The Rise of Scientific Europe, 1500 - 1800
by David Goodman and Colin A. Russell (Editors)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very good +
- Seller
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Walnut Creek, California, United States
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About This Item
Hodder & Stoughton, The Open University, 1991. First Edition. Softcover. Very good +. First printing, quarto size, 447 pp. From the back cover: "The Scientific Revolution has been described as the most significant event in human history since the rise of Christianity...[this] book carries the reader through many of the major developments in asatronomy, the biological and physical sciences, and chemistry...[and] looks at the way in which a scientific consciousness arose at different times and in different areas of Europe..."
___DESCRIPTION: Bound in decorated cardstock covers, quarto size (10 7/8" by 8 9/16"), pagination: [i-iv] v-ix [1, blank] 1-437.
___CONDITION: Very good, the covers with modest overall wear and light soiling, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings.
___POSTAGE: Please note that this is an unusually heavy volume and additional postage may apply; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
___DESCRIPTION: Bound in decorated cardstock covers, quarto size (10 7/8" by 8 9/16"), pagination: [i-iv] v-ix [1, blank] 1-437.
___CONDITION: Very good, the covers with modest overall wear and light soiling, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings.
___POSTAGE: Please note that this is an unusually heavy volume and additional postage may apply; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Swan's Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CNFBV136
- Title
- The Rise of Scientific Europe, 1500 - 1800
- Author
- David Goodman and Colin A. Russell (Editors)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton, The Open University
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Science, Optics
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Walnut Creek, California
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