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Chiu, Hong-Yee, and Amador Muriel, editors.
Galactic Astronomy. Proceedings of the Summer Institute for
Astronomy and Astrophysics, held at the State University of New York at Stony
Brook, Summer 1968. Volumes 1 and 2.
New York: Gordon & Breach, 1970. 1st printing. 2 volumes (ix, 334 pages.
Illustrations. ix, 300 pages. Illustrations.).
Volume 1: Very good hardcover. Edges slightly worn. Volume 2: Very good
hardcover in good dust jacket. #19831. $70
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Gassman, G. J., editor.
The Effect of Disturbances of Solar Origin on Communications.
Papers presented at the Symposium of the Ionospheric Research Committee AGARD
Avionics Panel, Naples, Italy.
New York: A Pergamon Press Book / Macmillan, 1963. 1st printing. x, 349 pages.
Index. Bibliographical references. Illustrations. AGARDograph, 59. Published
for and on behalf o Advisory Group for Aeronautical Research and Development,
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Very good hardcover in original acetate wrappers. #23090. $30
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Gebbie, Katharine B., editor.
The Menzel Symposium on Solar Physics, Atomic Spectra, and
Gaseous Nebula in Honor of the Contributions Made by Donald H. Menzel.
Proceedings of a Symposium held at the Harvard College Observatory, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, April 8-9, 1971. 1969.
Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Commerce, National Bureau of
Standards, 1971. x, 203 pages. Bibliographical references. Photographs.
Illustrations. National Bureau of Standards Special Publication, 353.
Very good stiff wrappers (soft cover). #23079. $20
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Groth, H. G., and P. Wellman,
editors.
Spectrum Formation in Stars with Steady-State Extended
Atmospheres. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Colloquium No.
2, Commission 36, Munich, Germany, April 16-19, 1969.
Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Commerce, National Bureau of
Standards, 1970. x, 332 pages. Bibliographical references. Illustrations.
National Bureau of Standards Special Publication, 332.
Very good stiff wrappers (soft cover). #23078. $20
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Gyldenkerne, Kjeld.
A Three-Dimensional Spectral Classification of G and K Stars.
Kobenhavn: Ejnar Munksgaard, 1964. Small 4to (medium-large book). 56 pages.
Bibliographical references. Matematisk-fysiske Skrifter udgivet af Det
Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, Bind 2, nr. 9.
Good hardcover: unbound scholarly paper bound in library pamphlet binder.
Exlibrary: spine labels, stamp inside front cover; strip of paper on rear
flyleaf. Small colored felt-tip mark on top edge. #24008. $150
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Harris, Philip Robert.
Living and Working in Space: Human Behavior, Culture and
Organization.
Foreword by Jesco von Puttkamer. New York: Ellis Horwood, 1992. 1st printing.
339 pages. Index. Bibliographical references. Photographs. Illustrations.
Folding illustration. Ellis Horwood Library of Space Science and Space
Technology, Series in Space Technology.
'This is one of the first books to treat the behavioral science aspects of
living and working in space. The author examines the twin concepts of space
ethos and synergy, underlining their vital importance in any extraterrestrial
expansion.' - Rear cover. Very good pictorial hardcover. Exlibrary. Spine label
(removed), stamp on top, inside front cover, front flyleaf, pocket on rear free
endpaper, label on top edge of rear cover. Some pencil marginalia.
ISBN 0134010507. #23980. $50
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Hoskin, M. A.
William Herschel and the Construction of the Heavens.
With astrophysical notes by Dr. D. W. Dewhirst. London: Oldbourne, 1963. 199
pages. Bibliographical notes. Illustrations. Oldbourne History of Science
Library.
Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket. Former owner's name on blank
front flyleaf. #24458. $22.50
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Kurth, Rudolf.
Introduction to Stellar Statistics.
Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1967. viii, 175 pages. Index. Bibliographical
references. Photographs. Illustrations. International Series of Monographs in
Natural Philosophy, 10.
Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket. ISBN 0080012418. #23082.
