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Hardcover. Zustand: Used-Very Good. First Published 1989. Cloth, d.j., in an acetate cover. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket. Clean pages.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Spotting on upper edge; minor wear on edge of cover. Inside is like new, clean.

Trade paperback. Zustand: Good. First Paperback Printing [stated]. viii, [2], 248, [6] pages. Illustrations. Contributors. Index. Cover has some wear, soiling, and creasing. The editors were associated with the Harvard College Observatory (HCO) and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) is known as the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA). The combination of Harvard University astronomers and Smithsonian Institution astronomers explore the cosmos together. Since the Space Age began a quarter-century ago, astronomers have been able to reach out and often touch celestial bodies that formerly could only be dimly viewed from afar. Probes have flown by or landed on many of the planets. Astronauts have made direct observations from Earth orbit and on the Moon. Most important, a host of satellites in Earth orbit have recorded the emissions of X-ray, infrared, and ultraviolet radiation from distant sources normally invisible beneath the atmosphere. And when the Space Telescope goes aloft, man's vision of the cosmos will be extended further still. The essays in this book describe the results of twenty-five years of space observation, summarize what has been learned so far, and speculate on the possibilities that are now within grasp. Leo Goldberg provides a point of departure by describing what astronomy was like when it was limited by only Earthbound telescopes. Goldberg hopes astronomers had for discovery in the anticipated Age of Space. The chapters reveal what has been discovered about the features of the inner planets (James W. Head, III), the Moon (John A. Wood), the planets as seen during the close encounters of the Voyagers (Bradford A. Smith), and the Sun (Randolph H. Levine). The next chapters document ventures into deep space and describe a universe revealed by ultraviolet sources (Andrea K. Dupree) and X-ray sources within the Milky Way (Jonathan E. Grindlay) and beyond (Paul Gorenstein). George B. Field, who chaired the National Academy of Science committee charged with developing priorities for U.S. astronomical research in the 1980s, discusses the future of space astronomy. An epilogue by Ursula B. Marvin describes a planet body that until recently had never been seen from the vantage point of space: the Earth itself.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. A very good copy: firm, clean, square and tight with no underlining or splits.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, Later Printing (1992). Published by Cambridge University Press, 1991. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Cambridge University Press, 1991. Paperback, 8vo, xiii,190pp, illust. A good copy. 0521426731 -1.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Dust Jacket. Contents: Tim Cornell: The tyranny of the evidence: a discussion of the possible uses of literacy in Etruria and Latiumin the archaic age; Mary Beard: Ancient literacy and the function of the written word in Roman religion; Nicholas Horsfall: Statistics or states of mind? ; James L. Franklin Jr. : Literacy and the parietal inscriptions of Pompeii; Mireille Corbier: Lâecriture en quête de lecteurs; Alan K. Bowman: Literacy in the Roman empire: mass and mode; Keith Hopkins: Conquest by book. Ann Ellis Hanson: Ancient illiteracy; Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Series #3; 198 pages.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. Light foxing to textblock.; Contents: Tim Cornell: The tyranny of the evidence: a discussion of the possible uses of literacy in Etruria and Latiumin the archaic age; Mary Beard: Ancient literacy and the function of the written word in Roman religion; Nicholas Horsfall: Statistics or states of mind? ; James L. Franklin Jr. : Literacy and the parietal inscriptions of Pompeii; Mireille Corbier: Lâecriture en quête de lecteurs; Alan K. Bowman: Literacy in the Roman empire: mass and mode; Keith Hopkins: Conquest by book. Ann Ellis Hanson: Ancient illiteracy; Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Series #3; 198 pages. …

Trade paperback. Zustand: Very good. The format is approximately 5.375 inches by 8.5 inches. xiii, [1],190, [4] pages. Figures. Footnotes. Formulae. Further Reading. Maps. Tabular Data. Contributors. Subject Index. Name Index. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page which reads To Julie May this fill a void in your life Jim 1994. In this volume, six leading cosmologists provide a current "state of the universe" report: what we have learned about its nature, but also what pieces are still missing from the cosmic puzzle. The roster of contributors reads like a Who's Who of modern cosmology: A. P. Lightman, Robert P. Kirshner, Margaret J. Geller, Vera C. Rubin, Alan Guth, and James Gunn. The book is an excellent overview of the big questions facing modern cosmology. It does not require a background in physics, so any lay reader who appreciates astronomy and the study of the cosmos will enjoy this lively discussion. James Cornell is affiliated with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics He is Member International Science Writers Association (former president) and the National Association Science Writers. Cosmology is the study of the nature of the universe, the cosmos. The term cosmology was first used in English in 1656 in Thomas Blount's Glossographia, with the meaning of "a speaking of the world". In 1731, German philosopher Christian Wolff used the term cosmology in Latin (cosmologia) to denote a branch of metaphysics that deals with the general nature of the physical world. Cosmology is investigated by scientists, including astronomers and physicists, as well as philosophers, such as metaphysicians, philosophers of physics, and philosophers of space and time. Because of this shared scope with philosophy, theories in cosmology may include both scientific and non-scientific propositions and may depend upon assumptions that cannot be tested. Religious or mythological cosmology is a body of beliefs based on mythological, religious, and esoteric literature and traditions of creation myths and eschatology. In the science of astronomy, physical cosmology is concerned with the study of the chronology of the universe, the observable universe's origin, its large-scale structures and dynamics, and the ultimate fate of the universe, including the physical laws that govern these areas. Physical cosmology is a sub-branch of astronomy that is concerned with the universe as a whole. Modern physical cosmology is dominated by the Big Bang Theory which attempts to bring together observational astronomy and particle physics; more specifically, a standard parameterization of the Big Bang with dark matter and dark energy, known as the Lambda-CDM model. Theoretical astrophysicist David N. Spergel has described cosmology as a "historical science" because "when we look out in space, we look back in time" due to the finite nature of the speed of light. First Paperback Edition [Stated], third printing [stated]. Signed.…