BRANDT, SIEGMUND & HANS D. DAHMEN

The Picture Book of Quantum Mechanics

New York: Springer-Verlag, 1995. Second Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0387943803. A bright, solid book. As new, text unmarked ; B&W Illustrations; 9.30 X 6.30 X 1.20 inches; 423 pages; "In studying classical mechanics, students are often helped by the fact that intuitions developed in everday life can give one a good idea of the behavior of the idealized objects dealt with in introductory courses. In addition, equations encountered are sufficiently simple to solve even in relatively complex situations that students can further develop their intution by solving problems. In learning quantum theory, however, intutions developed for the classical world fail, and the equations to be solved are sufficiently complex that they can readily be solved without a computer only for the simplest situations. This book represents an attempt to jump the hurdle to an intuitive understanding of wave mechanics by using illustrations profusely to present the time evolution and parameter dependence of wave functions in a wide variety of situations. Most of the illustrations are computer-generated solutions of the Schr dinger equation for one- and three-dimensional systems. The situations discussed range from the simple particle in a box through resonant scattering in one dimension to the hydrogen atom and Regge classification of resonant scattering. This edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded to include a discussion of spin and magnetic resonance.". Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 16354

Catalogue: Science::Physics

Keywords: 0387943803 Physics quantum mechanics SCIENCE

BRIN, DAVID

Earthclan: The Uplift War / Startide Rising

Garden City: Nelson Doubleday / SFBC, 1987. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 156865037X. DJ shows moderate shelf wear with short tears, light chipping and scuffing. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 985 pages; "Omnibus edition of the second and third novels in the “Uplift” series: “Startide Rising” (winner, 1983 Nebula Award, 1984 Hugo Award, 1984 Locus Poll Award) and “The Uplift War” (winner, 1988 Hugo, 1988 Locus Poll Award). These novels were preceded by” Sundiver” (1980).". Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 21836

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: 156865037X sentient species Progenitors Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

BROWN, L.M & H RECHENBERG

The Origin of the Concept of Nuclear Forces

London: Institute of Physics Publishing, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0750303735. Illustrated boards show light shelf wear, small corner bump to top front foredge. ; A bright, solid book , text unmarked.; B&W Illustrations; 9.41 X 6.75 X 1.04 inches; 392 pages; "The concept of fundamental nuclear forces emerged gradually during the start of the 1930s and reached our present level of description some time before the 1950s. The Origin of the Concept of Nuclear Forces presents a unified, comprehensive account of the history of this important part of the modern scientific worldview. In addition, the authors, foremost experts in the field, examine the sociological and philosophical aspects of the story in light of the various theories of scientific development. The book contains analyses of published work, archival materials, and original interviews. It will be appealing primarily to historians of science and physicists interested in the roots of their field.". Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 17786

Catalogue: Science::Physics

Keywords: 0750303735 Nuclear physics meson SCIENCE

BRUCKNER, WINFRIED; GERHARD HABARTA (ED.) & FRANZ STADLMANN (ED.) & B&W AND COLOR PLATES

Spurren Ins All; Science Fiction

Vienna, Austria: Volksbuchverlag, 1970. Hardcover. Illustrated by B&W and Color Plates. DJ chipped and creased with tears stabilized in Mylar protector ; A tight solid book. ; 128 pages; Text in German. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 12370

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: Science Fiction

BRUNO, ALEXANDER D.

The Restricted 3

Berlin: De Gruyter, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 3110137038. A bright, solid book, Illustrated boards, text unmarked. ; De Gruyter Expositions in Mathematics; 9.60 X 7 X 1 inches; 362 pages; This book was originally published in Russian in 1990 and translated to English by Balint Erdi. Preface by Victor Szebehely.. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 17845

Catalogue: Science::Mathematics

Keywords: 3110137038 Hamiltonian systems

BRUSH, STEPHEN G.

