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The Three Galileos: The Man, The Spacecraft, The Telescope. Proceedings of the Conference held in Padova, Italy on January 7-10, 1997 The Three Galileos: The Man, The Spacecraft, The Telescope. Proceedings of the Conference held in Padova, Italy on January 7-10, 1997
by Casare Barbieri and Jurgen H. Rahe and Torrence V. Johnson and Anita M. Sohus

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Three diverse observers, all named Galileo, have studied the planet Jupiter and its wonderful moons, its exotic atmosphere, its tremendous magnetic field, and its gossamer rings. This book is a unique combination of history and science, presenting the... (read more)

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Theorie Mathematique De La Chaleur Theorie Mathematique De La Chaleur
by Simeon D Poisson

About the Author
Poisson (1781-1840) was a student of Lagrange and friend of Monge, Aragon and Laplace. He was appointed astronomer at the Bureau des Longitude, professor of mechanics at the Faculty of Science and later replaced Fourier as titular professor at the... (read more)

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The Builders: Marvels of Engineering The Builders: Marvels of Engineering
by National Geographic

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Engineering wonders of the world are featured in six thematic chapters that focus on overcoming distance (roads, canals, bridges, railroads, pipelines), height and depth (towers, tunnels, skyscrapers), public spaces (sports arenas, exposition halls... (read more)

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Charts of the Atmosphere for Aeronauts and Aviators. 1st Edition Charts of the Atmosphere for Aeronauts and Aviators. 1st Edition
by A. Lawrence Rotch and Andrew H. Palmer

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Rotch established the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory just outside of Boston and was Harvard's first professor of meteorology. A friend of the Wright Brothers, he was an early believer in the ultimate success of mechanical flight and was one of the... (read more)

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Zen of Assembly Language: Volume 1, Knowledge Zen of Assembly Language: Volume 1, Knowledge
by Michael Abrash

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The first of two volumes (volume 2, subtitled The flexible mind, has not yet been seen by SciTech Book News) comprehensively treating advanced assembler programming techniques for the IBM PC and compatibles, mostly with reference to the 8088 processor.... (read more)

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Audio Systems Design and Installation
by Philip Giddings

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Audio and video systems of all shapes and sizes are fraught with less than optimum performance. Audible hum and RFI (radio frequency interference), poor reliability, unsafe operation, overheating, and damage during touring are only a few of these... (read more)

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History of Photography: Its Relation to Civilization and Practice History of Photography: Its Relation to Civilization and Practice
by Erich Stenger

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8vo, xiv 204p., blue cloth with gilt titles in tan soft paper dw with green panel on front cover. The yellow publication notice related to the start of WW II is, as usual, tipped onto the fep. The seldom-seen dustwrapper bears the name of Barnes & Noble... (read more)

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Philosophical Essay on Probabilities, Translated from the 6th French Edition. 1st [English Language] Edition, 1st Thousand Philosophical Essay on Probabilities, Translated from the 6th French Edition. 1st [English Language] Edition, 1st Thousand
by Pierre Simon Laplace

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New York, John Wiley & Sons., 1902, 1st Eng. Lang. ed. 12mo, iv 196p. + 19p. ads., blindruled brown cloth with gilt spine titles. Rather a philosophical and literary approach to probability and consequently, perhaps, somewhat more readable and... (read more)

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l'Empire de l'Air: Essai d'Ornithologie Appliquee a l'Aviation l'Empire de l'Air: Essai d'Ornithologie Appliquee a l'Aviation
by L. P. Mouillard

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Essai d'ornithologie appliquee a l'aviation. 8vo, [4] 284p, library bound in brown buckram retaining original decorative wrappers. 31 illus., many full-page plus several tables. Major early attempt to derive principles of flight from observations of... (read more)

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Notre Flotte Aerienne Notre Flotte Aerienne
by Wilfrid de Fonvielle

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8vo, 234p., blindstamped brown flexible cloth with gilt lettering on spine & front cover. Popular account of the early years of (primarily) French lighter-than-air airships, written by a noted science writer of the day and illustrated with about 50... (read more)

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