Evolution worlds von lowell percival (15 Ergebnisse)

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First edition. 8vo. [xiv], 262pp., (2pp., ads). Numerous illustrations, including a frontis photo of Saturn. Burgundy cloth with top edge gilt, gilt title on front board and spine. A bit of wear to corners, else a very good copy.

A very good tight binding. First edition. 8vo. pp.xiii/[1p.]/pp.262/[2pp. - Adverts] + 12 leaves of plates. Maroon cloth with clear gilt titles to front board and spine. Spine lightly sunned and top & tail carefully strengthened. Previous owner's details to front endpaper: "R. A. Hales.". Clean text and illustrations throughout. Contents; Introduction; 1 Trio of Ideas; 2 Life on the Moon; 3 From the Moon to the Planets; 4 The Ascension of Mars; 5 Percival Lowell: Champion of Canals; 6 Mars Unveiled; 7 Carl Sagan: Mars and Beyond; 8 Life in an Expanding Universe; 9 The Trajectory: CETI to SETI to HRMS; 10 Mirror Worlds; 11 Afterword; Sources of Quoted Material; Bibliography; Index; ** "Percival Lowell (March 13, 1855 November 12, 1916) was an American businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer who fueled speculation that there were canals on Mars, and furthered theories of a ninth planet within the Solar System. He founded the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, and formed the beginning of the effort that led to the discovery of Pluto 14 years after his death.The existence of canal-like features was definitively disproved in the 1960s by NASA's Mariner missions. Mariner 4, 6 and 7, and the Mariner 9 orbiter (1972), did not capture images of canals but instead showed a cratered Martian surface. Today, the surface markings taken to be canals are regarded as an optical illusion." - See Wikipedia.…

Zustand: Very good copy. contemporary burgundy cloth over boards, title in gilt within a gilt borders on flat spine and upper board, uncut. , Percival Lawrence Lowell (1855 ? 12, 1916) was an American businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer who fueled speculation that there were canals on Mars. He founded the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, and formed the beginning of the effort that led to the discovery of Pluto 14 years after his death. In 1904, Lowell received the Prix Jules Janssen, the highest award of the Société Astronomique de France, the French astronomical society. For the last 23 years of his life, astronomy, Lowell Observatory, and his and others' work at his observatory were the focal points of his life., Size : 8vo., , Illustrated with numerous astronomical diagrams and photographs throughout.…

Zustand: Very Good. first edition, first printing; xiii, 262, [2] (ads) pp.; original gilt stamped maroon cloth, t.e.g., vertical mark to the spine, light rubbing to the fore edge margin of the front cover, else very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request.…