ASTRONOMY: A History of Man's Investigation of the Universe
by Hoyle, Fred/Chandler, M. H. (Editor)/Kitson, M. (Art Editor)/Zweig, V. (Assistant)/Walker, A. F. (Research)/Maddison, Francis and Ronan, Colin (Research Consultants)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
New York, NY: Crescent Books, Inc., 1962 320 pp. Original gray cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Spine ends and bottom corners bumped. Edges a bit darkened. DJ lightly soiled w/ light edge wear. Crease to bottom corner of front flap. Illust. w/ more than 400 illustrations and diagrams. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
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- 6205
- Title
- ASTRONOMY: A History of Man's Investigation of the Universe
- Author
- Hoyle, Fred/Chandler, M. H. (Editor)/Kitson, M. (Art Editor)/Zweig, V. (Assistant)/Walker, A. F. (Research)/Maddison, Francis and Ronan, Colin (Research Consultants)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Crescent Books, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1962
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SCIENCE ASTRONOMY ASTRONOMERS OUTER SPACE SOLAR SYSTEM STARS GALAXY GALAXIES EARTH SKY PLANETARY MOTION ANCIENT ASTRONOMY COPERNICUS NICOLAUS 1473 1543 KEPLER JOHANNES 1571 1630 GRAVITATION THEORY GRAVITY POST-NEWTONIAN ERA INSTRUMENTS NATURE LIGHT THERMO
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