The Crab Nebula.
by Mitton, Simon
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0571103677
- ISBN 13
- 9780571103676
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 1979. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), figures, black & white text- photos, top edge little foxed, minor edgewear jacket. 194 pp. Simon Mitton, the Secretary of the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, writes the remarkable story of the Crab Nebula, representing a supernova or exploding star that was observed in China in 1054 AD. The nebular and its fast-spinning pulsar are described in detail, together with the astronomical context, and its influence on modern astronomy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13304
- Title
- The Crab Nebula.
- Author
- Mitton, Simon
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0571103677
- ISBN 13
- 9780571103676
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- physical sciences, astronomy, stars, supernova, nebula, first edition
Terms of Sale
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Jacket
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...