Galileo by Ronan, Colin A.: - 1974

Weidenfeld and Nicolson. Used - Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Acceptable.

Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1974. hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. ***Please Read*** Minor Foxing throughout book - No marks on text - My shelf location 7-f-1

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1974-10-03. Hardcover. Good.

HARDBACK, ?NOT COMMON,? SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edn: 1st. Thus.* Date of Publication: 1974* Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson.* Binding and cover condition: Colour illustrated laminated boards, black title to spine & white to face. No bumps, some rubs, shelf wear to upper & lower edges and particularly to head and tail of spine. GOOD* Jacket condition: No separate dust jacket. ND.* Contents condition: Ex-library copy with usual stamps, no labels. Library re-bind with linen re-inforced hinges. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with only light reading wear, a few marks to text, slight marks to end-papers. Top & fore-edge slightly grubby, otherwise no visible faults. GOOD.* Illustrations: A number of colour & b/w photos, line drawings and diagrams within text throughout.* Pages: 253 pp. text. xii pp., notes, further reading list, chronology, index & blank page at rear.* Description: Galileo studied speed and velocity, gravity and free fall, the principle of relativity, inertia, projectile motion and also… Read More

Fair. No dust jacket. Fading to spine and top of boards. Otherwise very good condition, appears to have hardly been read. Actual book shown below. Same day dispatch (Mon-Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1974 VG-/VG. 4to. original brown cloth gilt (ex-library with rsms, rems. of label etc. to outer leaves, externally unmarked) in dustwrapper (a little rubbed & frayed); pp. 264, with illustrations. A very good copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG-/VG.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1974. Designed by Freda Harmer. Contents: 1). Ancient wisdom. 2). Background to the Renaissance. 3). Renaissance Italy. 4). Florence, Venice and Rome. 5). Galileo's early years. 6). University student and scholar. 7). Professor at Pisa. 8). Venice and Padua. 9). The telescope. 10). Return to Florence. 11). Arguments and accusations. 12). A visit to Rome. 13). More controversy. 14). Barberini and the dialogue. 15). The storm breaks. 16). Trial. 17). Phoenix reborn. 18). Assessment. With notes, bibliography, chronology and index. 24 pages of colour and about 150 black-and-white illustrations. 264 pag. . 1st edition. Cloth/gilt titles spine/cover. Good copy.. 25,5cmx19cm.