The Sleepwalkers -- A History Of Man's Changing Vision Of The Universe
by Koestler, Arthur
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0140209727
- ISBN 13
- 9780140209723
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About This Item
Penguin, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1973. reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: drawings & diagrams. 624 pages, includes chapter notes, selected bibliography and index. Illustrated with line drawings. A 2nd hand copy, reading creases on the spine, and rubbing top and tail of spine, and age darkening of the edges of the pages. "As the basis of his study he takes the lives, personalities, and methods of thought of those who lead the way towards the Newtonian universe -- Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Brahe. Seen in the round against the background of the at times, they no longer appear as infallible machines, but batsman groping painfully through a fog of misconceptions -- the sleepwalkers. -- From the hardcover dustjacket Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 624 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: drawings & diagrams. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Astronomy; Science & Technology. ISBN: 0140209727. ISBN/EAN: 9780140209723. Inventory No: 0285564. . 9780140209723
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- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0285564
- Title
- The Sleepwalkers -- A History Of Man's Changing Vision Of The Universe
- Author
- Koestler, Arthur
- Illustrator
- drawings & diagrams
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140209727
- ISBN 13
- 9780140209723
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- Harmondsworth, Middlesex
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Astronomy - History. Religion and science - History. History; Astronomy; Science & Technology. drawings & diagrams Unbranded ISBN: 0140209727 EAN: 9780140209723 Koestler, Arthur The Sleepwalkers -- A History Of Man's Changing Vision Of
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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