Background to Modern Science: Ten Lectures at Cambridge Arranged By The History of Science Committee 1936
by Cornford, F. M.;Sir William Dampier; Ernest Rutherford; W. L. Bragg; F. W. Aston; Arthur S. Eddington; J. A. Ryle; G. H. F. Nuttall; R. C. Punnett; J. B S Haldane [edited By Joseph Needham and Walter Pagel] [ownership Signature of W H L "Herman
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1938. First Edition, First Printing . Cloth. Near Fine/Good Dustjacket. 243 Pp. Cloth. First Edition. A Near Fine Example With A Small Bump To The Upper Tip Of The Front Board. Bookplate Of W H L "Herman" Mayer, University Of Chicago Mathematician, With Photograph At Top, And Also His U Of C Name Stamp. Clean Dj With Some Chipping At Edges/Corners, Loss Of 1/2 Of "N" In Macmillan On Spine, And Last Few Letters In Publisher's Address On Rear Panel.
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- Title
- Background to Modern Science: Ten Lectures at Cambridge Arranged By The History of Science Committee 1936
- Author
- Cornford, F. M.;Sir William Dampier; Ernest Rutherford; W. L. Bragg; F. W. Aston; Arthur S. Eddington; J. A. Ryle; G. H. F. Nuttall; R. C. Punnett; J. B S Haldane [edited By Joseph Needham and Walter Pagel] [ownership Signature of W H L "Herman
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- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good Dustjacket
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- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Physics; Chemistry; Science (general);
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