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Wizards, Aliens, and Starships: Physics and Math in Fantasy and Science Fiction
by Charles Adler
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine Condition/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0691147159
- ISBN 13
- 9780691147154
- Seller
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Newhaven, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Princeton University Press, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. An excellent copy in as new condition, with only very light shelfwear to jacket edges, pages clean bright and unmarked. "Adler does a grand job of showing just how powerful even basic maths and physics can be. If you're a budding back-of-the-envelope boffin not afraid of a bit of algebra, you'll love this book."--Robert Matthews, BBC Focus Magazine 392 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN/EAN: 9780691147154. Inventory No: dscf6411. . 9780691147154
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- Bookseller
- Denton Island Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- dscf6411
- Title
- Wizards, Aliens, and Starships: Physics and Math in Fantasy and Science Fiction
- Author
- Charles Adler
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0691147159
- ISBN 13
- 9780691147154
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Date Published
- 2014
- Keywords
- BZDB229 Science Fiction & Fantasy; Wizards Aliens and Starships Physics and Math in Fantasy and Science Fiction Charles Adler
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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