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ACZEL, AMIR D.  Pendulum: Leon Foucault and the Triumph of Science
Atria / Simon & Schuster First Edition . Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. A life of the gifted, self-taught physicist who gave the first definitive proof that the earth revolves on its axis. Illustrated. ISBN: 0743464788
USD 13.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.75 | £UK 8 | JP¥ 1118] Book number: 7118
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ALDER, KEN  The Measure of All Things:The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error That Transformed the World
The Free Press Second Printing . Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. The Measure of All Things is the astonishing story of one of history’s greatest scientific quests, a mission to measure the Earth and define the meter for all nations and for all time. Illustrated. ISBN: 074321675X
USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1204] Book number: 7052
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ALLEN, SUSAN HEUCK  Finding the Walls of Troy: Frank Calvert and Heinrich Schliemann at Hisarlik
University of California Press First Edition . New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Susan Heuck Allen puts the record straight, and restores the British archaeologist Frank Calvert to his rightful place in the story of the identification and excavation of the city of Priam. Illustrated. ISBN: 0520208684
USD 18.95 [Appr.: EURO 12.75 | £UK 11.5 | JP¥ 1630] Book number: 5214
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AVENI, ANTHONY  Conversing with the Planets: How Science and Myth Invented the Cosmos
Kodansha . Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Pre-Columbian shamans, Galileo, Darwin, and NASA have all had the same concern at the heart of their inquiries: to understand the workings of the universe, As Anthony Aveni shows, these quests have also shaped and guided cultures over the millennia. Illustrated. ISBN: 1568360215
USD 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 4 | £UK 3.75 | JP¥ 516] Book number: 6952
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BATES, MARSTON  The Forest and the Sea
Time-Life . Near Fine Trade Paperback in stiff paper wraps. Several leaves poorly cut (printer’s error) - this does not affect text. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. A reprint of the natural history classic first published in 1960. ISBN: 0809435616
USD 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 | £UK 4.25 | JP¥ 602] Book number: 7163
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BATESON, MARY CATHERINE  With a Daughter's Eye: A Memoir of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson
HarperPerennial . New Unread Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. In With a Daughter's Eye, the author looks back to an extraordinary childhood with the two legendary anthropologists, Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson. This deeply human, illuminating portrait throws new light on their extraordinary achievements and is an important contribution for scholars of Mead and Bateson. But for readers everywhere, With a Daughter's Eye is first and foremost a candid and touching memoir of a unique family by the only person who could have written it. Well illustrated. ISBN: 0060975733
USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1032] Book number: 4642
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BERNSTEIN, JEREMY  The Life It Brings: One Physicist's Beginnings
Ticknor & Fields First Edition . Fine Hardcover in Very Good Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ with very mild rubbing and several tiny closed tears; now nicely held in a clear protective cover. Physicist Jeremy Bernstein's account of his scientific beginnings...evokes the sheer excitment of doing science alongside some of the most eminent physicists of our time. ISBN: 0899194702
USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1032] Book number: 6623
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BISHOP, JERRY E. AND MICHAEL WALDHOLZ  Genome: The Story of the Most Astonishing Scientific Adventure of Our Time - The Attempt to Map All the Genes in the Human Body
Simon & Schuster . Near Fine Oversized Trade Paperback. The slightest wear of wraps and a tiny fore-edge spot. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. An exciting true tale of discovery that is revolutionizing our world by two prize-winning staff reporters for The Wall Street Journal. Illustrated. ISBN: 0671740326
USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5 | £UK 4.75 | JP¥ 645] Book number: 5723
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BJORK, DANIEL W.  B. F. Skinner: A Life
Basic Books . New Unread Oversized Trade Paperback.Unmarked. The first major biography of America's preeminent psychologist, this book ia a riveting portrait of a controversial "social inventor" and entrepreneur whose ideas transformed education, child rearing, and even community life. Illustrated. ISBN: 0465006124
USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1204] Book number: 4675
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BOBRICK, BENSON  Knotted Tongues: Stuttering in History and the Quest for a Cure
Simon & Schuster First Edition . Very Good Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Bottom edge remainder mark - else Fine. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. ç ISBN: 067187103X
USD 10.50 [Appr.: EURO 7 | £UK 6.5 | JP¥ 903] Book number: 3891
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BOEHME, SARAH E.  John James Audubon in the West: The Last Expedition: Mammals of North America
Harry N. Abrams First Edition . Fine Tall (4to) Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Less well-known among Audubon’s works are his illustrations devoted to the four-legged mammals of North America. The story of these images and how they came to be published is the subject of this fascinating book. Richly illustrated. ISBN: 0810942100
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2150] Book number: 6950
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BRIGHT, PAMELA  Dr. Richard Bright 1789-1858
