L Pearce Williams Editor (7 results)
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Seller: Eryops Books, Stephenville, TX, U.S.A.Eryops Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HARDCOVER; ex-library; in very good condition with dustjacket and mylar covers. This is a heavy volume; extra shipping might be required for priority mail or international orders. Book.
Relativity Theory: Its Origins and Impact on Modern Thought (Major Issues in History Series)
L. Pearce Williams, Editor / Contributors: Sir Isaac Newton, Ernst Mach, Albert A. Michelson, Edward W. Morley, H.A. Lorentz, Jules Henri Poincare, Albert Einstein, Sir Edmund Whittaker, Gerald Holton, Adolf Grunbaum,
Language: English
Published by John Wiley & Sons, New York London Sydney Toronto, 1968
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Theoria Books, Andover, MA, U.S.A.Theoria Books
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 159 pp. NAP. Contents divided into 23 chapters and 4 Parts: PART I : "The Origins of the Special Theory of Relativity" [Contributors: Sir Isaac Newton, Ernst Mach, Albert A. Michelson and Edward M. Morley, H.A. Lorentz, Jules Henri Poincare, Albert Einstein]; PART II : "The Nature of Rel…ativity Theory" [Albert Einstein]; PART III : "How Was Relativity Theory Born?" [Albert Einstein, Sir Edmund Whittaker, Gerald Holton, Adolf Grunbaum]; PART IV : [1] "The Scientific Reaction to Einstein" [William F. Magie, Louis Trenchard More, Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington]; [2] "The Lay Reaction" [The New York Times Editorial, "A Mystic Universe" (January 28, 1928), H. Wildon Carr, Hugh Elliot, Thomas Jewell Craven, Pau; Chatham Squires, Jose Ortega yGasset]. Shiny black wrappers with Title lettering at top center front cover above abstract art object, an arc composed of many adjacent sets of parallel curved lines; Editor name lettering in light gray across middle front cover; Series name lettering in smaller white letters across bottom front cover. Rubbing wear down spine edges and at spine and cover corners; 1" soft creases at front cover corners; many white mini-creases and some white speckles on front cover (NOT in evidence on inside covers), just general useage signs; 21 pp. (of 159 pp.) have small amounts of ink underlining or margin lines; 4 pp. were once dog-eared; previous owner phone number and extension at top right half-title page/ffep: describes worse than it is, but there you have it. For a paperback 55 years old, it is still in good shape: the way to read a Science and Society Classic collection of essays.
Published by Random House, New York, 1967
- Softcover
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.The BiblioFile
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft Cover. Condition: Good. Some cover, edge wear, rub. Pages good, some highlight. Saddle-stitch bind. Good reading copy. 74 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Random House, New York, 1967
- Softcover
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.The BiblioFile
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Add to basketSoft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Slight shelf wear. Pages fine. 72 pages. Few bookstore marks. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Great Issues In Western Civilization, Vol. II, From Louis XIV Through The Cold War
Kagan, Donald; Williams, L. Pearce; Tierney, Brian; Tierney, Brian [Editor]; Kagan, Donald [Editor]; Williams, L. Pearce [Editor];
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Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.BennettBooksLtd
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paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.
- Hardcover
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.BennettBooksLtd
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hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.
Published by Cambridge at the University Press Two volume set Edited on behalf of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, 1971
- Softcover
Seller: Kerr & Sons Booksellers ABA, Cartmel, CMA, United KingdomKerr & Sons Booksellers ABA
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Add to basket4to. xii, 1079pp. Frontispiece to both volumes, plus a few text diagrams. In blue buckram with red title labels to spines. In blue dust wrappers in protective plastic sleeves. A near fine set. Extra postage will be required due to weight.
