Comets: A Chronological History of Observation, Science, Myth, and Folklore Tapa dura - 1991

Wiley & Sons Australia, Limited, John. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.: John Wiley & Sons Inc. Solid, clean copy with hardly any wear and all the usual library markings. . Ex. Lib.. Hardcover. 1991.

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Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 1991. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 1991. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

John Wiley & Sons, 1991-01-25. Hardcover. Used: Good.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1991. Cloth, x, 485 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. First printing. Dust jacket, with age-toned flaps, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. CONTENTS: 1. THE ORIGIN OF COMETARY THOUGHT. Aristotle's Meteorologica; Seneca's Natural questions; The Natural history of Pliny the Elder; The Tetrabiblos of Ptolemy and the Centiloquy; 2. MEDIEVAL VIEWS. The period to about 1200: theology and superstition; 1200-1577: the rebirth of scientific observations; The comet of 1577; Early Chinese contributions to the history of comets; 3. JOHANNES KEPLER, GALILEO, AND THE COMETS OF 1607 AND 1618. The ephemeral comets of Johannes Kepler; The devil's advocate: Galileo Galilei; Early seventeenth century views on comets; 4. THE COMET OF 1664: CONFUSION REIGNS. Closed orbits: the comet of 1664 as a permanent object; Rectilinear orbits: the comet of 1664 as a transitory object; 5. THE… Leer más

NY:: John Wiley & Sons,. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 0471610119 . First printing. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. .

Wiley, 1991-01-25. Hardcover. Like New. 10x7x1. Wiley & Sons, 1991. Unclipped dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy in excellent condition. From the library of Prof. Roger Stuewer, historian of physics, UMN. Due to size or weight, this item may require additional postage for international or priority shipping.