April 12, 2024
1909 LIFE OF THE UNIVERSE-2 Vol-by S.Arrhenius/Astronomy/History/Mythology/Illus
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A NOTABLE POPULAR BOOK ON THE HISTORY AND SKYLORE OF ASTRONOMY BY A 1903 NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATE AND A PIONEER IN CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT THE LIFE OF THE UNIVERSE By Svante Arrhenius 1909American first edition with28 illustrations, in two small volumes. Description:Svante Arrhenius (Translated fromSwedish by H.Borns) THE LIFE OF THE UNIVERSE: As Conceived by man from the Earlies ages to the Present Time. New York: Harper & Brothers,1909, two volumes, each4.5 x7 in.,V. 1:124pp. V. 2:144pp. (268 pp total)28 illustrations total. Condition:Hardbound in original red cloth with gilt decorations on spine. Top Page edges gilt. Slight Edgewear, notably slight fraying of spine ends;volume 1 has some scuffs on spine with slight loss of decorations. Both spines show light sun fading. Former owner's name on flyleafs. Otherwise clean, securely bound, and unmarked throughout. Overall VG+ condition. Information: .We are pleased to offer thisclassic popular book on the history of conceptions of the cosmos by a noted physicist/chemist and Nobel prize winner, notable for identifying the role of greenhouse gases in climate change as early as the 1890's.Chapters cover systems of the universe from theGreeks, Romans, Assyrians, Egyptians, etc, through the Copernican revolution and up to the early 20th century.A great addition to any library
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