No Starch Press, May 2020. Trade Paperback. 93 short poems that teach about the elements of the periodic table. Indulge your love of the periodic table with this collection of poems and fun facts about the chemical elements that make up our world. From arsenic to zirconium, this book describes.....
W. W. Norton & Company, February 2018. Trade Paperback. Very good in wappers (paperback). Richard P. Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, thrived on outrageous adventures. In this lively work that "can shatter the stereotype of the stuffy scientist" (Detroit Free Press), Feynman recounts his experiences trading ideas.....
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002. First Edition. Ephemera. 247 pages. With essays by Stephen Jay Gould, Joshua Lederberg, Paul Crutzen, Anne McLaren, Eric Kandel, et al. First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. A sweeping overview of the most exciting areas in science.....
Penguin (Non-Classics), October 1996. Trade Paperback. During the great ages of exploration "the longitude problem" was the greatest of scientific challenges. Lacking the ability to determine their longitude, sailors were literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Ships ran aground on rocky shores; those traveling.....
W. W. Norton & Company, April 2018. Trade Paperback. In Your Brain Is a Time Machine, leading neuroscientist Dean Buonomano embarks on an immensely engaging exploration of how time works inside the brain (Barbara Kiser, Nature). The human brain, he argues, is a complex system that not only tells time.....
N/A, August 1991. Trade Paperback.
Basic Books, October 2019. Trade Paperback. Discover the "fascinating" and surprising science of the creepers, crawlers, wrigglers, and runners that live in our homes (The Washington Post) -- and learn why they're essential to our everyday lives. However domesticated our houses appear, they are wild beyond imagination. Look down in.....
Abrams Image, April 2019. Hardcover. Have you ever wondered if there are seasons on the moon or if space tourism will ever become commonplace? So has Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock. In fact, she earned her nickname "Lunatic" because of her deep fascination for all things lunar. In her lucidly written, comprehensive.....
Houghton Mifflin, 1973. Hardcover. 210 pages. Asimov answers 100 questions on science put to him by magazine readers. Second printing. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
W. W. Norton & Company, May 2017. Hardcover. Just like the title implies, Neil deGrasse Tyson condenses the essentials of the universe in this compact, quick to read book. Perfect for those of us that want to know, but simply do not have the time. Near fine in a very.....
W H Freeman & Co, 1992. Hardcover. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Scientific American Library, 1994. Hardcover. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. In this work, the cosmologist, Joseph Silk, describes what is currently known about the history and construction of the universe. Recent discoveries about fluctuations in cosmic background radiation and their implications are included.....
Scientific American library, 1996. Hardcover. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. In Gravity's Fatal Attraction, Martin Rees (Astronomer Royal) and Mitchell Begelman explore gravity where it is infinitely strong: in black holes. These mind-boggling structures can have a mass up to billions of times.....
Arcturus Publishing, June 2019. Trade Paperback.
Watkins Publishing, April 2019. Trade Paperback. This book travels the world to explore over 60 archaeological sites that enshrine the remarkable achievements of ancient astronomers. In many cultures, an early understanding of the cosmos is expressed through architecture--stone circles that act as giant computers for the timing of eclipses or.....
Doubleday, 1973. Hardcover. 321 pages. Short science essays. Later printing. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
W. W. Norton & Co Inc, 1979. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback).
Penguin Books, January 1989. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). When the "Beagle" sailed out of Devonport on 27 December 1831, Charles Darwin was twenty-two and setting off on the voyage of a lifetime. It was to last five years and transform him from an amiable and somewhat aimless.....
Helix Books, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 355 pages. Illustrated. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a dust jacket with a tiny tear to one corner else fine. "Grinspoon clearly loves the subject of this exemplary work, the unfolding of our knowledge of 'Earth's Twin.'...His book is full of.....
The University of Michigan Press, 1968. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback).
Dover, 1964. Trade Paperback. 147 pages. With fold-out map. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).
Cambridge University Press, 1992. Trade Paperback. 184 pages. Combined edition. Later printing. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Nobel laureate Erwin Schrodinger's What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the twentieth century. A distinguished physicist's exploration of the question which lies at the heart of.....
Dover Publications, January 1974. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback).
Ginn and Company, 1889. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Reprinted from The Journal of Morphology, Vol. II, No. 3, April, 1889, pp. 341-452, with Plates XXVI (2 pp.), XXVII (2 pp.), XXVIII (folding), XXIX (1 page) and 38 engravings of anatomic slide preparations. Charles-Sedgwick Minot (1852-1914) was James Stillman Professor of.....
Viking Adult, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 175 pages. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket.