Cosmic Rays Three Lectures by Millikan (15 results)

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Cloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. viii, 134pp., photos, figures, notes. Ex-library with library flaws and wear to edges.

Condition: Very Good. ~ Illustrated with 42 figures ~ Publishers' cloth ~ VIII+134p ~ 20x14x2cm. ~ A Very Good copy wanting dust jacket ~ LANGUAGE: English / Additional images available/// We accept PayPal & EU bank transfer in EUROS //.

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 134p cloth, plates, index, illustrations, spine dull, very good Language: English.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover; 134 pages. Blue cloth hardcovers with silver titles on spine. Sunned spine. Moderate wear to edges. Bumped corners. Prev. owner's signature on ffep. Otherwise clean endpapers. The pages are off-white, but clear and clean. Includes many diagrams in text as well as on glossy b&w plates. Binding loose in places. GOOD. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. A rather faded blue hardcover with green print along spine. Spine is heavily faded and the print, though legible, is difficult to discern. Corners are rubbed. Light shelf-wear to edges. Top and bottom of spine are rubbed. Binding is solid. Interior is all bright and clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. First American Edition. Viii, 134 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Printing, With 1939 Date On Title Page And December 1939 On Copyright Page. Slight Usage, No Marks, Contents Fine. Former Owner's Small Name Label.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + Jacket. First American Edition. Viii, 134 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Printing, With 1939 Date On Title Page And December 1939 On Copyright Page. Slight Usage, No Marks, Contents Fine. Foxing To Gutters On Endpapers. Dust Jacket Slightly Taller Than Book, Price Clipped, Dj With Light Wear, A Few Short Edge Tears, Tiny Red Dampstain Near Front Bottom Spine Edge (Of Dust Jacket Only).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + Jacket. First American Edition. Viii, 134 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Printing, With 1939 Date On Title Page And December 1939 On Copyright Page. Slight Usage, No Marks, Contents Fine. Dust Jacket Slightly Taller Than Book, Price Clipped, $ Remaining, With 375 Stamped At Bottom Of Front Flap; Dj With Light Wear At Corners.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of R. A. Millikan's three lectures, each discussing prominent fields in astronomy and physics. In the original price-clipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this work. In the original price-clipped dustwrapper. A collection of three lectures, revised from a 1936 Page-Barbour Lectures of the University of Virginia, and the 1937 John Jay Lectures of Trinity College Dublin. The three essays are titled 'The Discovery of Cosmic Rays and its General Significance', 'Superpower Particles', and 'The Earth's Magnetic Field and Cosmic-Ray Energies'. Illustrated with twelve plates, and in-text illustrations. Written by Robert Andrews Millikan, an American experimental physicist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1923, due to his work in the measurements of the elementary electric charge. With a 1936 article from 'The Listener' loosely inserted, titled 'Mystery of the Cosmic Ray', written by Professor P. M. S. Blackett. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. A very little bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Light spots to the fore edge and endpapers. Dustwrapper with some discolouration, and light spots to the reverse. Minor edgewear to the dustwrapper. A little sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. book.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 168 pages. 5.06x0.38x7.81 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.