About this title: "Edwin Hubble: Mariner of the Nebulae" is both the biography of an extraordinary human being and the story of the greatest quest in the history of astronomy since the Copernican revolution. The book is a revealing portrait of scientific genius, an incisive engaging history of ideas, and a shimmering evocation of what we see when gazing at the stars.Born in 1889 and reared in the village of Marshfield, Missouri, Edwin Powell Hubble - star athlete, Rhodes Scholar, military officer, and astronomer - became one of the towering figures in twentieth-century science. Hubble worked with the great 100 ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Date Published: 03/1997
ISBN-13:9780750304238ISBN:0750304235
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. 420 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Date Published: 03/1997
ISBN-13:9780750304238ISBN:0750304235
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. 420 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Edition: First?
Binding: First?
Publisher: Institute of Physics Pub., Bristol, England
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780750304238ISBN:0750304235
Description: very good, very good. 25 cm, 420, illus., pencil erasure and soiling on front endpaper, DJ in plastic sleeve. A star athlete, Rhodes Scholar, military officer, and astronomer, Hubble made discoveries that revolutionized our vision of the cosmos. He was able to confirm the existence of other nebulae beyond our Milky Way, and proved that the universe is expanding. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780750304238ISBN:0750304235
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) edwin hubble: mariner of the nebulae is both the biography of an extraordinary human being and the story of the greatest quest in the history of astronomy since the copernican revolution. the book first covers the early years of hubble, tracing his growth in the village of marshfield, missouri. it explores his great achievements, from his work with the hooker telescope to his confirming the existence of other ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780750304238ISBN:0750304235
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Description: Fine, unread copy. 420 pages. 8pp b/w plates. Dustwrapper condition: Fine. Additional information: A HARDBACK COPY. First edition only if stated in our description. Only first printings are described as first edition. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: INST OF PHYSICS PUB
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780750304238ISBN:0750304235
Description: New. Edwin Hubble: Mariner of the Nebulae is both the biography of an extraordinary human being and the story of the greatest quest in the history of astronomy since the Copernican revolution. The book is a revealing portrait of scientific genius, an inci... read more
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