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A Paris, Chez Ph. N. Lottin, M.DCC. XLIII [1743]. Rivard was Professeur de Philosophie. The Abrégé du Calendrier has separate title-page, paging and signatures. Hard Cover. xii, 130, [1], [2], 83 pages. Vg, contemporary full leather, rebacked. Stock#NS0196.

N.Y., Norton [c1967]. First Edition. Hard Cover. 162 p., 113 illus.; 21.5 cm. Britain's most popular astronomer provides basic terminology for the amateur astronomer. Black boards curved slightly outward; color dj faded at top & spine, has small chips. Stock#29748.

New-Haven: Printed and Published by S. Converse. Hard Cover. vi, [1], 404 p., 6 plates (4 folding), 1 folding map; 21.5 cm. Errata leaf after p. vi. Four sections: 1, Geology, Minerology, Topography, etc.; 2, Botany; 3, Zoology; 4, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanics, and Miscellaneous. Then follows (pp. 170-400) Intelligence and Miscellanies: Foreign; Domestic. Bound in 3/4 leather by Hope Bindery; shadow of engravied frontispiece on title-page; very good. Stock#OB610.

New Haven, Printed for the Editors by B. L. Hamlet, 1846. Hard Cover. viii, 456 pages, illus., plates; 22.5 cm. This volume includes several studies of hurricanes with tracking by measurements; observations on the geology of East Florida; three new mineral specimens from Arkansas; a volcanic study of Mt Etna, etc. VG; bound in 3/4 blue leather, spine dried. Stock#OB1035.

New Haven: Sold by A. H. Maltey Printed by B. L. Hamlen, 1841. Among the 32 articles and numerous notes is (pp. 117-122) "Remarks on the Geological Features of the Island of Owyhee or Hawaii... with an account of the Volcano Kirauea" (illustrated on the frontispiece). Hard Cover. vi, 412 pages, illus., 1 plate (shells), fronts., 23 cm. Vg / 3/4 blue leather. Stock#OB1033.

Washington, G. P. O., 1864. of the Institution for the year 1863. 38th Cong. 1st sess., H. of Rep. Mis. Doc. 83. 419 p., index, tables, diagrs. Includes Whitney, Principles of linguistic science; Beautemps-Beaupré, Memoir; Wetherill, Modern theory of chemical types; de la Rive, Propagation of electricity; Plateau, Figures of equilibrium of a liquid mass withdrawn from action of gravity; Gautier, Recent researches relative to nebulæ; Merino, Figure of the Earth; Arago, Aeronautic voyages performed with a view to advancement of science; Baegert, Account of aboriginal inhabitants of Californian Peninsula, transl. Rau; Keller, Abstract of 5th report on Lacustrian settlements; Rau, Agricultural implements of North American Stone period; Purple dyeing, ancient & modern; Peale, Method of preserving lepidoptera; Figanierre é Morao, Remarkable accumulation of bats. (1603)

New York, Holt, 1939. Hard Cover. xi, 579 p., illus. 22 cm. A useful textbook for the popular market in non-technical terms. The era of giant refracting and reflecting telegraphs. Stock# 101,502a. Good+/ no dj.

Cambridge, Harvard UP, 1956. Hard Cover. 5 p.l., 188 p., 67 illus., 24 cm. First published, 1941. On comets, asteroids, meteors, meteorites. Stock# 31,710. Vg/ dj good+.

336 items, b&w illus.; Very Good in paper covers. Stock#ofc0212.

Arizona Highways, January 1971, Vol. XLVII no. 1. Periodical. Entire issue; 2 illus., 59 photos (38 color) incl. covers; accompanying articles: Camera Artistry of David Muench & National Forests in Arizona. WITH Aug. 1971 (XLVII: 8), Ida Smith, Mysteries of the Desert Flowers, 13 photos (10 color); M. Paul Jarrett, Premier Botanical Photographer, Presents a Special Collection of Arizona's Wildflowers, 84 photos (76 color); 30.5 cm.; good+. Two separate numbers sold together. Stock#30534.

