Physical Thought from the Presocratics to the Quantum Physicists: An Anthology
by Sambursky, Shmuel; editor
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0876637128
- ISBN 13
- 9780876637128
- Seller
-
Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Pica Press, 1975. Excerpts from period works "concerned mainly with concepts and theories, and...questions of method, rather than...mathematical derivations or problems of experimental technique", attempting the show the development of our understanding of nature through scientific thought. Stout hardcover. Light wear to book, ink name; jacket off-center, showing light wear, short tear, light chipping. Text clean; xv, blank, 584 pages; indexes, list of sources, a few figures. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Large Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- t0648
- Title
- Physical Thought from the Presocratics to the Quantum Physicists: An Anthology
- Author
- Sambursky, Shmuel; editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0876637128
- ISBN 13
- 9780876637128
- Publisher
- Pica Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- History of Science, Physics, Astronomy, Scientific Method, Scientific Theory, History of Ideas
- Size
- Large Octavo
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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- First Edition
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- Chipping
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- Octavo
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