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A History of the Atomic Space Age and Its Implications for the Future
by Willis L Shirk, Jr.
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- 2018
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- 9781457561450
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Indianapolis IN: Dog Ear Publishing, 2018. Book. New. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, 209 pp. Argues that nuclear space propulsion is a necessary means for exploration and travel beyond the solar system as well as a means of wealth creation. Chapters include The Rover/NERVA Nuclear Rocket Engine and the Russian RD-0411; Project Orion; Nuclear… Read more about this item Item Price
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Nothing and non-existence--the transcendence of science
by Turner, William B
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- 1986
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- Hardcover
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- 9780802224743
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New York NY: Philosophical Library, 1986. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. hardcover, 431 pp. w/ 28 b&w figures and graphs. Philosophical and scientific inquiry into Nothingness. Sections include : Creation and Termination; Operations and Functions; Geometry and Dimensions; Boundaries, Barriers, and Impenetrability; Materialization of the Universe; and more. Book Condition : Good, Ex-Seminary Library; no… Read more about this item Item Price
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Francis Place and the Early History of Greenwich Observatory
by Howse, Derek
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- 1st Edition
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- 1975
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- Hardcover
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- 9780882020310
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New York NY: Watson Pub Intl, 1975. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oblong hardcover, 64 pp. w/12 b&w plates and 11 b&w photos/figures. Short survey history of the royal observatory at Greenwich distinguished by wonderful b&w illustrations. Book Condition : Good, ex-college science library; no text marks; bookplate inside front cover; catalog labels… Read more about this item Item Price
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Global Climate Change: Implications, Challenges and Mitigation Measures
by Majumdar, Shyamal K.
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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- 9780945809074
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Easton PA: Pennsylvania Academy of Science, 1992. Book. New. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Anthology of 40 essays divided into sections on : Natural Climatic Fluctuations; The Greenhouse Effect; Monitoring and Modeling; Biophysical Impacts; Socioeconomic Impacts; Impact Mitigation, Adaptation, and Emissions Limitation Strategies; and, Policy, regulation, and Legal Issues: Domestic and International Perspective. Book Condition : New;… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Concept of Creativity in Science and Art (Martinus Nijhoff Philosophy Library)
by Dutton, Dennis and Michael Krausz (editors)
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- 1981
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- Hardcover
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- 9789024724185
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The Hague, Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1981. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ex-Seminary library. Martinus Nijhoff Philosophical Library Vol. 6, American University Publications in Philosophy No. 3. Collection of 10 essays examining creativity from a philosophical perspective. Book Condition : Good, Ex-Seminary Library; text unmarked; sunlight discoloration to covers from shelving; light age… Read more about this item Item Price
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Transactions of the First Annual Anthracite Conference of Lehigh University (April 29-30, 1938 Bethlehem PA)
by Various
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- 1st Edition
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- 1938
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Bethlehem PA: First Annual Anthracite Conference Committe of Lehigh University, 1938. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Soft cover reinforced with saddle staples. 18 conference papers gathered into 5 sections : Inherent Characteristics of Anthracite; The Combustion Characteristics of Anthracite; A Description of the Combustion and Operation of Anthracite Burning Equipment; Some… Read more about this item Item Price
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Proceedings of the International Conference on Luminescence, 1969
by Williams, Ferd (Editor)
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- 1970
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Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Co., 1970. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Held at University of Delaware August 1969. Red hardback, 959 pp. Stresses fundamental experimental and theoretical research on luminescence not device technology. Includes all basic luminescent phenomena of inorganic and organic materials, with some emphasis on interrelations between these two classes of materials and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Instrumental Methods for Determining Elements
by Taylor, Larry R.; Papp, Richard B.; Pollard, Bruce D.
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- First Edition
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- 1994
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- Hardcover
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- 9781560810384
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New York NY: Vch Pub, 1994. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1994 1st Edition. "Reviews and compares the most commonly used instrumental methods of elemental analysis, including atomic absorption and emission spectrometry, electrochemistry, potentiometry, chromatography, x-ray fluorescence, and combustion techniques." Condition: Near Fine; no text marks; light bumping to spine ends; two… Read more about this item Item Price
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Revised Lithostratigraphic Nomenclature of the Pottsville and Allegheny Groups (Pennsylvanian), Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
by Edmunds, William
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- 1969
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Harrisburg PA: Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey, 1969. Book. Good. Soft cover. Edition Unstated. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. White stapled softcover , 36 pp. Pennsylvania Geological Survey Fourth Series, Information Circular 61. CONDITION: Good; ex-library copy from Franklin & Marshall College. Minimal library markings; stamping and label to front cover, small stamping to rear cover and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Structural Applications of Mechanical Alloying : Proceedings of an ASM International Conference Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 27-29 March 1990
by Froes, F.H.
