Buy this book on-line Walter Shepherd : Marvels of Modern Discovery Our UniverseWard Lock, 1961
1961 BOOK in good black cloth hardcovers slightly bumped to corners & edges. PAGES clean, flat & tightly bound, with numerous illustrations. DJ tanned & a little worn to edges & corners, but no tears. Price clipped. Inscription to ffep. Synopsis; Our Universe traces the history ofastronomical science from the theoriesof the ancient Chinese and Egyptians,through the various Greek cos-mologies and the Medieval world-picture and up to the growth ofmodern astronomy with Copernicus,Galileo, and Newton. Some of thelatest theories about the sun, themoon, the planets and their origins,are discussed and chapters devotedto comets and meteors, the stars, thedistant nebulae and galaxies, and themost up-to-date methods of observ-ing them.During the last 50 years enormousimpetus and acceleration has beengiven to modern science by thedevelopment of new techniques whichenable us to probe deeper anddeeper into the mysteries of space,and here Walter Shepherd discussessome of the most controversial andexciting theories that have recentlybeen put forward by eminent scien-tists about 'our universe'., 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Walter Shepherd : Marvels of Modern Discovery Our Universe. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including incunabula, antiquarian books, libri antichi, livres d'occasion and rare books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |