A wonderfully engaging story of obsession and the love of books, in the tradition of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief. (2004-03-05)
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Owen Gingerich is Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachussetts.
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Anbieter: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Well-illustrated (illustrator). Later prt. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Artikel-Nr. 0434013153-11-1-29
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Well-illustrated (illustrator). Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Artikel-Nr. G0434013153I5N00
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Anbieter: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Very Good. Well-illustrated (illustrator). Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Artikel-Nr. 39293565-20
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Anbieter: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, USA
Zustand: Very Good. Well-illustrated (illustrator). 2004. hardcover. Uncorrected Book Proof. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Artikel-Nr. KSG0034599
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Zustand: Very Good. Well-illustrated (illustrator). 2004. hardcover. Uncorrected Book Proof. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good. . . . . Artikel-Nr. KSG0034599
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Anbieter: PEMBERLEY NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS BA, ABA, Iver, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Very Good. Well-illustrated (illustrator). xii, 306, 8 col plates, text figs. . HB. Vg in d/w. Name and ownership stamp to endpaper. After three decades of investigation, and after traveling hundreds of thousands of miles across the globe-from Melbourne to Moscow, Boston to Beijing - Gingerich has written a book built on his experience and the remarkable insights gleaned from examining some 600 copies of De Revolutionibus. He found the books owned and annotated by Galileo, Kepler and many other lesser-known astronomers whom he brings back to life, which illuminate the long, reluctant process of accepting the Sun-centred cosmos and highlight the historic tensions between science and the Catholic Church. He traced the ownership of individual copies through the hands of saints, heretics, scalawags, and bibliomaniacs. He was called as the expert witness in the theft of one copy, witnessed the dramatic auction of another, and proves conclusively that De Revolutionibus was as inspirational as it was revolutionary. Part biography of a book, part scientific exploration, part bibliographic detective story, The Book Nobody Read recolours the history of cosmology and offers new appreciation of the enduring power of an extraordinary book and its ideas. [9780434013159]. Artikel-Nr. S59038
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Anbieter: Anytime Books, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Well-illustrated (illustrator). Gingerich's wonderful acount of his quest to track down copies of Copernicus' work to find out who read them and what they thought about it. UK ed. pp.xi.306. Illus. Map. DW in archival sleeve. Text block slightly age toned. Artikel-Nr. 014828
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Anbieter: BUCHSERVICE / ANTIQUARIAT Lars Lutzer, Wahlstedt, Deutschland
Zustand: gut. Well-illustrated (illustrator). The Book Nobody Read / In Pursuit of the Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus In englischer Sprache. pages. Artikel-Nr. BN534722
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