NY, Bard, ©1998. First Edition. Hard Cover. xv, 266 p., illus.; 23.5 cm. Contents: Prelude: A Net Cast oOver Time; A long genius proclaims the truth about time; Luna: temptress of time; Caesar embraces the sun; A flaming cross of gold; Time stands still; Monks dream while counting on their fingers; Charlemagne's sandglass; The strange journey of 365.242199; From the house of wisdom to darkest Europe; Latinorum penuria (The poverty of the Latins); The battle over time; From the black death to Copernicus; Solving the riddle of time; Ten days lost forever; Living on atomic time; Time line: the calendar. Stock#45315. Vg / dj vg.

Cambridge, MA, Harvard University, 1949.. Soft Cover. 32 p. illus. 24 cm. 46 scientific instruments exhibited in February, 1949. Stock #29,033. Vg/ wrappers

"A selection of 300 rare and important books illustrating the history of Medicine, Science and Technology including Chemistry and Pharmacology, Natural History, Botany, Zoology and related subjects." Bookseller catalogue, 299 items, index, illus.; paper covers; Good. Stock#ofc0280.

Philadelphia, American Philosophical Society, 1976; reprinted 1992. "This third volume of Series A of the Census... is devoted to those authors whose names begin with a cerebral (c, ch, j, and jh), a reflexive... or a dental." Soft Cover. [vi], 208 pages, 28 cm. Vg, new from publisher / soft cover. Stock#42429.

London, Weil, 1943-1965; reprint Martino 1996. Hard Cover. 8vo; 33 parts in two volumes, approx. 2000 p., illus.; 21.5 cm. Fine, new from publisher, binder's cloth; / no dj. Considered among the most scholarly and erudite of booksellers' catalogues issued in the post-war period. Over some twenty-odd years Dr. Weil offered for public sale more than 8500 significant works in science and medicine, including early printed works and manuscripts. He was also one of the first antiquarian booksellers to take the history of photography as a specialty. The fact that Dr. Weil compiled his catalogues over a very long period has always made it difficult to gather a complete set of them. This new edition brings together for the first time all 33 of Dr. Weil's catalogues and provides a detailed author/title index which will greatly facilitate their use. Stock# 33,643x. Reference; bibliography.

NY, HarperCollins, ©1994. Hard Cover. xiv, 320 p., illus.; 25 cm. Why does time seem to fly on some occasions and drag on others? Why do some societies seem more prone to totalitarianism than others? Why does atonal music sound "worse" to most of us than traditional music? How can a butterfly in Brazil affect the weather in Alaska? ISBN (10): 0060168889. Stock#47110. Vg / dj vg.

New York, Macmillan [c1968]. Hard Cover. xii, 560 p. illus. 25 cm. "The author's general purpose is to present the philosophy of science in both its living contexts and its historical origins. He shows its relation to on-going scientific practice and theory..." "Bibliographical notes": p. [489]-548. From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. Stock# 43,945. Vg / dj vg.

Glasgow ; London : Collins, 1968. Soft Cover. vi, 281 p, illus., charts, 17.5 cm. Cover title:Collins concise encyclopedia of astronnomy. Translated by R.E.W. Maddison. French ed.originally published, Larousse, 1968. The cover proclaims an "introduction by Sir George Thomson." But the actual introducer is C.W. Allen.

Paris : Gauthier-Villars, 1953. These old French navigational aids seem hard to find. Hard Cover. xxxii, 655 pages, 24.5 cm. Good+, spine replaced in sturdy cloth. Stock#41587.

AAAS [Washington, Press of Gibson Bros., 1915]. Periodical. All you need to know about members & activities, 1911-1915. 63d Meeting, Washington, D.C., 27-30 Dec. 1911; 64th Mtg., Cleveland, 30 Dec. 1912-4 Jan. 1913; 65th Mtg., Atlanta, 29 Dec. 1913-3 Jan. 1914; 66th Mtg., Philadelphia, 28 Dec. 1914-2 Jan. 1915. 495 p., lists, proceedings, members, committees; 25 cm.; sewn in printed paper wrappers; VG. 30566.