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Reprint. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 189 pages; Physical desc. : 189 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Originally published: Cambridge : Wizard Books, 2003 under title: Big numbers. Subject: Science --Miscellanea. Summary: A lively and humor-infused treasury of scientific lore takes readers on an illustrated tour of top ideas in the scientific world, from the range of infinity and the interior of black holes to the earth's eventual destruction by the sun to the speed of nerve impulses. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. In fine order throughout. Smart black boards with bright silver titling to spine. Fine unclipped d/j. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 223pp. Peter Till (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. A consideration of the scientific fact, possibilities and impossibilities of the science behind Dr Who. In fine/as new order throughout. Smart black boards with bright silver titling. Fine unclipped d/j. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 335pp.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. An insider's eye cast over declining standards and increasing scandals. In fine order throughout, clean crisp and bright. Smart black boards with bright silver titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j a little faded to spine. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 218pp. …

2nd edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; x, 246 p., [8] p. of col. plates : ill. ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-237) and index. Subjects; Climatic changes. Global warming. Clouds. Cosmic rays. Stars. Astronomy. Climatology. Nonfiction - climate change. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. At the end of the 17th century, magnetism was a dark, mysterious force, known about since ancient Greece but still poorly understood. Tales abounded of magnets' ability to attract reluctant lovers, and magnetic expertise lay in the hands of seafarers, who had long used compasses to guide their ships. This book tells the stories of three men who were lured by nature's strangest power. Edmond Halley set out to map the Earth's magnetic patterns and improve navigation, showing how science could help England to expand her empire. Gowin Knight, a poor clergyman's son, climbed to fame and fortune by developing powerful artificial magnets used in compasses, scientific experiments and popular magic tricks. And although Franz Mesmer claimed that his 'animal magnetism', based on harnessing invisible streams of magnetic fluid, was the revolutionary medicine of the future, he was ultimately denounced as a quack. The move from magnetic mysticism to celebrating scientific rationality is a microcosm of the Enlightenment itself. In this book the author portrays the colourful protagonists of the magnetic revolution in this tumultuous and turbulent age. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 206 pages; Physical desc. : ix, 206 p. : ill. , ports. ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Series: Revolutions in science. Subjects: Halley, Edmond (1656-1742) --Mesmer, Franz Anton (1734-1815) --Knight, Gowin (1713-1772) --Magnetism --Compasses (Mathematical instruments) --History 1 Kg.…

First Edition. At the end of the 17th century, magnetism was a dark, mysterious force, known about since ancient Greece but still poorly understood. Tales abounded of magnets' ability to attract reluctant lovers, and magnetic expertise lay in the hands of seafarers, who had long used compasses to guide their ships. This book tells the stories of three men who were lured by nature's strangest power. Edmond Halley set out to map the Earth's magnetic patterns and improve navigation, showing how science could help England to expand her empire. Gowin Knight, a poor clergyman's son, climbed to fame and fortune by developing powerful artificial magnets used in compasses, scientific experiments and popular magic tricks. And although Franz Mesmer claimed that his 'animal magnetism', based on harnessing invisible streams of magnetic fluid, was the revolutionary medicine of the future, he was ultimately denounced as a quack. The move from magnetic mysticism to celebrating scientific rationality is a microcosm of the Enlightenment itself. In this book the author portrays the colourful protagonists of the magnetic revolution in this tumultuous and turbulent age. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 206 pages; Physical desc. : ix, 206 p. : ill. , ports. ; 21 cm. Series: Revolutions in science. Includes bibliographical references. Subject: Mesmer, Franz Anton (1734-1815) --Knight, Gowin (1713-1772) --Halley, Edmond (1656-1742) --Magnetism --History --Compasses (Mathematical instruments) --History --Popular science. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Entertainingly eccentric supposed guide to making yourself scarce. This is really more of a pretext for a ramble around odd locations and the sprinkling of debateable 'facts'. In VG order throughout. VG unclipped d/j. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 213pp + publisher's ads.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stock lightly tined to edges, otherwise all in VG crisp clean and bright order throughout. Smart black boards with bright gilt decoration and titling to spine. Near-fine unclipped d/j. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 275pp.…

Zustand: Good. Paperback, illustrations in b/w, 8vo.

Zustand: Good. Original black boards, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with b/w photographs, 8vo.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xiii, 465p., [16]p. of plates ; 25cm. Subjects: Best books. Reading. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Light toning to stock but otherwise all in VG+, clean and bright internal order. No inscriptions. Smart black boards with bright silver titling to spine. VG+ unclipped d/j. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo, 266pp + plates and publisher's ads.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Not price-clipped. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: vi, 196 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Subjects: Sports - Terminology. Sports - Slang. English language - Etymology. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Athens, 404 BC. The Democratic city-state has been ravaged by a long and bloody war with neighbouring Sparta. The search for scapegoats begins and Athens, liberty's beacon in the ancient world, turns its sword on its own way of life. Civil war and much bloodshed ensue. Defining moments of Greek history, culture, politics, religion and identity are debated ferociously in Athenian board rooms, back streets and battlefields. By 323 BC, less than 100 years later, Athens and the rest of Greece, not to mention a large part of the known world, has come under the control of an absolute monarch, a master of self-publicity and a model for despots for millennia to come: 'megas alexandros', Alexander the Great. Michael Scott, Finley Fellow in Ancient History at Darwin College, Cambridge, explores the dramatic and little-known story of how the ancient world was turned on its head from Democratic Athens to King Alexander the Great in this superb example of popular history writing. "From Democrats to Kings" also gives us a fresh take on the similar challenges we face today in the 21st century - a world in which many democracies - old and new - fight for survival, in which war-time and peace-time have become indistinguishable and in which the severity of the economic crisis is only matched by a crisis in our own sense of self.An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 294 pages; Description: xvii, 294 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-268) and index. Subjects: Greece --Spartan and Theban Supremacies, 404-362 B. C. Greece --History --Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B. C. 1 Kg.…

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over black boards with silver titles to the spine; Measures 8¾" x 5¾" (0.8 kg); pp (iv) 204; Index; Bibliography; Cover art by Nicholas Halliday; Includes: Black & white photographs (plates); || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #194359 ||. …

Signed First Edition: Hardback, navy bds., silver titles, 135 x 205 mm., 400g., 195 pp., with Index, illustrated throughout with line drawings in the text, inscribed and signed by the author, Bob Wilson on title-page, original unclipped, pictorial dw., Fine/Fine copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Authoritative industrial company history of a 150 year old business. In fine order throughout. Smart black boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 4to. 354pp.…