$32.50
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Levinson, Alfred A., and S. Ross
Taylor.
Moon Rocks and Minerals. Scientific Results of the Study of the
Apollo 11 Lunar Samples with Preliminary Data on Apollo 12 Samples.
Elmsford, New York: Pergamon Press, 1971. 8 pages of color plates, xiv, 222
pages. Index. Bibliographical references. Photographs. Illustrations.
Very good hardcover in slightly worn and repaired dust jacket.
ISBN 0080166695. #23086. $30
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Lunar Science Conference, 5th,
Houston, Texas, 1974.
Proceedings of the Fifth Lunar Science Conference, Houston,
Texas, March 11-22, 1974. Volume 1: Mineralogy and Petrology. Volume 2:
Chemical and Isotope Analyses, and Organic Chemistry. Volume 3: Physical
Properties.
Edited by Wulf Achim Gose. New York: Pergamon Press, 1974. 3 volumes (3,134
pages total). Lunar Sample, Subject and Author indexes (in volume 3).
Bibliographical references. Photographs. Illustrations. Geochimica et
Cosmochimica Acta, Journal of The Geochemical Society and The Meteoritical
Society, Supplement 5. Sponsored by The NASA Johnson Space Center and The Lunar
Science Institute.
Reports of the congress on lunar geology and cosmochemistry. Very good
pictorial hardcover books. ISBN 0080183182. #23069. $150
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Lunar Science Conference, 7th,
Houston, Texas, 1976.
Proceedings of the Seventh Lunar Science Conference, Houston,
Texas, March 15-19, 1976. Volume 1: Regolith Studies. Volume 2: Petrogenetic
Studies of Mare and Highland Rocks. Volume 3: The Moon and Other Bodies.
Edited by R. B. Merrill. New York: Pergamon Press, 1976. 3 volumes (3,650 pages
total). Lunar Sample, Subject and Author indexes (in volume 3). Bibliographical
references. Photographs. Illustrations. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta,
Journal of The Geochemical Society and The Meteoritical Society, Supplement 7.
Sponsored by The NASA Johnson Space Center and The Lunar Science Institute.
Reports of the congress on lunar petrology and the moon. Very good pictorial
hardcover books. ISBN 0080217710. #23070. $150
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Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference, 9th, Houston, Texas, 1978.
Proceedings of the Ninth Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference, Houston, Texas, March 13-17, 1978. Volume 1: Petrogenetic Studies:
The Moon and Meteorites. Volume 2: Lunar and Planetary Surfaces. Volume 3: The
Moon and The Inner Solar System.
Compiled by the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas. Edited by R. B.
Merrill. New York: Pergamon Press, 1978. 1st edition. 3 volumes (3,973 pages
total). Lunar Sample, Heavenly Body, Subject and Author indexes (in volume 3).
Bibliographical references. Photographs. Illustrations. Geochimica et
Cosmochimica Acta, Journal of The Geochemical Society and The Meteoritical
Society, Supplement 10. Sponsored by The NASA Johnson Space Center and The
Lunar Science Institute.
Reports of the congress on the moon, planets and meteorites. Very good
pictorial hardcover books. ISBN 0080229662. #23072. $225
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Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference, 10th, Houston, Texas, 1979.
Proceedings of the Tenth Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference, Houston, Texas, March 19-23, 1979. Volume 1: Meteorites and Lunar
Rocks. Volume 2: Early Solar System and Lunar Regoliths. Volume 3: Planetary
Interiors and Surfaces.
Edited by R. B. Merrill. New York: Pergamon Press, 1979. 1st edition. 3 volumes
(3,077 pages total). Lunar Sample, Heavenly Body, Subject and Author indexes
(in volume 3). Bibliographical references. Photographs. Illustrations. Geochimica
et Cosmochimica Acta, Journal of The Geochemical Society and The Meteoritical
Society, Supplement 11. Compiled by The Lunar Science Institute.
