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Pfeiffer, John.
The Changing Universe: The Story of the New Astronomy
New York, Random House,
1956, First Print ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good/Very Good, An early book on the radio waves emminating from the galaxies beyound. Mr. Pfeiffer explores the sources of these intense radio waves which are heard by the mammoth new radio telescopes.The research of pioneering investigator and the unusual formations that have been observed and identified so far are explained; as well a narrative of colorful anecdotes, personal records and direct quotations from the scientists themselves. Illustrated throughout with photos and drawings. Blue cloth boards and spine, mild stains to edge of board, black title panel with white lettering to spine. DW not price clipped, blue, illustrated. Overall wear, chips and closed tears to spine ends and corners, mild creases, photo of John Pfieffer to rear. Top edge stained blue. All else clean, tightly bound. 243 pp, tall 8 vo.
(Astronomy, Planetary, Radio, Waves, Radio, Astronomy, Broadcasts, From, Space, Radio, Telescopes) Cat No. 3009.
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12.50
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Olcott, William Tyler.
A Field Book of the Stars
New York, G. P. Putnam & Sons,
1909, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, William Tyler Olcott, American lawyer, amateur astronomer and co-founder of The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO). An indepth study of the constellations, by season (with 50 diagrams), following a a circumscribed order. Including a large plate, showing the appearance of the heavens at a designated time on the first night of the quarter, inserted into each season's work. Also chapter on Stars names and their meaning. Purple cloth boards and spine, gilt star decorations and gilt lettering. Mild wear, bumping of spine ends, rubbing of spine edges. Small neatly written prior owners name to upper edge of pastedown. Page VI at the end of "The Scheme of Study", is neatly written 5 lines of an "observance," also notation on page 54. Mild toning of text, tightly bound. 12 mo, 163 pp. Third Printing
(Star, Gazing, Constellations, Antique, Astronomy, Books, Study, Of, Constellations, Meteroic, Showers, Hydra, Constelllation, Gemini, Constellation, Bootes, Constellation, Seasonal, Constellations, William, Tyler, Olcott, The Herdsman, Constellation) Cat No. 3010.
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20.00
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Olcott, William Tyler.
A Field Book of the Stars
New York, G. P. Putnam & Sons,
1909, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, William Tyler Olcott, American lawyer, amateur astronomer and co-founder of The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO). An indepth study of the constellations, by season (with 50 diagrams), following a a circumscribed order. Including a large plate, showing the appearance of the heavens at a designated time on the first night of the quarter, inserted into each season's work. Also chapter on Stars names and their meaning. Purple cloth boards and spine, gilt star decorations and gilt lettering. Mild wear, bumping of spine ends, rubbing of spine edges. Small neatly written prior owners name to upper edge of pastedown. Page VI at the end of "The Scheme of Study", is neatly written 5 lines of an "observance," also notation on page 54. Mild toning of text, tightly bound. 12 mo, 163 pp. Third Printing
(Star, Gazing, Constellations, Antique, Astronomy, Books, Study, Of, Constellations, Meteroic, Showers, Hydra, Constelllation, Gemini, Constellation, Bootes, Constellation, Seasonal, Constellations, William, Tyler, Olcott, The Herdsman, Constellation) Cat No. 3010.
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20.00
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Chambers, G.F.
The Story of the Stars; Simply Told for General Readers
London, George Newnes, LTD.,
1895, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, A small concise book written at the end of the 19th Century; related in simple terms: brillancy and distances of stars; grouping of stars into constellations; history of constellations; double stars; couloured stars; moving stars; Nebule; the Milky Way; variable stars; the Spectroscope and the stars and Nebule. Appendix I. table of the constellations; II. list of celestial objects for small telescopes. Including 24 illustrations. Blue cloth boards, black title panel, star decorations, gilt lettering to spine, spine ends and edges rubbed, 1/4 closed tear to upper spine edge. Decorated end papers, few pages have flea bite to edge, penciled notes to reverse of rear e.p., rear board edge faded with blue bleeding mildly to inside edge of pastedown, all else clean, solidly bound. 16 mo, 192 pp
(Antique, Astronomy, Books, The Story, Of, The Stars, 19th, Century, Astronomy, Herculis, Constellation, The Pleiades, Ring, Nebulan, In Lyra) Cat No. 3011.
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15.00
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Chambers, G.F.
The Story of the Stars; Simply Told for General Readers
London, George Newnes, LTD.,
1895, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, A small concise book written at the end of the 19th Century; related in simple terms: brillancy and distances of stars; grouping of stars into constellations; history of constellations; double stars; couloured stars; moving stars; Nebule; the Milky Way; variable stars; the Spectroscope and the stars and Nebule. Appendix I. table of the constellations; II. list of celestial objects for small telescopes. Including 24 illustrations. Blue cloth boards, black title panel, star decorations, gilt lettering to spine, spine ends and edges rubbed, 1/4 closed tear to upper spine edge. Decorated end papers, few pages have flea bite to edge, penciled notes to reverse of rear e.p., rear board edge faded with blue bleeding mildly to inside edge of pastedown, all else clean, solidly bound. 16 mo, 192 pp
(Antique, Astronomy, Books, The Story, Of, The Stars, 19th, Century, Astronomy, Herculis, Constellation, The Pleiades, Ring, Nebulan, In Lyra) Cat No. 3011.
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15.00
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