Astronomy & Cosmology

Beringer, David | Diptych Sundial and Compass in Fruitwood and Paper

£575.00

Overview & Condition A very attractive diptych sundial and compass probably produced by the German craftsman David Beringer. Previously sundials of this type had been made in engraved ivory or...

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Bowen, Eliza A. | Astronomy by Observation

£500.00

Overview & Condition Second edition, originally published in 1886. An uncommon book on astronomy by girls’ school teacher and Popular Science contributor Eliza Andrews Bowen. Bowen was particularly interested...

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Earle, Alice Morse | Sun Dials and Roses of Yesterday

£100.00

Overview & Condition First edition, first printing and a lovely copy. This charming and comprehensively illustrated volume discuses all manner of sundials and their history and symbolism, including garden...

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Herschel, John | Results of Astronomical Observations Made During the Years 1834, 5, 6, 7, 8, at the Cape of Good Hope;

£5,500.00

Overview & Condition A rare, large-paper presentation copy of this “monumental survey of the stars” inscribed in Herschels’ own hand to “The Geological Society of London by the hand...

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Hoffleit, Dorrit | Some Firsts in Astronomical Photography

£45.00

Overview & Condition First edition, first printing of this 40-page pamphlet on the history of astronomical photography by the renowned astronomer Dorrit Hoffleit. The illustrations include one of the...

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Jeans, James | The Mysterious Universe

£175.00

Overview & Condition First edition, first impression of this elegant Art Deco style volume on cosmology, uncommon in the dust jacket. Author James Jeans (1877-1946) was a respected Cambridge...

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Mitton, G. E. | The Children's Book of Stars

£75.00

Overview & Condition Second edition of this charming children's book on astronomy, originally published the previous year, with unusual and attractive boards depicting constellations. The contents cover the solar...

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Russell, Henry Norris | Determinations of Stellar Parallax

£100.00

Overview & Condition First edition, first impression. A very attractive copy of this work on stellar parallax by the astronomer who was described as "the most eminent and versatile...

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Turner, Richard | An Easy Introduction to the Arts and Sciences

£375.00

Overview & Condition Second edition of this charming educational book with the contemporary or near contemporary ownership signatures of three different young women, an excellent material representation of 18th...

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Weinberg, Steven | The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe

£275.00

Overview & Condition First edition, first printing. A beautiful copy of this science classic, inscribed by the author on the half-title, "With best wishes, Steven Weinberg". Weinberg is one...

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Whitrow, G. J. | The Natural Philosophy of Time

£95.00

Overview & Condition First edition, first impression of this key work by the cosmologist and historian of science, J. G. Whitrow (1912-2000). Here Whitrow rejects the compartmentalization of time...

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[Byers, Nina] Wali, Kameshwar C. | Chandra: A Biography of S. Chandrasekhar

£150.00

Overview & Condition First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author to pioneering female physicist Nina Byers on the front free endpaper, "Happy New Year! To dear Nina, With...

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