Item #228906 Cambridge Readings in the Literature of Science : being extracts from the writings of men of science to illustrate the development of scientific thought / arranged by William Cecil Dampier Dampier-Whetham ; and Margaret Dampier Whetham. William Cecil Dampier Sir Dampier.

Cambridge Readings in the Literature of Science : being extracts from the writings of men of science to illustrate the development of scientific thought / arranged by William Cecil Dampier Dampier-Whetham ; and Margaret Dampier Whetham

Cambridge : University Press, 1928. Second Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked decorated cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #228906

Physical description: x, 275 p. ; 8º. Subject: Science - History. Scientific literature. Science - Addresses, essays, lectures. Cosmogony; the structure of the universe. Atomic theories; the nature of matter. Evolution: the development of life. The Book of Genesis. Aristarchus / Archimedes. Telescope / laboratory. Scientific theories. Other names: Whetham, Margaret Dampier. Genre: Illustrated, text.

Price: €21.95