Reports of the congress on lunar geology, the geology of the planets, and the
solar system. Very good pictorial hardcover books. ISBN 0080251285.
#23073. $125
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Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference, 11th, Houston, Texas, 1980.
Proceedings of The Eleventh Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference, Houston, Texas, March 17-21, 1980. Volume 3: Physical Processes.
Edited by R. B. Merrill. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1980. Volume 3 only. ix, pages
1777-2502, xxiii. Lunar Sample, Heavenly Body, Subject and Author indexes (for
volumes 1-3). Bibliographical references. Photographs. Illustrations.
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Journal of the Geochemical Society and The
Meteoritical Society: Supplement 14.
Very good hardcover. Edges and corners slightly bruised. ISBN 0080263143.
#19920. $82.50
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Lunc, Michal, G. N. Duboshin, W. F.
Hilton, and A. Jaumotte, editors.
Astrodynamics. XVI International Astronautical Congress,
Athens, 1965. Proceedings.
Paris: Gauthier-Villars / Dunod & New York: Gordon & Breach & Warszawa: PWN -
Polish Scientific Publishers, 1966. vii, 455 pages. Bibliographical references.
Very good hardcover in frayed, chipped and slightly torn dust jacket. Former
owner's name inside front cover. #23322. $70
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Mampaso, A., M. Prieto, and F. Sanchez, editors.
Infrared Astronomy IV: Canary Islands Winter School of
Astrophysics.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. 1st edition. xi, 415 pages.
Illustrations.
Good hardcover. Backstrip slightly scuffed and torn. ISBN 0521464625.
#19996. $52.50
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Manchester, Richard N., and Joseph H.
Taylor.
Pulsars.
San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1977. 1st printing. 281 pages. Index.
Bibliographical references. Illustrations. A Series of Books in Astronomy and
Astrophysics.
Very good hardcover. ISBN 0716703580. #23085. $15
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Mendell, Rosalind, and Allen I.
Mincer, editors.
Frontiers in Cosmic Physics. Symposium in Memory of Serge
Alexander Korff.
New York, N.Y.: New York Academy of Sciences, 1992. 1st printing. xiii, 364
pages. Index of contributors. Bibliographical references. Illustrations. Annals
of the New York Academy of Sciences, 655.
Result of a symposium sponsored by the Physics Department of New York
University and held on September 13, 1990, devoted to the memory of Serge
Alexander Korff, 1906-1989, with discussions of cosmic rays, geophysics,
neutrinos, astronomy and astrophysics with electromagnetic radiation, astronomy
from exotic places, and cosmology. Very good stiff wrappers (soft cover).
ISBN 0897667220. #23077. $17.50
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Rickert, Russell K.
Astronomy and Space Exploration.
Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1974. vii, 342 pages. Index.
Bibliographical references. Photographs. Illustrations. Addison-Wesley Series
in Physics.
Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). #23080. $25
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Schatzman, Evry, and Ludwig Biermann.
Cosmic Gas Dynamics. Part I: Cosmic Gas Dynamics [by] Evry
Schatzman. Part II: Dynamics of Interplanetary Material [by] Ludwig Biermann.
Edited by Mahinder S. Uberoi. New York: John Wiley & sons, 1974. 1st printing.
xv, 291 pages. Index. Review slip laid in. Based on lectures given by the
authors during the summer of 1968 under the Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Aerospace Frontiers Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado.
Very good hardcover in slightly worn dust jacket. ISBN 0471757209. #23084.
$22.50
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Schwarzchild, Martin.
Structure and Evolution of The Stars.
Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1963. 3d printing. xvii, 296 pages.
Index. Illustrations.
Very good hardcover in slightly worn dust jacket. #21580. $37.50
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Xanthakis, John N., editor.
Solar Physics. Proceedings of a NATO Advanced Study Institute
Conference, Athens, September 12-26, 1965.
London: Interscience Publishers, 1967. xvi, 535 pages. Index. Bibliographical
references. Illustrations.
Very good hardcover in slightly worn dust jacket. #23083. $30
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