J Burbidge (105 results)

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Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:9781888753097.…

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

Condition: Very Good. hardcover. Binding is unblemished, text block is clean, boards straight, DJ like new. A few sentences have been highlighted, otherwise as new. Supporting Bay Area Friends of the Library since 2010. Well packaged and promptly shipped.

Condition: very_good. Fast Free Shipping â" Very Good condition book with a firm cover and clean pages. Shows normal use and some light wear or limited notes markings. A solid, nice copy to enjoy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Standard-sized.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good-. This is a hard cover book with blue cloth covered boards. Gilded titling on cover and spine. Contents include: The Interstellar Magnetic Field, Physical Process In Comets, Radio Astrometery. Includes b/w photographs and illustrations. Professional book dealer since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and packaged with the utmost care. Satisfaction guaranteed.…

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xi, 357 p. : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. Subjects; Cosmology. Big bang theory. Space. 1 Kg.

10pp, Printed Card Cover, VGC.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Quarto hardcover with blue cloth boards; 410 pp.; gilt title to spine and front board. Pictorial endpapers; b/w tables and figures + full-color plates. Tight binding, clean throughout. Light edge wear; faint 4 inch crease to half-title page (not impacting text). Very Good. DJ: Light cover wear; mild fading to spine. Very Good. A significant scientific compilation focusing on the preservation and management of fragmented native ecosystems. Addresses the critical role that small remnants of original vegetation play in maintaining genetic diversity and providing habitat for plant and animal species restricted by land clearing. Divided into four primary themes, the work covers ecological studies as a basis of management, population genetics, monitoring dynamics of remnants, and practical management strategies. It represents a collaborative effort between researchers, planners, and land managers to integrate conservation research into efficient land use practices.…

18pp, Printed Card Cover, VGC.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xi, 357 p. : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. Subjects; Cosmology. Big bang theory. Space. 1 Kg.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. Rebound by library. .This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,200grams, ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A very good copy of the presumed first hard cover edition (no explicit edition or printing statement), lacking a dust-jacket. The text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding and jacket are bright and fresh in appearance, with minor wear at the extremities, and a bit of fading to the lettering on the spine. A sharp copy.…

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Hegel's Systematic Contingency. Book.

2nd Ed. 8vo. 334pp. Bookplate inside front board, with inscription. Original red cloth boards, bumped, with gold text faded to black on spine. US$17.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hard covers, dust jacket. Condition: V.g. Dust Jacket Condition: V.g. 1st edition. Little used. Weight: 1 Language: English.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition. 4to (305 x 215 mm), xiii + 412 pp, illustrated with colour plates, text figures, maps, appendix, index, decorative end-papers. Cloth boards in dust-wrapper. The book, based on material presented at a workshop in 1985, has four main themes: ecological studies as the basis of management; fragmentation and population genetics; measuring and monitoring dynamics of remnants; and management. There is also a section presenting the summaries of workshop discussions. Note: the book weighs more than 1.5 kilos. …

Condition: Very Good. Slight shelfwear to the dust jacket.

xxi,252pp. dw. very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. x, 542 p. illus. 24 cm. ; ISBN: 0262140217; 9780262140218 ; LCCN: 74-6415 ; OCLC: 874206 ; sky-blue cloth with gold lettering ; no dustjacket ; ex-lib, stamps, label, date due, pocket ; Contents: Harrison Brown : Preface - Jerzy Neyman : Nicholas Copernicus (Mikolaj Kopernik) : An intellectual revolutionary - 1. Astronomy and cosmology : Bart J. Bok : Harlow Shapley and the discovery of the center of our galaxy - Donald W. Goldsmith : Edwin Hubble and the Universe outside our galaxy - Wlodimie rz Zonn : Explosive events in the Universe - C. Burbidge and M. Burbidge : Modern riddles of cosmology - 2. Biology : Robert L. Sinsheimer : The molecular basis of life - R.C. Lewontin : Darwin and Mendel - The materialist revolution - E. Margoliash : Informational macromolecules and biological evolution - Seymour S. Cohen : On the origin of cells : The development of a Copernican revolution - Stanley L. Miller : The first laboratory synthesis of organic compounds under primitive earth conditions - David Hubel : Neurobiology : A science in need of a Copernicus - 3. Chemistry and physics : Glenn T. Seaborg : From Mendelev to Mendelevium and beyond - Rainer K. Sachs : Relativity - Victor F. Weisskopf : The impact of Quantum theory on moder n physics - J. Hughes : The Copernican legacy for meteorology - 4. Quasi-Copernican revolution in mathematics : Eugene Lukacs : Non-Euclidean geometry - S.M. Ulam : Infinities - J.M. Hammersley : The technology of thought - 5. Study of chance mechanisms, a quasi-Copernican revolution in science and in mathematics : Herbert Robbins : The statistical mode of thought - M. Kac : The emergence of statistical thought in exact sciences - W.G. Cochran : The vital role of randomization in experiments a nd surveys - 6. Technology : Guyford Sever : Man take wings - Donald W. Goldsmith : The Copernicus satellite in the new era of space astronomy - Robert L. Carman : Lasers - Evolution and technological use - Harrison Brown : Some quasi-Copernican rev olutions in man's utilization of energy ; "The introductory chapter describes the circumstances and the essence of the initial intellectual revolution due to Copernicus himself. The subsequent six parts present in turn: (1) several revolutions in astronomy-cosmology, all in the twentieth century and one of them still in progress; (2) a number of deep revolutionary changes in the biological sciences, one of them made twenty years ago by an inspired contribution of a graduate student; (3) several revolutionary changes in the physical sciences; (4) revolutions in the thinking of mathematicians; (5) the emergence of a "pluralistic" point of view in scientific research; and (6) revolutions in technology." ; spine and cover sunned (with a mark from a shelving brace thereby visible) ; VG. Book.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.