"Geometry of Quantum Theory, Volume I and II, Varadarajan, V.S, D. Van Nostrand Company, Princeton, 1968. 1st. hardcover. Cloth, dj. Octavo. xiv & 193 pp. Classic treatise on the foundations of quantum theory. It examines the subject from a point of view that goes back to Heisenberg and Dirac and whose definitive mathematical formulation is due to von Neumann. This view leads most naturally to the fundamental questions that are at the basis of all attempts to understand the world of atomic and subatomic particles. It is interesting to note, this being the first edition, in the author's second ... View More...
"Intelligent Design Creationism and Its Critics, Philosophical, Theological, and Scientific Perspectives, edited by Robert T. Pennock, The MIT Press, Cambridge, 2001. Series of essays by various writers and scholars. Lacking jacket. Green cloth boards a little sunned, else VG+. " View More...
"The Lucifer Principle, a Scientific Expedition into the Forces of History, Howard Bloom, Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, 1997. New Paperback. The Lucifer Principle is a revolutionary work that explores the intricate relationships among genetics, human behavior, and culture to put forth the thesis that "evil" is a by-product of nature's strategies for creation and that it is woven into our most basic biological fabric. " View More...
"Facsimile reprint of 1856 test on science of stereoscopic cameras when photography was still in its infancy. Two toned jacket has some wear and wrinkles. Book fly corner clipped, else near fine. Nice gilt on cover and spine. 236pp +4pp ads. 8vo." View More...
"Professor Partington deals in this illustrated volume with two important transition periods in subject. (1) The period from 1500, in which alchemy gave way to the applications of chemical materials and processes of technology, associated with Biringuccio, Agricola, Palissy, etc: and the simultaneous penetration of chemistry in medicine resulting from the writings of Paracelsus, Van Helmont and Sylvius. This volume covers the time between 1500-1700. Very Good text and good dj. Some scuffing, soiling and edge wear to price clipped dj. Text solid and clean." View More...
"Widely reviled in the scientific community, A New Science of Life: The Hypothesis of Formative Causation by Rupert Sheldrake is the text where Sheldrake first lays out his theories of morphogenetic fields and morphic resonance. Briefly stated, morphic resonance is that idea that memory is inherent in nature suggesting a telepathic kind of relationship between organisms. Near fine first American edition, with slightly edge worn dust jacket. Clean and tight. 229pp. 6x9" View More...
"Accepting the Universe: Essays In Naturalism, John Burroughs, Houghton Mifflin Co, 1920. from Works of John Burroughs XXI. A few plates with tissue guard. Lacking jacket if issued. Very nice collectible philosophic nature writing. Burroughs was a a friend of Walt Whitman who encouraged his predilection, even Burroughs wrote so much like Emerson that he was accused of plagiarism. VG. Bookplate,." View More...
"Apparent first. Acceptable condition, red boards sunned, bumped and shelf worn, lacks jacket. Hinges starting, generally clean but aged. English translations of essays previously published in French scientific periodicals. Contains essays on biology and evolution, biological memory, nature of consciousness, materialism and scientific ramifications of socialism. 254pp." View More...
"Eyeless Sight, Jules Romains, with new introduction Leslie Shepard, Citadel Press, Secaucus, 1978. Romains describes his many experiments which appear to prove that people can see with parts of of the body other than the eyes, and Leslie Sheppard in his new introduction records some sensational contemporary instances of this phenomena. VG paperback. Corner creases to cover, else clean and tight. " View More...
"Guide to Fossil Man, Michael H. Day, 1986. Completely revised and updated. Standard and accepted reference work on hominid remains. Illustrated. Previous owners stamp. Near Fine. DJ." View More...
"How to Talk to a Science Denier, Lee McIntyre, MIT Press, Cambridge, 2021. New Paperback. Conversations with Flat Earthers, Climate Deniers, and Others Who Defy Reason." View More...
"Paths to Knowledge series from 1902, written for young adult readers. This stand alone volume has sections on astronomy, physics, chemistry, physiography and meteorology, all written in a dialogue between students that inspires excitement about the topics and how can a young person can approach them in their everyday life. Illustrated profusely with photos and engravings. 224pp. 5x7. VG, some edge wear to spine, red cloth embossed with gilt title, bumped, some foxing, else clean and tight." View More...
"Isaac Newton, James Gleick, 2003. Signed biography. Writer of the best selling book Chaos, tackles the life and work of the world's greatest scientist. Draws new insights from Newton's letters and unpublished notebooks. Near fine condition with dj. Jacket has sticker residue on back. Author's signature on title page. 272pp." View More...
"After more than a decade teaching ancient Greek history and philosophy at University College, Oxford, British philosopher and political theorist Bernard Bosanquet (1848?1923) resigned from his post to spend more time writing. He was particularly interested in contemporary social theory, and was involved with the Charity Organisation Society and the London Ethical Society. Much of his work focused on the place of logic in philosophy, especially its role in metaphysical thought ? the area where he is considered to have made his most important intellectual contributions. In 1888 he published thi... View More...
"Natural Philosophy, for Schools, Families, and Private Students, A.H.Lincoln Phelps, Huntington and Savage, New York, 1848. Lectures on mechanical, matter, electricity and celestial movement for laymen. Numerous etchings. Fair to poor condition. Full leather bound, gilt title pastedown. Joints very weak, front board almost detached, spine leather cracked and lifting at points. Internal foxing. Text complete. " View More...
