DAWKINS, RICHARD.

The Blind Watchmaker.

London. Penguin Books, 1988., First published 1986 by Longman. From description on back cover..." A brilliant & controversial book, demonstrates that evolution by natural selection .... is the only answer to the question: why do we exist ?"...332 pages. 13 b./w. drawings. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine cover, priced on back £4.99. ISBN 0140080562. 1988

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Book number: 7223

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: Charles Darwin evolution natural selection genes bats S.J. Gould

DAWKINS, RICHARD

THE SELFISH GENE.

Oxford. Oxford University Press, 1992, Paperback. Reprint. First published 1976. 128 pages. Contents are near fine, but corners of cover are slightly bumped. 7.75" x 5". ISBN 0907768148 1992

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Book number: 3556

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: gene genes Darwinism heredity evolution biology

DAWKINS, RICHARD

UNWEAVING THE RAINBOW. Science, Delusion & the Appetite for Wonder.

London. Penguin Books, 1999, Paperback. First published 1998. 336 pages. Near fine, no inscrition or marks. 7.75" x 5". ISBN 0140264086. 1999

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Book number: 3557

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: science gene Leaky evolution co-incidence paranormalism Sir Isaac Newton light life

DE ROPP, ROBERT S.

MAN AGAINST AGING.

London. The Scientific Book Club, 1960, No publication date given, but was first published by Gollancz in 1960, for 21s. (£1.05) 310 pages, divided into 7 chapters, 1. Aging: Gain or Loss. 2. The Nature of Aging. 3. Aging, Sex, & Hormones. 4. Aging, Foods, & Poisons. 5. Hearts, Fibers, & Arteries. 6. The Cancer Problem. 7. The Art of Aging. Plus bibliography. Cover & contents near fine, but front end page is slightly foxed, back end paper is marked with foxing from the d./w flap, & top edge is slightly dusty. D./w. is near fine, but back is slightly dusty. 22cm. x 14.25cm. 1960

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Book number: 8750

Catalogue: Science & medicine

Keywords: age aging elderly old pensioners ancient senile rejuvination

DESCHANEL, A. PRIVAT.

ELEMENTARY TREATISE ON NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.

London. Blackie & Son, 1891., Soft cover. Twelvth edition. " Translated and edited, with extensive modifications... Part 1. -Mechanics, Hydrostatics, and Pneumatics. Illustrated with 180 engravings on wood, and one coloured plate." 256 pages. Frontispiece is a map of Europe showing " Synoptic Weather Chart for 22nd January 1868." 22.5cm. x 15.5cm. Contents near fine except previous owner's name on front endpage. Cover is very good but bottom edge shelf slightly rubbed, ends of spine & corners slightly bumped & a bit worn. Part III (electricity & magnetism) also available. 1891

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Book number: 9073

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: philosophy mechanics hydrostatics pneumatics

ECKERSLEY, P.P. (CAPTAIN)

All About Your Wireless Set.

London. Hodder and Stoughton, 1925., Reprint, first published April 1925, this was printed Dec. 1925. Hardback. Foreword by J. C. W. Reith. 247 pages. 71 figures or diagrams. 19cm. x 12cm. Contents clean, no inscription or marks, but endpages slightly foxed. Cover still nice & bright but corners slightly worn. 1925

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Book number: 7217

Catalogue: Science /Technology

Keywords: wireless electrons telephone receiving broadcasting valve anode reflex circuits oscillation tuning fork

EDITORS OF "THE ECOLOGIST.

A BLUEPRINT FOR SURVIVAL.

London. Penguin Books, 1972., Paperback. Revised edition published in Penguin Specials, first published as vol. 2 No. 1 of "The Ecologist." This book was supported by 34 distinguished scientists.139 pages, with figures & diagrams. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Cover is faded on edge of back cover. ISBN 0140522956. 1972

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Book number: 7201

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: ecology pollution environment scientist 'The Ecologist' biology economist survival

ELKINGTON, JOHN.

SUN TRAPS. The Renewable Energy Forecast.

London. Penguin, 1984., A popular, up-to-date and comprehensive survey on solar power and future energy." 400 pages. 22 b./w. photographs on 8 pages, plus some drawings and diagrams. Stiff card cover is near fine. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Priced on back £3.95. ISBN 0140224254. 1984

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Book number: 7168

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: solar power energy fossil fuels nuclear fusion geothermal energy

FEATHER, NORMAN.

VIBRATIONS AND WAVES.

London. Penguin Books, 1964., A Pelican paperback. Reprint, first published 1961 by Edinburgh University Press. 330 pages, 58 figures. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine cover, priced 7/6 on front. 1964

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Book number: 7186

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: vibration wave sub-atomic physics Doppler's Principle Babinet's Ptinciple

FREEMAN, IRA M.

Physics Made Simple.

London. W.H. Allen, 1978,, Paperback. Reprint. 272 pages. 174 figures. 8.5" x 5". Contents very good, no inscription or marks. Very good cover but corners slightly bumped. Priced on back £1.95. ISBN 0491015321. 1978

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Book number: 6432

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: physics science

FRY, DENNIS.

Homo Loquens." Man as a Talking Animal.

Cambridge. Cambridge University Press, 1977., Paperback. All about human speech, language, the tongue, communication, tongue-twisters, spoonerisms, & stammering. 177 pages. Cover and contents very good except corners of cover are bumped, and a small mark on side edge of both sides of front end page. Price label on back £2.25. ISBN 0521292395. 1977

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Book number: 8537

Catalogue: Science & Technology

Keywords: language speech tongue-twister spoonerisms stammer

GAMOW, G.

MR TOMPKINS EXPLORES THE ATOM.

Cambridge. Cambridge University Press, 1945., 97 pages, illustrated with b./w. photographs & drawings. Contents near fine except for previous owner's name. Near fine cover. Near fine d./w. priced 10s 6d. 21cm. x 17cm. 1945

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Book number: 7415

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: atom science physics atoms

GIRLING, RICHARD.

SEA CHANGE. Britain's Coastal Catastrophe.

London. Eden Project, 2007., Ex Library. 353 pages. Near fine apart from library marks. Near fine d./w. except library label on bottom of spine, priced £16.99. 22.5cm. x 15.5cm. ISBN 9781903919774. 2007

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Book number: 7500

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: sea coast coastline shore seaside erosion shoreline

GOOD, TIMOTHY ( EDITED BY.)

THE UFO REPORT 1990.

London. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1990., Reprint, published March 1990, first published November 1989. 224 pages. Over 40 b./w. photographs, drawings, maps & diagrams. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine cover, & near fine d./w. 24cm. x 16cm. ISBN 0283998474. 1990

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Book number: 7729

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: UFO flying saucer aliens corn circles

GORDON, J.E.

The New Science Of Strong Materials. Or Why You Don't Fall Through The Floor.

London. Penguin Books, 1968., A Pelican paperback, number A920, first edition. 269 pages 16 b./w. photographs and many figures within the text. Contents clean, no inscription or marks. Card cover is near fine, but slightly rubbed on edges. Priced 6/- on back.b18cm. x 11cm. 1968

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Book number: 7265

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: material timber cellulose energy glue hydroxyl bonds composite materials Bessermer dislocations glass Obsidian structures tension tensile strength Whisker