Physical Sciences
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Biochemistry
by Jeremy M ; Tymoczko, John L ; Stryer, Lubert Berg
In the new edition of Biochemistry, instructors will see the all the hallmark features that made this a consistent bestseller for the undergraduate biochemistry course: exceptional clarity and concision, a more biological focus, cutting-edge content, and an elegant, uncluttered design. Accomplished in both the classroom and the laboratory, coauthors Jeremy Berg and John Tymoczko draw on the field’s dynamic research to illustrate its fundamental ideas.
Cosmos
by Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan was the David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and Director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University; Distinguished Visiting Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology; and the cofounder and President of the Planetary Society, the largest space-interest group in the world. For the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, he was an adviser on the Mariner, Voyager, and Viking unmanned space missions, and he briefed...
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The Elegant Universe
by Brian Greene
The Elegant Universe is a book by Brian Greene published in 1999 which introduces string theory and provides a comprehensive though non-technical assessment of the theory and some of its shortcomings.
Physics
by Douglas C Giancoli
For algebra-based introductory physics courses taken primarily by pre-med, agricultural, technology, and architectural students.
This best-selling algebra-based physics text is known for its elegant writing, engaging biological applications, and exactness. Physics: Principles with Applications, 6e retains the careful exposition and precision of previous editions with many interesting new applications and carefully crafted new pedagogy. It was written to give students the basic concepts of physics... Read more about this item
This best-selling algebra-based physics text is known for its elegant writing, engaging biological applications, and exactness. Physics: Principles with Applications, 6e retains the careful exposition and precision of previous editions with many interesting new applications and carefully crafted new pedagogy. It was written to give students the basic concepts of physics... Read more about this item
A Short History Of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson
In A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bryson follows his greatest challenge yet: to understand—and, if possible, answer—the oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselves. From the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to there being us. The result is a profound, funny, and wonderfully clear and entertaining adventure into the realms of human knowledge, as only Bill Bryson can render it.
Optics
by Eugene Hecht
Optics, Fifth Edition is distinguished by three core imperatives for the reader: up-to-date content in line with the ever-evolving technological advances in the Optics field; a modern approach to discourse including studies on photons, phasors, and theory; and improvements and revisions to the previous edition’s pedagogy including over one hundred new worked examples.
Classical Electrodynamics
by John David Jackson
The third edition of the defining text for the graduate-level course in Electricity and Magnetism has finally arrived! It has been 37 years since the first edition and 24 since the second. The new edition addresses the changes in emphasis and applications that have occurred in the field, without any significant increase in length.
Physical Chemistry
by Donald a McQuarrie and John D Simon
As the first modern physical chemistry textbook to cover quantum mechanics before thermodynamics and kinetics, this book provides a contemporary approach to the study of physical chemistry. By beginning with quantum chemistry, students will learn the fundamental principles upon which all modern physical chemistry is built. The text includes a special set of "MathChapters" to review and summarize the mathematical tools required to master the material Thermodynamics is simultaneously taught from a...
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Physical Sciences Books & Ephemera
Outlines of Biochemistry
by Eric E Conn
John Wiley and Sons, 1963. Hardcover. Good. 1963. No Edition Remarks. 391 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Boards are slightly bowed.
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£2.49
Physical Thought from the Presocratics to the Quantum Physicists: An Anthology
by Sambursky, Shmuel; editor
New York: Pica Press, 1975. Excerpts from period works "concerned mainly with concepts and theories, and...questions of method, rather than...mathematical derivations or problems of experimental technique", attempting the show the development of our understanding of nature through scientific thought. Stout hardcover. Light wear to book, ink name; jacket off-center, showing light wear, short tear, light chipping. Text clean; xv, blank, 584 pages; indexes, list of sources, a few figures. . First...
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£20.35
The Ecology of Running Waters
by Hynes, H. B. N. [Noel] (Signed)
Canada: University of Toronto Press / Glenbow-Alberta Institute, 1970. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by author upon title page. 555 pages. Bibliography. Subject and organism indexes. Black and white illustrations. "Provides a comprehensive and critical review of the literature on the biology of rivers and streams... The bibliography contains over 1,500 entries of papers which has been cited in the text."...
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£244.13
How Russia Stole America's Atomic Secrets
by Considine, Bob
International News Service. Very Good. 1951. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This is a trade sized paperback book with heavy cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine and rear spine joint of the book cover have noticeable toning. The text pages are clean and bright. This book appears to have come about during the hoopla about Julius and Ethel Rosenberg being spies for Russia. Bob Considine was one of the witnesses...
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£20.35
Bibliographie Astronomique, avec l'Histoire de l'Astronomie depuis 1781 jusqu'a 1802
by De la Lande, Jerome
Amsterdam: J.C. Gieben, 1970. Book. Very Good. Blue Cloth. Facsimile Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. viii, 966 pages. Uncirculated and very clean ex-library copy. List books on astronomy in a chronological order, also indexed by names of authors and subjects..
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£61.04
Perception of Natural Events by Human Observers
by Yusuf A. Yoler
Hard Cover. New.
