ACHESON, R. M.

An Introduction to the Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds

Interscience Publishers. 1962. Hard Cover, 9.25 x 6.25 inches. Name inside front board. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked maroon cloth boards, indistinct lettering to spine and no bumping to corners. 342pp. A concise account of the more important properties and chemical reactions of the basic heterocyclic systems of organic chemisrty. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 017934

Catalogue: Science / Engineering / Maths

Keywords: Chemistry, Organic,

ACKERMAN, JENNIFER

Chance in the House of Fate : A Natural History of Heredity

London, Bloomsbury Books. 2001, First Edition. (ISBN: 0747556822) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards, lightly tanned pages and minor bumping to upper corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with a little rubbing to upper edge. 252pp. A stimulating vision of recent scientific advances in genes and genetic mechanisms and what this means for our everyday lives. For example it shows how chance mutations have often led to the diversity of humans and animals. Very Good (+)/Near Fine.

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Book number: 025644

Catalogue: Science / Engineering / Maths

Keywords: Science, Biology, Genetics 0747556822

ADAMS, MAX

The Firebringers : Art, Science and the Struggle for Liberty in 19th Century Britain

London, Quercus. 2009, First Edition. (ISBN: 1847248691) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very minor creasing to upper edge. 323pp. Detailed study of the Martin brothers in the 19th century - William the inventor who had to improve any piece of machinery he saw, Richard the soldier in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo, Jonathan the hellfire preacher and John the intellectual who masterminded an entire genre of painting. Interspersed with their story is the industrial, political and artistic ferment of early 19th century Britain. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 027947

Catalogue: Science / Engineering / Maths

Keywords: History, 19th Century, Art, Science Arts - General / Style / Ornament Social History 1847248691

ADLER, CHARLES L.

Wizards, Aliens, and Starships: Physics and Math in Fantasy and Science Fiction

New Jersey, Princeton University Press. 2014, First Edition. (ISBN: 0691147159) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.5 inches. Book and jacket in as new unread condition. 378pp. The author looks at the ideas which have come out of science fiction and considers their plausibility from a scientific viewpoint. He looks at authors such as Ursula K Le Guin to J K Rowling and visual media like Star Trek and Avatar to explore what might become reality using simple mathematical models in some cases. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 024895

Catalogue: Science / Engineering / Maths

Keywords: Science, Physics, Science Fiction, Astrophysics 0691147159

AICKMAN, DOROTHY JEAN

John Aickman's Foundery MDCCCXXVII : King's Lynn : A Fragment of Lynn History

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, Daedalus Press. 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0950706809) Hard Cover, 8.75 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased and protected in a fully-removable transparent sleeve. 52pp. King's Lynn in Norfolk local history. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 009423

Catalogue: Science / Engineering / Maths

Keywords: Local History, Norfolk, Steel, Iron, Foundry Local History 0950706809

ALLEN, ROBERT

Mensa Presents Logic Puzzles

Carlton Books Ltd. 1996. (ISBN: 0785805923) Soft Cover, 11 x 8.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No puzzled done. Light creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked slightly indented boards and no bumping to corners. 128pp. With over 150 brain buster puzzles from Mensa. Very Good.

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Book number: 027017

Catalogue: Science / Engineering / Maths

Keywords: Maths, Spatial Puzzles, Logic, Mensa Computers / Games Psychology 0785805923

ANGIER, NATALIE

The Canon : The Beautiful Basics of Science

London, Faber & Faber. 2008. (ISBN: 0571239722) Soft Cover, 7.75 x 5 inches. Appears unread in mint condition. 293pp. Described as the best introduction to essential science, this inspiring tour takes us from astronomy to biology and beyond. As New.

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Book number: 025261

Catalogue: Science / Engineering / Maths

Keywords: Science, Understanding, Astronomy, Biology, Physics 0571239722

ANVONER, S.

Solution of Problems in Theory of MacHines

London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. 1959, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8.75 x 5.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with slightly marked rear board, dusty page edges, slight bumping to spine ends and no bumping to corners. 492pp. The physics and mathematics of every aspect of machines and their properties with a large number of worked examples of questions and answers. Good (+)/No Jacket.

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Book number: 026770

Catalogue: Science / Engineering / Maths

Keywords: Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, Machines

WILLIAMS. ARCHIBALD (EDITOR)

Home Mechanics : The Hobby Books

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd. 1920. Hard Cover, 6.5 x 4.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped but torn and repaired and very dusty. 301pp. How to make a fascinating range of small engineering appliances in the home workshop. It even explains how to make and use a simple X-Ray apparatus. With 214 sketches and diagrams. Undated ca 1920. Scarce. Very Good/Poor.

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Book number: 025964

Catalogue: Science / Engineering / Maths

Keywords: Home Repairs, Construction Crafts / Needlecraft / Woodwork Homes / Furnishings

ASIMOV, ISAAC

Extraterrestrial Civilizations

London, BCA. 1980. Hard Cover, 8.75 x 5.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and very minor bumping to lower corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with minor traces of storage. 316pp. Isaac Asimov's convincing argument, based on a meticulous analysis of the universe, that 'we are not alone'. Very Good (+)/Very Good (+).

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Book number: 025152

Catalogue: Science / Engineering / Maths

Keywords: Cosmology, Life, Planets,

ATKINS, PHILIP

Flying Scotsman LNER Class A1/A3 Pacific No 4472 (Haynes Owners' Workshop Manual)

Yeovil, Somerset, Haynes Publishing Group. 2017. (ISBN: 1844257061) Hard Cover, 11 x 8.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 172pp. A unique perspective on what is involved in the restoration, maintenance and operating this classic LNER locomotive Flying Scotsman plus its history and running in the way only Haynes can do it. With many diagrams and description of how Flying Scotsman works plus a wealth of other images including many colour and black & white photos from the past. Fine.

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Book number: 027648

Catalogue: Science / Engineering / Maths

Keywords: Railways, Britain, Lner, East Coast, Locomotive Transport - Rail 1844257061

BALCHIN, JON

Quantum Leaps: 100 Scientists Who Changed the World

Arcturus Publishing Ltd. 2003. (ISBN: 184193156X) Soft Cover, 11.5 x 8.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 208pp. This study covers the spectrum of scientific endeavour, from Copernicus and Galieo, through Hippocrates and Galen to Newton and Einstein, covering physics, biology, chemistry and genetics. Fine.

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Book number: 023680

Catalogue: Science / Engineering / Maths

Keywords: Science, Innovation, Inspiration, Insight, Genius Biography - Engineering / Science 184193156x

BANWELL, C.N.

Fundamentals of Molecular Spectroscopy

Maidenhead, Berkshire, McGraw-Hill Book Company. 1972, Second Edition. (ISBN: 0070840075) Soft Cover, 8.5 x 5.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. Faint creasie to lower corner of front cover, none to rear or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, sunning to spine and no bumping to corners. 348pp. An elementary non-mathematical introduction to all forms of electro-magnetic spectroscopy. Very Good (+).

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Book number: 024477

Catalogue: Science / Engineering / Maths

Keywords: Chemistry, Physics, Science, Spectroscopy, Mossbauer 0070840075

BARBREE, JAY; CAIDIN, MARTIN; WRIGHT, SUSAN

Destination Mars : In Art, Myth and Science

New York, Penguin Studio. 1997, First Edition. (ISBN: 0670860204) Hard Cover, 10.25 x 8 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean crisp very tight copy with black cloth boards lightly bumped to corners and bottom edge. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with light creasing to edges. 228pp. The planet Mars has figured heavily in myth and imagination over very many years and more recently in actual fact as we have journeyed there and observed it close at hand. This well illustrated book takes us through these differing aspects of this nearby member of the Solar System which has proven to be of enduring fascination. Very Good (+)/Very Good.

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Book number: 005280

Catalogue: Science / Engineering / Maths

Keywords: Mars (Planet) Astronomy, 0670860204

BARNES, J.G.P.

Programming in ADA (International Computer Science Series)

London, Addison Wesley Publishing Co. 1984. (ISBN: 0201137992) Soft Cover, 9.25 x 6.25 inches. Name/date to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 367pp. A complete manual to the computer language Ada, developed by the US Dept of Defense.. Near Fine.

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Book number: 023542

Catalogue: Science / Engineering / Maths

Keywords: Computers, Computing, Software, Ada Computers / Games 0201137992