OUTLINE OF SCIENCE Newnes 1922 + ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL SCIENCE Taton 1965 3 BOOKS

Description: Bookrespect ..... find us also at collectablebooksonline We classify our books: FINE/VERY GOOD/GOOD/FAIR/READING COPY ONLY (+ or -) THREE LARGE, OLD, DETAILED REFERENCE BOOKS on the HISTORY of SCIENCE(Weighing in excess of five kilos) 1. Two Volumes of : VOLUME ONE : THE OUTLINE OF SCIENCE A PLAIN STORY SIMPLY TOLD Edited by PROFESSOR J. ARTHUR THOMSON pub. by George Newnes, London, not dated circa 1922, hardcover 4to without dj, 15 Chapters, illustrated with COLOUR PLATES & B/W PHOTOS, 400 pps., Bibliography, marbelled endpapers (although the front endpaper has been cut out of Vol.I). Weight nearly 2 Kg. Condition: Large red cloth-bound hardcover with gilt title to spine & front cover with blind-stamped geometric pattern, fading to spine & covers, rubbing to spine & corners, no inscriptions, STRAIGHT, TIGHT & CLEAN in GOOD CONDITION without dustjacket.The HeavensAstronomyEvolutionAscent of ManAnimal MindsFoundations of the Universe- Atoms and ElectronsMicroscopyDawinismNatural HistoryPsychology & Psycho-analysisnumerous Australian references VOLUME TWO : THE OUTLINE OF SCIENCE A PLAIN STORY SIMPLY TOLD Edited by PROFESSOR J. ARTHUR THOMSON pub. by George Newnes, London, not dated circa 1922, hardcover 4to without dj, 22 Chapters, illustrated with COLOUR PLATES & B/W PHOTOS, Bibliography, Notes & Errata & Index, 400pps., marbelled endpapers.Weight nearly 2 Kg. Condition: Matching large red cloth-bound hardcover with gilt title to spine & front cover with blind-stamped geometric pattern, fading to spine & covers, rubbing & some small tears to spine & corners, STRAIGHT, TIGHT & CLEAN in GOOD CONDITION with previous owner's name sticker to front endpaper, without dustjacket. Psychic ScienceNatural HistoryInter-relations of creaturesBiologyLife CharacteristicsChemistryMeteorologyApplied Science- Electricity, Telegraphy, Flying.BacteriaThe EarthThe SeaElectric & Luminous OrganismsNatural HistoryEinsteinThe SeasonsLife, Mind & MatterEthnology: The races of mankindDomesticated animalsHealthScience and modern thought 2. ANCIENT and MEDIEVAL SCIENCE FROM PREHISTORY TO AD 1450 Edited and with a general Preface by RENE TATON Translated by A. J. Pomerans List of The Contributors to this Volume - 21 Scientists pub. RU-Thames and Hudson, London, 1965, edition published by RU and made available to its members by arrangement with original pub. Thames & Hudson, hardcover large 8vo with dj, 551pp., 53 B/W PLATES & 43 Figures, 3 Parts, Chapters & Name & Subject INDEX. Weight 1.6 Kg Condition: Maroon cloth-bound hardcover with gilt title on blue to spine with T&H logo on frcvr, rubbing to spine, corners & edges, back cover has marks & rubbed, no inscriptions, CLEAN & TIGHT in GOOD CONDITION, slight foxing & age-toning to endpapers, maroon to top of pages, in a clipped GOOD DUSTJACKET with slight foxing to inside, rubbing and edgewear. Part I - Ancient Science in the East - 5 Chapters Part II - Science in the Greco-Roman World - 2 sections of 5 Chapters each Part III - The Middle Ages - 7 Chapters With its massive marshalling of facts and names, its lucid treatment, and its full sectional bibliographies, this will be a series of permanent reference value to scientists, historians, teachers and students.

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