Charles Slichter (228 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Condition: Very Good. Trade Paperback Moderate rubbing and edge wear to wrappers, light wear at corners and spine ends, and toning/fading to spine. Binding remains sound. Page edges show age toning; photographed interior pages are clean and well preserved. No ISBN; LCCN 40-31088. Listing photos show the exact copy included in this sale. Collection of accessible science essays presenting the history of science and scientific thought as a human, conversational pursuit rather than a remote technical discipline. Slichter uses stories, personalities, historical episodes, and questions about scientific life to explore scientific discovery and how scientists and mathematicians think. Subjects range from the informal clubs and social gatherings associated with early scientific culture and the Royal Society to Newton and the Principia, mathematical genius, teaching, specialization, industrialism, and science's relationship with society. Written by an accomplished scientist for nonspecialists, the essays now also offer a period perspective on scientific culture and the changing character of modern science.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

paperback. Condition: Good. Pages are crisp and clean, no marking. Cover is good. Binding is tight/good. Pocket size.

Paperback. Condition: Good+. Ex-library stamps/pocket on endpages, sticker on spine, minor shelfwear, otherwise appears unread. Text pages are clean and straight. ; Ex-Library; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 206 pages.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good+. Paperback. Light shelfwear, edgewear, scuffing along spine, bumped upper tip. 206 clean, tight pages, unmarked. Former owner's name on inside ft. cover.

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Minor pencil marginalia to the text and front end paper. Q10.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Second Edition. A Very Good or slightly better copy (owner's name) in blue cloth lettered in gold, top edge gilt. Sound binding, clean/unmarked within, with little wear to the covers. No dust jacket. (Not ex-library.). Book.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

paperback. Condition: Good. Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, GPO, Washington, 1902, 9 x6 wraps, 106pp., 8 plates, museum duplicate stamp, lacks covers, , ow G $.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Printed paper cover, 5 1/2 X 8 3/4 inches, pages 137 to 156 of Science in a Tavern reissued as a separate printing by the University of Wisconsin. Light edge wear, Very good.

Paper. Condition: Very Good. 1st. Paper (missing front cover), 83 pp., 5 plates, 32 figures. Dept. of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey, Water_Supply and Irrigation Paper No. 141. In nice conditon except for missing front cover.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. ORIGINAL 1905 PUBLICATION; softcover; ex-library; wraps w/ several tears along edges and front wrap w/ large chip on fore-edge; light creasing of fore-edge of leaves; spine reinforced with tape; o/w contents in good condition. Book.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. pp. 518.

Condition: very_good. This book is in Very good condition. There may be a few flaws like shelf wear and some light wear.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition. Original, Single Issue, Light Wear. Cover By Catherine Barnes (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Third Edition 1990. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. 3rd enlarged and updated ed. 1990. Corr. 3rd printing 1996.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.