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Nice ex-libris copy od this 1984 ex-libris book - Usual library markings - Inner pages are free from writing, marks and tears - Tight spine - Bright pages - 197 pages

In this sweeping survey, acclaimed science writers Paul Davies and John Gribbin provide a complete overview of the latest developments in physics which have revolutionized modern science. From the wierd world of quarks and the theory of relativity to the latest ideas about the birth of the cosmos, the authors find evidence for a massive paradigm shift. New developments in the studies of black holes, cosmic strings, solitons, and chaos theory now challenge commonsense concepts of space, time, and matter, and demand a radically altered and more fully unified worldview of the universe. Here is a truly fascinating advance glimpse at 21st-century science.

0394715748 front cover is laminated; light edge wear, spine creases; Once the province of astrologers and soothsayers, earthquake prediction has recently become an urgent pursuit of modern science. In this book, two young scientists present a chilling hypothesis with astrological overtones: the forthcoming Grand Alignment of all the planets in 1982, the first such in 179 years, may well trigger a California earthquake far worse than the San Francisco catastrophe of 1906. In establishing this ominous link between planetary motion and accumulating strain in the San Andreas Fault, the authors examine, with great clarity, findings on the role of continental drift in earthquake tensions and the latest research into storms on the earth and on the sun.

Condition: Near Fine. :: Further Information: The environment is now a major international political issue. Climatic change has put it there. In this stunning book the authors expose the underlying causes of the Greenhouse Effect and its implications for the world. Illustrated with colour photographs and charts. 162pp. ::

Condition: Very Good+ - in Very Good+ DJ. Top edges of DJ a little ruffled otherwise a very well presented copy. :: Further Information: In words and pictures, this book tells the story of the birth of the Universe. 128pp. Index. Size: 4to Medium (29 x 23cm Approx.) Jacket Designed by 875 Design. Weighs 0.975 Kg. which exceeds standard rates. ::

First edition. A very good book (one corner bumped) in very good pictorial dustjacket.

New book. Very slight shelf wear to edges of cover, and I mean very slight!

Price inside dustcover: $14.95 -