Science Books
Vintage Science Books
Marvelous unique Science Books including 1001 Celestial Wonders Observed with Home Built Instruments, Alternating Current Circuits, American Journal of Archaeology, Anthropological Theory by Warms, Astrogeological Events in China by Xu Dao Yi, Birds in Our Neighborhood signed by Olson and Barker, Birds of Prey by Scholz, Clastic Tide Facies by George deVries Klein, Cooperative Plan in Geophysical Education, Electronics in the Life Sciences, Elements of Geology, ERTS1 A New Window on Our Planet signed by Ferrigno Williams, Field Collecting Gemstones and Minerals by Sinkankas, First Lessons in Zoology by Kellogg, Geochemistry of Petroleum by John Hunt, Heat by James Cork, Illustrated Petroleum Reference, Invertebrate Paleontology by Twenhofel, Laboratory Manual for Zoology, Laboratory Manual for Chemistry, Manual of Field Geology, Mission to Earth, Optical Crystallography, Penetrability Illustrated by Lawson, Rocks and Mineral by Skinner, Structural Geology, Changing World of the Ice Age, The Story of The Heavens by Sir Robert Ball, and many more! Many of these books are vintage, out of print, and some are signed. They would make a sensational gift!
mineralogical dictionary chambers minerals mineralogy book
Hard covered book titled Chamber's MINERALOGICAL DICTIONARY with 40 Plates of colored Illustrations, Chemical Publishing Co more., 1968, cloth bound.This book is in VG condition, pages are clean and intact, and the binding is tight. A must have for any library! less
$19.00 $14.25
mission to earth landsat views the world photos nasa book
Hard covered book titled MISSION TO EARTH: LANDSAT Views The World NASA, Authors Nicholas Short, Paul Lowman, Jr more., and Stanley Freden NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and William Finch, Jr., San Diego State University , 1976, 400 color plates, 459 pages. Topics include: SURVEY OF THE LANDSAT PROGRAM PLATES OF LANDSAT IMAGES THE LANDSAT SYSTEM GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS INDEX OF PLATES This magnificent volume is in VG+ condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. Don't miss the opportunity to add it to your library! less
$29.00 $21.75
nuclear power both sides michio kaku jennifer trainer technology book
Hard covered book titled NUCLEAR POWER: BOTH SIDES The Best Arguments For and Against the Most Controversial Technology more. Edited by Michio Kaku and Jennifer Trainer, 1983. Are you pro- or anti-nuclear? Here is a book that will help you decide. Experts from both sides of the nuclear controversy clarify the issues for the perplexed citizen. With over half the American public living near a reactor, nuclear power is one of the most urgent issues of the decade. It is in VG condition. 279 pages are clean and intact, and the binding is tight. This book would make a sensational addition to your library! less
$10.00 $7.50
nuclear radiation physics andrews lapp vintage atomic book
Hard covered book titled NUCLEAR RADIATION PHYSICS by Ralph Lapp and Howard Andrews, Second Edition, 1961, 532 pages more. Topics include: PARTICLES & WAVES ATOMIC STRUCTURE ISOTOPES & NUCLEAR STRUCTURE NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY X RAYS & GAMMA RAYS ALPHA PARTICLES BETA PARTICLES IONIZATION-CHAMBER INSTRUMENTS PULSE COUNTERS PARTICLE ACCELERATORS INDUCED NUCLEAR TRANSFORMATIONS NEUTRON PHYSICS NUCLEAR FISSION NUCLEAR POWER RADIATION-MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE RADIOACTIVE TRACER TECHNIQUES RADIATION HEALTH PROTECTION This vintage book is in VG condition. Pages less
$32.00 $24.00
oceanography view earth waves ocean plate tectonics m grant gross book
Hard covered book titled OCEANOGRAPHY A View of the Earth 5th Edition, by M more. Grant Gross, 441 pages, 1990. Topics include: HISTORY OF OCEANOGRAPHY OCEAN BASINS PLATE TECTONICS SEAWATER ATMOSPHERE OCEAN & CLIMATE CURRENTS WAVES TIDES COASTAL OCEAN BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES PLANKTON NEKTON BENTHOS SEDIMENTS This book is in VG condition, pages intact, and the binding is tight. Underlining in pencil on a few pages. A must have for your library! less
$16.00 $12.00
opening up the suburbs strategy for america anthony downs book
Soft covered book titled OPENING UP THE SUBURBS AN URBAN STRATEGY FOR AMERICA by Anthony Downs, 1976 more. 219 pages. Anthony Downs is well known among urbanologists for his insightful assessments of America's urban ills. In this book he provides a rationale as well as a detailed program for relocating large numbers of the city poor into the suburbs. He takes into account the sociological and political as well as the economic aspects of the issue. This book is in VG condition. Pages are clean and intact, and the binding is tight. It would make a sensational addition to your economics li less
$12.00 $9.00
optical crystallography ernest wahlstrom vintage mineralogy book
Hard covered book titled OPTICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY by Ernest E more. Wahlstrom, Third Printing 1948, 206 pages, cloth bound. Chapters include: CRYSTALLOGRAPHY PHYSICAL PROPERTIES ELEMENTARY OPTICS THE POLARIZING MICROSCOPE OPTICS OF ISOTROPIC SUBSTANCES MEASUREMENT OF INDEX OF REFRACTION THE UNIAXIAL INDICATRIX POLARIZATION OF LIGHT UNIAXAL CRYSTALS IN PLANE POLARIZED LIGHT UNIAXIAL CRYSTALS IN COVERGENT POLARIZED LIGHT OPTICAL ACCESSORIES SIGN DETERMINATION IN UNIAXIAL CRYSTALS BIAXIAL CRYSTALS - THE TRIAXIAL ELLIPSOID BIAXIA less