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£44.76
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth. An International Review Journal. Volume 10, Nos. 1-4. Chemistry of the Moon.
by Ahrens, L.H. (editor)
Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1977. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. All 4 issues of volume 10, in a hardcover folder. Index pages separately inserted. Occasional institutional stamp, otherwise very good condition..
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£47.21
Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists - Rocky Mountain Sedimentary Basins November 1965, Volume 49, Number 11
by Hazzard (editor) , John C
American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Good. 1965. Paperback. Good paperback with tight binding and clean pages. Minor shelf wear to edges and corners of covers. Top of spine is bumped, creased and has a tear about 1/2" in length revealing the binding underneath. The front cover has one small check mark by one topic. ; 9.50 X 6.75 x 0.45 inches .
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£14.65
Field and Laboratory Investigations of Meteorites from Victoria Land and the Thiel Mountains Regions, Antarctica, 1982-1983 and 1983-1984.
by Marvin, Ursula B.; MacPherson, Glenn J
Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Smithsonian Contributions to the Earth Sciences #28. iii, 146 pages, many b/w photos, maps and diagrams..
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£15.46
Handbook of Neurochemistry: 1
by Abel Lajtha
Plenum Pub Corp, 1982. Hardcover. Good. Former library book. Slight signs of wear on the cover. Soiling on the side. Different cover. Edition 1982. Tome 1. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this book's net price to charity organizations.
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£157.32
Log Storage and Rafting in Public Waters: A Task Force Report
by Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Council
Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Council, 1971. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8" x 10-1/2" Wraps; 56pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Report by Task Force of the Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Council about log storage and rafting in public waters.
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£28.49
Musical Acoustics: Selected Reprints
by Rossing, Thomas D. [Editor]
College Park, Maryland: American Association of Physics Teachers, 1988-01-01. Paperback. Very Good+. 8x0x11. Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; text also very good+. Exterior looks very nice. NOT ex-library. First published in 1969, this is a 1st printing of the 1988 edition. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.
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£28.49
Bibliographie generale de l'astronomie jusqu'en 1880 = General bibliography of astronomy to the year 1880. Volume I, part 1.
by Houzeau, J. C.; Lancaster, A
London: The Holland Press, 1964. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Facsimile Reprint. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. xxiv, vii, 858 pages. Uncirculated ex-library copy. .
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£48.83
Outlines of the Geology of Northumberland and Durham
by G. A. Lebour
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Lambert and Company, Limited, 1886. 2nd Edition . Hard. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Good. Publishers cloth. Foxed. Smells musty. 156pp. 5 plates.
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£10.00
God and the New Physics
by Davies, Paul
Penguin Books, 1984. Book. Fair. paperback. paperback, moderate wear to covers, pages yellowed, 255pp ISBN:0140225501.
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£3.26
The Planet Earth
by Jonathan Weiner
Random House Publishing Group, 1986. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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£5.18
A World Between Waves (A Shearwater Book)
by Steward, Frank (ed.) Peter Matthiessen, Diane Ackerman, James D. Houston, Maxine Hong Kingston, John McPhee, W.S. Merwin, Gavan Daws, Victoria Nelson, Kenneth Brower, Pamela Frierson, et al
Island Press, 1992. Trade Paperback. Fine. Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 309 pages with 14 essays on the natural history of Hawaii.
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£20.51
Introduction To Atomic And Nuclear Physics
by Henry Semat
Chapman And Hall, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1965. Reprinted. 628 pages. Laminated pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Black and white photographs and diagrams. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Tape marks to endpapers. Previous owner's name to front pastedown. Boards assumed in good condition as covered with library laminated jacket. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some tanning and...
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£21.00
The Astronomy Cafe: The Best 365 Questions and Answers from "Ask the Astronomer
by Odenwald, Sten F
Mjf Books, 2000-05-01. Hardcover. New. 8x5x0. *NEW* Hardcover fresh from a distributor with no remainder marks.
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£5.37
Hubble : The Mirror on the Universe
by Robin Kerrod
Firefly Books, Limited, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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£5.67
![Analyse Infinitésimale des Courbes dans l'Espace. Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1876. [Bound with:] Des Roulettes en Général par M. l'Abbé Aoust. Marseille: Barlatier-Feissat, 1870. Bound with:] Sur les Diverses Manières de Présenter la Théorie des Onges Lumineuses, par M. de Saint-Venant](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/211/578/1385578211.0.b.jpg)
Analyse Infinitésimale des Courbes dans l'Espace. Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1876. [Bound with:] Des Roulettes en Général par M. l'Abbé Aoust. Marseille: Barlatier-Feissat, 1870. Bound with:] Sur les Diverses Manières de Présenter la Théorie des Onges Lumineuses, par M. de Saint-Venant
by AOUST (Abbé)
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1876. First edition, 3 works in one, xx, 564; 9; 49, [1]pp., blind-stamp to title of first work, cont. half morocco, spine gilt a nice copy.
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£118.25
Things That Fall from the Sky. Meteors and Meteorites.
by Marshall, Ro K
Philadelphia: The Franklin Institute, 1944. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 16 pages, 12 b/w illustrations..
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£34.18