Bodley Head First Edition . Fine Hardcover in Near Fine Dustjacket. Buckram binding with gilt lettering. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ with mild wear and a small area of sticker residue of front flap; in a clear protective cover. "The name of Dr.Richard Bright has come down to posterity as the discoverer of the eponymous kidney disease...This carefully researched biography, however, while focusing on the life and work of Dr. Bright, throws a vivid light on the whole practice of medicine in early nineteenth-century Britain..." Illustrated. ISBN: 0370304748
USD 27.50 [Appr.: EURO 18.25 | £UK 16.75 | JP¥ 2365] Book number: 2436
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BROWN, LAURIE M. (EDIT.)  Feynman’s Thesis: A New Approach to Quantum Theory
World Scientific . New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Laminated pictorial binding. Unmarked. Richard Feynman’s never previously published doctoral thesis formed the heart of much of his brilliant and profound work in theoretical physics. ISBN: 9812563660
USD 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 | £UK 7.75 | JP¥ 1075] Book number: 7795
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BROWN, G.I.  Invisible Rays: A History of Radioactivity
Sutton First Edition . Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ with several very superficial, hardly visible scratches of back; in a clear protective cover. This engaging and thoroughly researched book traces the history of the major discoveries and concepts involved, highlighting the lives of the pioneers and describing the associated benefits and hazards. Illustrated. ISBN: 0750926678
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2150] Book number: 6948
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BROWN, STEPHEN R.  A Most Damnable Invention: Dynamite, Nitrates, and the Making of the Modern World
St. Martin’s First Edition . New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. A dramatic history of two controversial men, Alfred Nobel and Fritz Haber, who established the true age of explosives. Illustrated. ISBN: 0-312-32913-X
USD 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 | £UK 7.75 | JP¥ 1075] Book number: 7785
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BURROUGHS, JOHN  Literary Values
Wm. H. Wise . Fine Hardcover in no Dustjacket as issued. Decorative binding. Top edge gilt. Book is tight and bright. Writings of the beloved turn-of-the-century naturalist.
USD 18.50 [Appr.: EURO 12.5 | £UK 11.25 | JP¥ 1591] Book number: 5316
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BURROUGHS, JOHN  The Summit of the Years
Wm. H. Wise . Fine Hardcover in no Dustjacket as issued. Decorative binding. Top edge gilt. Book is tight and bright. Writings of the beloved turn-of-the-century naturalist.
USD 18.50 [Appr.: EURO 12.5 | £UK 11.25 | JP¥ 1591] Book number: 5317
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CADBURY, DEBORAH  The Dinosaur Hunters: A Story of Scientific Rivalry And the Discovery of the Prehistoric World
Fourth Estate . Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Deborah Cadbury re-creates the bitter feud which led to the creation of a new science that would change man’s perception of his place in the universe. Illustrated. ISBN: 1857029593
USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1204] Book number: 7119
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CLAGETT, MARSHALL  Greek Science in Antiquity
Collier-Macmillan Third Printing . Very Good Mass Market Paperback. Slight wear and mild tanning of wraps. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. A clear appraisal of the contributions made by the ancient Greeks to modern science.
USD 6.50 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 | £UK 4 | JP¥ 559] Book number: 3746
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COHEN, MAYNARD M.,MD (EDIT.)  The American Academy of Neurology: The First 50 Years 1948-1998
The American Academy of Neurology . Fine Hardcover in no Dustjacket as issued. Black leatherette binding with gilt and green lettering. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Illustrated. ISBN: 9998276136
USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30 | £UK 27.25 | JP¥ 3870] Book number: 2213
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COHEN, I. BERNARD  The Newtonian Revolution
Burndy Library . New Unread Oversized Softcover in Stiff Paper Wraps. Unmarked. A publication of the Burndy Library of history of science and technology. A vivid portrait of Isaac Newton and his work by the once Harvard professor of the History of Science. Illustrated with period engravings.
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2150] Book number: 7265
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COPERNICUS, NICOLAUS  On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres
Running Press . Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Appears unread. Nicolaus Copernicus’ revolutionary masterpiece in its entiriety with an introduction and insightful commentary by Cambridge Professor of Mathematics, Stephen Hawking. One of Professor Hawking’s “On the Shoulders of GiantsÃ
   ¶ series. ISBN: 0762420219
USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1032] Book number: 7041
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DIBNER, BERN  Benjamin Franklin, Electrician: in celebration of the two hundredth year of the nation he helped found
Burndy Library . New Unread Oversized Softcover in Stiff Paper Wraps. Unmarked. A publication of the Burndy Library of history of science and technology which deals with Franklin’s work with lightning and electricity. Illustrated with period engravings.
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2150] Book number: 7261
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DIBNER, BERN  Benjamin Franklin, Electrician: in celebration of the two hundredth year of the nation he helped found
Burndy Library . New Unread Oversized Softcover in Stiff Paper Wraps. Unmarked. A publication of the Burndy Library of history of science and technology which deals with Franklin’s work with lightning and electricity. Illustrated with period engravings.
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2150] Book number: 7295
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DIBNER, BERN  Leonardo Da Vinci - Machines and Weaponry
Burndy Library . New Unread Oversized Softcover in Stiff Paper Wraps. Unmarked. A publication of the Burndy Library of history of science and technology. Very nicely illustrated.
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2150] Book number: 7267
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