History of Physics Selected Reprints

College Park MD: American Association of Physics Teachers, 1993. First Edition; Second Printing. Softcover. ISBN: 0917853296. A bright, solid book.; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall; 235 pages; Thirteen articles by leading historians of science provide a sampling of contemporary historical studies of major discoveries and theories in physics from Galileo to Einstein. This reprint book includes an annotated bibliography of more than 200 publications (with indications of those articles suitable for student reading). Near Fine .

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Book number: 17008

Catalogue: Science::Physics

Keywords: 0917853296 Physics SCIENCE

BRUSH, STEPHEN G.

Statistical Physics and the Atomic Theory of Matter from Boyle and Newton to Landau and Onsager

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1983. 1st. Hardcover. ISBN: 0691083258. Only light scuffing of dust jacket ; Blue cloth covered boards with silver print on spine - as new, text unmarked. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Princeton Series in Physics; 9.80 X 6.40 X 1.10 inches; 368 pages. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 17782

Catalogue: Science::Physics

Keywords: 0691083258 Physics newton Boyle

BRYSON, BILL

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Toronto: Anchor Canada, 2004. Reprint. Paperback. ISBN: 0385660049. Card covers show light shelf wear, crease down back cover.; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 544 pages; "Taking as territory everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to there being us. To that end, he has attached himself to a host of the world’s most advanced (and often obsessed) archaeologists, anthropologists, and mathematicians, travelling to their offices, laboratories, and field camps. He has read (or tried to read) their books, pestered them with questions, apprenticed himself to their powerful minds. A Short History of Nearly Everything is the record of this quest, and it is a sometimes profound, sometimes funny, and always supremely clear and entertaining adventure in the realms of human knowledge". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 21246

Catalogue: History::Science

Keywords: 0385660049 Science HISTORY SCIENCE

BUCHWALD, JED Z. & I. BERNARD COHEN

Isaac Newton's Natural Philosophy

Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2001. Softcover. ISBN: 0262024772. Only slight wear to card covers.; A bright, solid book, text unmarked; Trade PB; Dibner Institute Studies in the History of Science and Technology; B&W Illustrations; 9.12 X 6.22 X 0.93 inches; 354 pages; From the back cover: "The book is divided into two parts. The essays in Part 1 shed new light on Newton's motivations and the sources of his method. The essays in Part 2 explore Newton's mathematical philosophy and his development of rational mechanics and celestial dynamics." Newton studies have undergone radical changes in the last half-century as more of his work has been uncovered and more details of his life and intellectual context have come to light. This volume singles out two strands in recent Newton studies: the intellectual background to Newton's scientific thought and both specific and general aspects of his technical science. The essays make new claims concerning Newton's mathematical methods, experimental investigations, and motivations, as well as the effect that his long presence had on science in England.The book is divided into two parts. The essays in part I shed new light on Newton's motivations and the sources of his method. The essays in part II explore Newton's mathematical philosophy and his development of rational mechanics and celestial dynamics. An appendix includes the last paper by Newton biographer Richard W. Westfall, examining some of the ways that mathematics came to be used in the age of Newton in pursuits and domains other than theoretical or rational mechanics.. Near Fine .

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Book number: 16500

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: 0262024772 physics Mathematics PHILOSOPHY celestial dynamics SCIENCE

BURROUGH, BRYAN

Dragonfly: Nasa and the Crisis Aboard Mir

New York: HarperCollins, 1998. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0887307833. Card covers show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Illustrated with color photographs. ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 544 pages; "Presents a behind-the-scenes account of NASA's ambitious and sometimes tumultuous involvement with Russia's problem-plagued MIR space station over three years". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 21243

Catalogue: Science::Space Program

Keywords: 0887307833 MIR Astronauts Space station SCIENCE Astronomy

CADBURY, DEBORAH

Space Race: The Epic Battle between America and the Soviet Union for Dominion of Space

