Search Results: Astronomy from PASCALE'S BOOKS

North Atlantic Books:, 1993. 427 pages, illustrated in b&w. "The author points to new evidence for the origin of the asteroid belt in a "planetary break-up event"; argues that comets may develop in a different matter than previously supposed; and gives the latest information about the possible existence of the 10th planet." FINE SOFTCOVER.. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Clarendon Press:, 1867. 816 pages, 224 illustrations. "Astronomy is not cultivated in this country, either as a study or as a recreation, to the extent that it is on the Continent of Europe and in America. I am not exactly prepared to say why this should be so, but perhaps a clue can be found. There is a lack of works in the English language which are at one and the same time attractive to the general reader, serviceable to the student, and handy, for purposes of reference, to the professional Astronomer; in fact, of works which are popular without being vapid, and scientific without being unduly technical." VERY GOOD- HARDCOVER . Brown cloth worn at spine edges and corners of book else a nice clean tight copy. Bookplate on the front pastedown. . Hard Cover. Very Good-/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

UK: Pelham Books, 1974. 260 pages. "How did Man first coming into being? Only through the application of science discoveries since 1916, plus a collation of ancient lore, could a new thesis be formulated. FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Levant:, 1989. 547 pages. "This book "has become the standard reference on forefront topics in cosmology, especially those involving the lastest ideas in particle physics as the related to cosmology, particularly to the early history of the Universe." FINE SOFTCOVER. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Harvard University Press:, 1950. 122 pages. "The purpose of this book is to present a compact summary of the present state of our knowledge about waves in the earth, with special reference to applications of that knowledge." Harvard Monographs In Applied Science", Number 2. FINE HARDCOVER.. Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket Present.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Pelican:, 2006. First published in 1766, this book is the 2006 printing, 238 pages. "This book can help you find the longitude of wherever you are or tell the time of day without using a watch. The author was the mathematical instrument maker to the King of England and the optician to the Prince of Wales." FINE SOFTCOVER.. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Nasa:, 1973. Nasa Sp-318, 377 page. "The proceedings of the International Astronomical Union's Colloquium #13, held at the State University of New York, Albany, N.Y., on June 14-17, 1971. FINE HARDCOVER, green cloth covers, lettering is bright on the spine and cover.. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

By the Author:, 1997. This is Bradley Allen Shogrin's Thesis of his Doctor of Philosophy degree at Case Western Reserve University, School of Graduate Studies, 273 pages, illustrated in color and b&w, 7 Appendices. FINE HARDCOVER.. Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket Present.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

University of Chicago Press:, 1949. The second printing, 239 pages, illustrated in b&w. "In this interesting volume the author examines and rejects all but one of the processes previously suggested to account for the lunar craters, rays, mountain ranges, and lava flows. He selects and clearly demontrates as the most probable causes the impacts of giant meteorites on the rocky lunar surface and their resultant explosions. Not only does this book tell the story of a nearly dead body 240,000 miles away; it also tells the story of the earth itself." FINE- HARDCOVER, VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. Dust jacket is protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket.. Hard Cover. Fine-/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Cambridge University Press:, 2003. 879 pages. "This book comprises contributions from some of the world's leading theoretical physicists. It begins with a section containing chapters by successful scientific popularizers, bringing to life both Hawking's work and other exciting developments in physics. The book then goes on to provide a critical evalution of advanced subjects in modern cosmology and theoretical physics." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE- DUST JACKET.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge University Press:, 1994. First published in 1981, this book is the second edition from 1994, revised and enlarged, 393 pages, illustrated in b&w. "This volume begins with descriptions of the current picture of the large-scale distribution of matter and radiation in the Universe, as well as a broad survey of relevant astrophysics, before getting down to studying the high energy astrophysics in detail." FINE HARDCOVER.. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge University Press:, 1992. First published in 1981, this book is the second edition from 1992, revised and enlarged, 418 pages. "In this complete revision, the subject matter has expanded to the point where two volumes are desirable. The material in volume 1 leads to a study of all kinds of high energy phenomena in the Galaxy and the universe, given in the second volume." FINE HARDCOVER.. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Published jointly by MIT Press and John Wiley & Sons: 1962., 1962. 751 pages. This conference was sponored by The Solid State Sciences Division of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under Grant No. AF-AFOSR 61-31. "The four parts of this volume cover: 1. designs of high-field solenoids and supporting systems, 2. high-field research programs now underway at laboratories around the world, 3. application of high fields in solid-state and low-temperature physics, and 4. use of high fields in plasma physics." FINE HARDCOVER, GOOD DUST JACKET.. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge at University Press:, 1998. 303 pages. "The Hubble Deep Field (HDF) is the deepest optical image of the Universe ever obtained. The HDF is set to revolutionize our understanding in cosmology. This book therefore provides an indispensable reference for all graduate students and researchers in observational or theoretical cosmology" FINE HARDCOVER.. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

World Scientific:, 1997. 618 pages. "There can be litle doubt now that 90 - 99% of the Universe comprises of dark matter. Hence it is of critical importance now not just to pursue further evidence for its existence but rather to identify what the dark matter is. This book is the proceedings of the First International Workshop on the Identification of Matter. The book also includes reviews on major particle astrophysics topics in dark matter but is largely devoted to short contributed talks on new work in the field." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Isbister & Co.:, 1904. First published April 1892, this book is the fifth printing from June 1904 (one of 8,000 copies printed), 371 pages, illustrated. "'The object of the book is to give the gernal reader some sketches of specillay interesting matters relating to the different heavenly bodies. They may be regarded as supplementary to a treatise on elementary astronomy such as in my little volume "Starland."" VERY GOOD HARDCOVER, blue cloth covers, lettering is bright on the spine. Light wear to the corners of the book, internally a nice clean tight copy.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Kluwer Academic Publishing:, 1994. 572 pages. "This book reveals the remarkable revolution which has occurred in Infrared Astronomy in recent years as the result of technology breakthroughs in the development and availbilty in tiny imaging devices knwon as "arrays". The book is the preceedings of a conference at the University of California, Los Angeles in July 1993. Only a few years ago none of these studies would ahve been possible." FINE HARDCOVER.. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued with Dust Jackets. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

McGraw Hill Company, 1979. "Here is an encyclopedic presentation of facts, data, and background on the rockets, missiles and spacecraft of the world, with 861 photos, side-views, diagrams, and other illustrations, showing the broad range of missile as military weapons and research tool." FINE- HARDCOVER, VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket.. Hard Cover. Fine-/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Harvard University Press:, 1970. 465 pages, illustrated in b&w. "This distinguished and important monograph represents the first comprehensive review in world literature of the interstellar medium in all its aspects and brings unity to a broad field of research in which investigation has tended to be highly specialized and fragmented." FINE HARDCOVER, VERY GOOD- DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Cambridge University Press:, 1993. 272 pages. "This textbook is designed to encourage interst in the practical aspects of observational astronomy. Geared for university and new research students, and advanced amatuer astronomers, the book aims for an understanding of astrophysics from a data-based perspective." FINE HARDCOVER.. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued with Dust Jackets. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.