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Verlag: University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Ontario, 1974
ISBN 10: 0802015093ISBN 13: 9780802015099
Anbieter: Hourglass Books, Vancouver, BC, Kanada
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Canadian First. Some edge wear to dust jacket; previous owner's book plates on front end paper; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; well illustrated with black and white photographs, drawings and reproductions of paintings; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover; 152 pages. Book.
Verlag: University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1974
ISBN 10: 0802015093ISBN 13: 9780802015099
Anbieter: About Books, Henderson, NV, USA
Buch Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Original blue cloth. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: DJ Not Price Clipped (15.00). First Edition in English. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1974. 9" wide by 12.25" tall. Near Fine condition in Near Fine Dust Jacket (Light rubbing. No chips. No tears. No fading. No creases). Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Pages are fresh and crisp. No remainder mark. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with maps, prints, portraits, figures, and photos throughout, some in full-color. "English translation first published 1974" is so stated on copyright page. Includes discussion of the contributions of Anaximander, Parmenides, Anaxagoras, Philolaos, Plato, Eudoxus, Aristotle, Heraclides of Pontas, Aristarchus of Samos, Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, etc. From the Dust Jacket: "Written so as to lead the reader easily into the techniques of modern astronomy, it traces the development of our knowledge of the planets from the distant past when scientists worked without instruments to the present time of sophisticated astronomical technology. The book starts by describing the historical record of the planets and the various ideas people have held about the heavens. A detailed description is given of the development of modern concepts of the solar system." Keyword: Anaximander, Parmenides, Anaxagoras, Philolaos, Plato, Eudoxus, Aristotle, Heraclides of Pontas, Aristarchus of Samos, Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, Newton. First Edition in English. Oversize Hardcover. Original blue cloth/DJ Not Price Clipped (15.00). viii, 152pp.