New York: Harpercollins, 2006. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0060845538. Only slight wear ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W plates; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 370 pages; "At the center of this exhilarating, fast-paced account are Wernher von Braun, the camera-friendly former Nazi scientist who led the American rocket design team, and Sergei Korolev, the chief Soviet designer and former political prisoner whose identity was a closely guarded state secret. These rivals were opposite in every way, save for one: each was obsessed by the idea of launching a man to the Moon. Korolev told his wife, "In every century men were looking into the sky and dreaming. And now I'm close to the greatest dream of mankind."". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21249

Catalogue: Science::Space Program

Keywords: 0060845538 Wernher von Braun Sergei Korolev HISTORY SCIENCE

CAMPBELL, JOHN WOOD

John W. Campbell Anthology; Three Novels

Garden City: Doubleday, 1973. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385068190. Bottom edge of DJ chipped and creased, 1 inch closed tear base of DJ spine, light chipping top edge, remainder spray bottom page edges. Damp stain bottom fore edge of book. ; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A tight solid book. ; Doubleday science fiction; 528 pages; The three novels in this volume - 'The Black Star Passes', Islands of Space' and 'Invaders From the Infinite' are from Campbell's early career and were previously issued in magazine publications. Also included are 2 chapters of introduction, one by Isaac Asimov and one by Lester del Rey. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 13558

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: 0385068190 science fiction SCI-FI Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

CAMPBELL, IAN A. & CARLO GIOVANNELLA (EDITORS)

Relaxation in Complex Systems and Related Topics

New York: Plenum Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0306436000. Light wear and scuffing to glossy paper covered boards ; A tight solid book, text unmarked; NATO ASI Series: B: Physics Vol. 222; 0.81 x 9.21 x 6.14 Inches; 348 pages. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 13249

Catalogue: Science::Physics

Keywords: 0306436000 Physics SCIENCE

CANTORE, ENRICO

Atomic Order Introduction to the Philosophy of Microphysics

Cambridge MA: MIT Press, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0262030357. Corners of red cloth covered boards bumped, previous owner's name on front pastedown. ; A tight solid book, text unmarked; B&W Illustrations; 9.10 X 6.10 X 1.20 inches; 336 pages; The intention of Atomic Order is to encourage and contribute to the dialogue between philosophers and scientists by discussing a concrete example of scientific discovery according to a method acceptable and understandable to both sides.. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 16283

Catalogue: Science::Physics

Keywords: 0262030357 Physics SCIENCE

CAPRA, FRITJOF

The Science of Leonardo Inside the Mind of the Great Genius of the Renaissance

New York: Doubleday, 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385513909. Only defect is a short closed tear top front panel of dustjacket ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 9.2 X 6.2 X 1.2 inches; 329 pages; "Leonardo da Vinci’s pioneering scientific work was virtually unknown during his lifetime. Now acclaimed scientist and bestselling author Fritjof Capra reveals that Leonardo was in many ways the unacknowledged “father of modern science.” Drawing on an examination of over 6,000 pages of Leonardo’s surviving notebooks, Capra explains that Leonardo approached scientific knowledge with the eyes of an artist. Through his studies of living and nonliving forms, from architecture and human anatomy to the turbulence of water and the growth patterns of grasses, he pioneered the empirical, systematic approach to the observation of nature—what is now known as the scientific method. Leonardo's scientific explorations were extraordinarily wide-ranging. He studied the flight patterns of birds to create some of the first human flying machines. Using his understanding of weights and levers and trajectories and forces, he designed military weapons and defenses, and was in fact regarded as one of the foremost military engineers of his era. He studied optics, the nature of light, and the workings of the human heart and circulatory system. Because of his vast knowledge of hydraulics, he was hired to create designs for rebuilding the infrastructure of Milan and the plain of Lombardy, employing the very principles still used by city planners today. He was a mechanical genius, and yet his worldview was not mechanistic but organic and ecological. This is why, in Capra's view, Leonardo's science—centuries ahead of his time in a host of fields—is eminently relevant to our time. Enhanced with fifty beautiful sepia-toned illustrations". Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 20064

Catalogue: Science::Renaissance

Keywords: 0385513909 renaissance Leonardo da Vinci Science Biographies & Memoirs SCIENCE