Science Past and Present
1949, New Edition. London : William Heinemann. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some minor loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #231896
Physical description: 368 p., XXVIII plates ; 8º. Notes: Previous owner inscription. Includes index. Summary: The new edition has been augmented by several new extracts, and by five new chapters, concerned with the history of chemistry and modern developements in physics. This book will appeal not only to the science student who is involved in specialised study, but also to the layman, to whom the historical approach affords the easiest and most interesting way of understanding the nature of modern science. Subject: Science - history. Genre: Bibliography, Illustrated.
Price: €18.00