Isbn: 9780712666862 - the floating egg: episodes in the making of geology (38 resultados)

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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Pimlico, 1999. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1998. Pimlico, London, 1998. Pictorial soft cover. Book Condition : Very good, appears little read. Minor crease to spine. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Bookseller Inventory #007268 l. N/A (ilustrador). N/A.

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. 'If you have never read a book about geology, and didn't even think you were interested, Roger Osborne could change your life. He succeeds magnificently in communicating his enthusiasm' - Independent on SundayThe Floating Egg begins with the search for an alchemist's secret, and ends with the re-imagination of a past world. Each chapter is connected to a particular corner of north-east England, and each explores the uncertain line where myth is dissolved into science, and belief gives way to knowledge.Different episodes show how the fall of Constantinople converted the common rock of the Yorkshire cliffs into a source of extraordinary wealth and power, and how this in turn uncovered the inhabitants of a succession of past worlds; how a stone falling from the sky near this same coast changed the minds of all the natural philosophers of Europe; and how a new science was born on the top of the tower of York Minster. We learn about the cloak-and-dagger world of fossil trading in the town of Whitby; and we see the entire life-work of a forgotten scientific genius who died from consumption at the age of twenty-five, having revolutionised his science.The stories move from documentary accounts to fictional recreations of historic events, from contemporary writing and illustrations to present-day reflection. By using different ways of describing the world of scientific endeavour, the author has produced a fascinating visually beautiful and highly entertaining book which allows us to witness the birth of a new science - the science of geology. By using different ways of describing the world of scientific endeavour, the author has produced a fascinating visually beautiful and highly entertaining book which allows us to witness the birth of a new science - the science of geology. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condición: Very Good-. Reprint; First Printing. Some reading and cover corner creases, some shelf wear with slight cover peel at fore corners. Paper edge toned with tiny closed tears to fore edge of title, dedication and contents. ; First printing of Pimlico first trade paperback edition with full number line, 1999. Cover design and photo uncredited. ; B&W Illustrations; 384 pages; A fascinating look at the development of scientific theory focussing primarily on the history of geology. The Floating Egg begins with the search for an alchemist's secret, and ends with the re-imagination of a past world. Each chapter is connected to a particular corner of north-east England, and each explores the uncertain line where myth is dissolved into science, and belief gives way to knowledge. Trade PB.…

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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Card covers in clean, tidy condition, 372pp Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Condición: New. 1999. Paperback. Explores the uncertain line where myth is dissolved into science, and belief gives way to knowledge. This title offers different episodes that show how a stone falling from the sky near this same coast changed the minds of all the natural philosophers of Europe; and how a new science was born on the top of the tower of York Minster. Num Pages: 384 pages, halftones, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 468. . . . . .…

Soft Cover. Condición: Very Good. A full size paperback of 372pp with illustrated softback covers. B + w illustrations. One light mark to the foredge, otherwise internally clean and tight copy. Fascinating episodes in the discovery of geology.

paperback. Condición: Fair. Creasing and fading to spine.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 384 pages. 8.50x6.02x1.02 inches. In Stock.

Condición: New. 1999. Paperback. Explores the uncertain line where myth is dissolved into science, and belief gives way to knowledge. This title offers different episodes that show how a stone falling from the sky near this same coast changed the minds of all the natural philosophers of Europe; and how a new science was born on the top of the tower of York Minster. Num Pages: 384 pages, halftones, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 468. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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Condición: New. In English.

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