$30.00 $22.50
origins of knowledge and imagination jacob bronowski science book
Soft covered book titled THE ORIGINS OF KNOWLEDGE AND IMAGINATION by Jacob Bronowski, 1978 more. 144 pages. Topics include: The Mind as an Instrument for Understanding, Knowledge as Algorithm and as Metaphor, The Laws of Nature and the Nature of Laws, Law and Individual Responsibility, and more. It is in VG condition. Pages are clean and intact, and the binding is tight. A must have for your library! less
$9.99 $7.49
outlines of physical chemistry frederick gertman vintage book
Hard covered book titled OUTLINES OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY by the late Frederick Getman, 7th Edition by Farrington Daniels, 1947, 691 pages more. Chapters include: Gases, Crystals, Thermochemistry, Liquids, Colloids, Chemical Kinetics, Electromotive Force, Quantum Theory, Atomic Structure, and much more. This vintage book is in Good condition, pages intact, and the binding is tight. A previous owner's name inside front cover and initials written on outer page edges. Writing present on some pages. Don't miss the opportunity to add this book to your library! less
$10.00 $7.50
owls of the world john burton birds book
Hard covered book titled OWLS OF THE WORLD THEIR EVOLUTION, STRUCTURE AND ECOLOGY Edited by John A more. Burton, 1973, Illustrated by John Rignall, First American Edition, 216 pages, with dust jacket. Every known species of owl is illustrated in color. Eighty of the rarer owls have been specially painted for the book by John Rignall, and his attractive and accurate pictures are complemented by approximately 90 color photographs, maps and diagrams.This book is in VG condition, pages intact, and the binding is tight. An embossed stamp from the previous owner on the end paper, and the end paper less
$19.00 $14.25
penetrability illustrated alfred lawson space matter vintage book
Hard covered book titled PENETRABILITY ILLUSTRATED by Alfred Lawson, 1939 more. 110 pages. Topics include: Space, Matter, Scope, Heat, Illustration Colors, Lesether, Air, Illustration of Solar System, Formations, Magnetism, Aircraft Industry Builder and much more. This book is in VG condition. The pages, sightly yellowed from age, are intact, and the binding is tight. Light soiling on some pages. Bottom edges of some pages were exposed to minor moisture at some point. Previous owner's name and inscription is written on the cover pa less
$67.00 $50.25
perfect symmetry beginning of time heinz pagels book
Soft covered book titled PERFECT SYMMETRY The Search for the Beginning of Time by Heinz R more. Pagels, 1991, 390 pages.This book presents a dazzling exploration of the farthest frontiers of scientific thinking, and of the very origins of space and time. Dr. Pagels illuminates both new and established theories of quantum physics and the study of the cosmos in straightforward and accessible language. His enlightening discourse includes such topics as: THE EARLY UNIVERSE THE INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE THE BIG BANG THE ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE THE BIRTH, LIFE, & DEATH OF STARS less
$10.00 $7.50
petrology by walter huang igneous sedimentary metamorphic rocks book
Hard covered book titled PETROLOGY by Walter Huang, 1962, 480 pages more. Topics include: The Igneous Rocks, The Sedimentary Rocks, The Metamorphic Rocks. This vintage book is in Good condition, pages intact and the binding is tight. Underlining and highlighting present on some pages. A previous owner's name written inside front cover. The cover is very scuffed and worn. Foxing inside the front & back cover. less
$12.99 $9.74
principles of aeronautical design paper aeroplane perrigrew book
Hard covered book titled An Introduction to THE PRINCIPLES OF AERONAUTICAL DESIGN AND THE SCIENCE OF AERODYNAMICS The Executive Paper Aeroplane Making Kit including Assembly Plans and Instructions for eight flying models by Perrigrew and Blankinsoppe, Gurney Trugis, England, 1977 more. This unique book is in VG+ condition. Pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. less
$32.00 $24.00
principles of animal biology franklin shull 1929 vintage book
Hard covered book titled PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL BIOLOGY by A. Franklin Shull, 1929, Third Edition, Second Impression more. 405 pages. Chapters include: Morphology of the Cell, Cell Division, Introduction to Morphology and Physiology of Higher Types, Reproduction, The Breeding Habits of Animals, Genetics, Fossil Animals, and much more. This vintage book is in Fair condition. Pages are clean and intact, and the binding is tight. A previous owner's name written inside front cover. Writing on the outer page edges. It would make a sensational additi less
$13.00 $9.75
principles of geology gilluly waters and woodford minerals book
Hard covered book titled PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY by James Gilluly, A more.C. Waters, and A.O. Woodford, Second Edition, 1959, 534 pages, Library copy from the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas, NASA.Topics include: MINERALS AND MATTER THE RECORD OF THE ROCKS WEATHERING AND SOILS EROSION GEOLOGIC MAPS STRATA, FOSSILS, AND TIME MOVEMENTS OF THE EARTH'S CRUST RECORDS OF EARTH MOVEMENTS GRAVITY, ISOSTASY, STRENGTH DOWNSLOPE MOVEMENTS OF SOIL & ROCK STREAM EROSION AND DEPOSITION GLACIERS AND GLACIATION GROUND WAT less
$15.00 $11.25