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- Probable First Edition
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- 1990
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- Hardcover
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- 9780871703903
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Materials Park OH: ASM International, 1990. Book. Good. Hardcover. Probable First Edition. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. Large pictorial glossy hardback of Mechanical Alloying conference proceedings, March 1990. Published by ASM (The Material Information Society) International. Book Condition : Good; Ex-corporate library copy with label remains, pocket and stamping to front endpapers, small stamping to rear endpapers… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Space-age Solar System
by Baugher, Joseph F.
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- Very Good
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- 1988
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- Hardcover
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- 9780471850342
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Hoboken NJ: Wiley, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Likely 1st Edition. Coverage is non-mathematical, presented as a °travelogue° of the solar neighborhood. Offers detailed descriptions of the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, and the results of probes of Halley's comet. Tan hardback, 452 pp, b&w diagrams and photos, 17 color images. Book Condition… Read more about this item Item Price
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Phosphatidate Phosphohydrolase - Two Volume Set (CRC Enzyme Biology Series)
by Brindley, David N. (Editor)
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- First Edition
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- 1988
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- Hardcover
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Boca Raton FL: CRC Press Inc., 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This is the complete two-volume set (Volume I and Volume II). Published by CRC Press, Inc., 1988. Hardbacks - silver and maroon covers. Vol. 1: 129 pp; Vol. 2: 125 pp. CONDI TION: Near Fine. Clean,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Analyses and Potential Uses of Selected Shales and Clays, Green County, Pennsylvania
by Roen, John B. & Hosterman, John W.
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- 1969
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Harrisburg, PA: Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey, 1969. Book. Good. Soft cover. Edition Unstated. White stapled softcover, 29 pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pennsylvania Geological Survey Fourth Series, Information Circular 67.. CONDITION: Good; ex-library copy from Franklin & Marshall College. Minimal library markings; stamping to cover and last page. Reading pages are clean and bright with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Laboratory Exercises and Problems in General Chemistry
by Hopkins, B. Smith, & Harvey A. Neville
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- Revised
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- 1931
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- Hardcover
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Boston MA: D. C. Heath and Company, 1931. Book. Good. Hardcover. Revised. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardback - brown cloth, 164 pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Three parts: The Non-Metals; The Metals; Chemical Arithmetic. Published by D. C. Heath, 1931, revised edition. CONDITION: Good/no jacket; front free endpaper has previous owner's name and top… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mineral Forecast 2000 A.D. (In Two Parts : Minerals and Posterity and Mineral Forecast 2000 A.D.)
by Steidle, Edward
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- First Edition
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- 1952
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- Hardcover
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State College, PA: Pennsylvania State College, 1952. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A companion volume to "Mineral Industries Education" published by the college in 1950. Includes two parts, Part One: Minerals and Posterity; Part Two: Mineral Forecast 2000 A.D. Illustrated with diagrams, mapped endpapers and reproduction of original oil paintings in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Advanced Engineering Chemistry (Second Edition)
by Senapati, M. R.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Second Edition
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- 2007
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- Hardcover
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- 9780977858293
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Hingham MA: Infinity Science Press, 2007. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Second Edition. 4to up to 12" tall. Oversized hardback. 531 pp. w/ b&w illustrations. Covers: Structure and Bonding; Spectroscopy and Photochemistry; Thermodynamic and Chemical Equilibrium; Phase Rule; Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis; Electrochemistry; Solid State; Stereochemistry; Electron Displacement and the Organic Reaction Mechanism; Coordination Chemistry; Corrosion and Control; Polymers and Polymerization;… Read more about this item Item Price
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Plans and Choices : Comprehensive Water Quality Management Plan, Lower Susquehanna River Basin Study Area 3
by Capital Region Planning and Development Agency
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- Probable First Edition
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- 1979
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Harrisburg, PA: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1979. Book. Good. Soft cover. Probable First Edition. 4to up to 12" tall. This report was prepared for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources by Capital Region Planning and Development Agency, November 1979. Includes fold out maps of Adams County, Cumberland County, Dauphin County, Franklin County, Lancaster County, Lebanon County,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Metallurgical Coatings 1978: Proceedings of the International Conference ( 2 Volume Set )
by R.F. Bunshah (editor)
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- 1978
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Lausanne: Elsevier Sequoia, S.A, 1978. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Navy simulated-leather hardbacks with gilt lettering. Two volume set of papers presented at the conference. Both books near fine condition. Clean and bright throughout. . Item Price
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Systems of Linear Relations (Reprinted from SIAM Review, 1959)
by Good, R. A.
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- Reprint
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- 1959
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SIAM Review, 1959. Book. Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Light blue paper softcover, stapled, 31 pp. Reprinted from SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) Review Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1959. Clean and unmarked, no tears, some light rippling to top edge, bottom corner curling and creasing. Cover has some light aging, some… Read more about this item Item Price
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