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1958-1962 Astronomy for Entertainment & Physics for Entertainment: Book 2
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Description
Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce
Two volumes. Illustrated throughout with numerous in-text images. Written by Yakov Isidorovich Perelman, a Russian and Soviet science writer and author of many popular science books, most of which were translated from Russian to English. Translated by A. Shkarovsky, a Russian translator and author. This set contains: Astronomy for Entertainment, 1958. A fascinating guide to beginners astronomy, with chapters on the earth and its shape, the moon and its motions, the planets, the stars, and gravitation. Physics for Entertainment: Book 2, 1962. A continuation of the previous book from Perelman on physics, with chapters on the fundamentals of mechanics, force, friction, rotation, gravitation, properties of liquids and gases, and more. Dated from the British Library.
Condition
In the original quarter cloth with paper covered boards. Externally, sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine of Astronomy for Entertainment with the odd small mark to the boards. Minor loss to the board tips. Front hinge of Astronomy tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the endpapers.
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