: 0471048631 Astronomy Archaelogy ARCHAEOLOGY SCIENCE Astronomy

LIVIO, MARIO (EDITOR)

The Dark Universe Matter, Energy and Gravity

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0521822270. Only slight wear to light blue boards ; A bright, solid book, text unmarked; Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium Series #15; B&W Illustrations; 9.76 X 6.85 X 0.63 inches; 193 pages; This timely volume presents specially written articles by world experts at an international conference at the Space Telescope Science Institute. The goal of the meeting was to assemble physicists and astronomers working on all aspects of dark matter and theories of gravity. Topics covered include Nucleosynthesis, Hot Gas in Clusters, MACHOs, WIMPs, Rotation Curves, Gravitational Lensing Neutrinos, Large Scale Flows, Dwarf Spheroidals, Cosmological Parameters from Supernovae, the Cosmic Microwave Background, the Cosmological Constant, and Theories of Gravity.. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 16417

Catalogue: Science::Astronomy

Keywords: 0521822270 gravity Astronomy Telescopes Astronomy

LONGAIR, MALCOLM S.

Confrontation of Cosmological Theories with Observational Data

Dordrecht: D. Reidel, 1974. Hardcover. ISBN: 9027704562. Glossy green paper covered boards. ; As new, unmarked ; International Astronomical Union Symposia No. 63; 9.50 X 6.46 X 1.26 inches; 393 pages; Proceedings of IAU Symposium No. 63, held in Cracow, Poland, September 10-12, 1973. This is a quality print on demand printing issued by Kluwer Academic Publishers.. Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 16278

Catalogue: Science::Astronomy

Keywords: 9027704562 Astronomy cosmology symposium

MANDOLESI, N. & N. VITTORIO

The Cosmic Microwave Background: 25 Years Later Proceedings of a Meeting on ‘the Cosmic Microwave Background: 25 Years Later’, Held in L’Aquila, . . . 1989

Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0792308492. A bright, solid book in NF condition, text unmarked. ; Astrophysics And Space Science Library Volume 164; 9.2 X 6.1 X 0.8 inches; 277 pages; "This book is the result of a Meeting held in L'Aquila (Italy) from the 19th to the 23rd of June 1989. The aim of the Meeting was to gather together the people actively working on the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation, both from an experimental and from a theoretical point of view. In view of the intensive current activity in this field, including ongoing (COBE) and forthcoming (RELIC II, ISO, AELITA, etc. ) space missions, a meeting fully dedicated to this important topic was timely. The meeting also celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Microwave Background discovery made in 1964 by the Nobel Prize winners A. Penzias and R. Wilson. ". Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 19519

Catalogue: Astronomy

Keywords: 0792308492 cosmology Astronomy

RENN, JURGEN (EDITOR)

Galileo in Context

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2001. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 052100103x. A bright, solid book, text unmarked; Trade PB; 9.40 X 7.60 X 0.90 inches; 431 pages; This survey of recent attempts to dispel the myth of Galileo as isolated pioneer explores the intellectual, cultural and social contexts that substantially shaped Galilean science. Particular attention is paid to the influence of contemporary engineer-scientists on Galilean experimental physics, the influence of artists on the visual representation techniques used in Galilean astronomy, and the influence of the power structures of Galileo's day on the way in which scientific information was organized and communicated.. Near Fine .

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Book number: 16422

Catalogue: Science::Astronomy

Keywords: 052100103x galileo Astronomy Engineer