Curtle Mead Books (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Second Edition. Very detailed illustrations throughout. 136pp. fully indexed. This book is a manual that details the elements of its construction and design on which the accuracy and reliability of a Theodolite depends. It is fully illustrated throughout with pictures of Theodolites, diagrams of the geometry and the physics involved, and very detailed plans of the inner workings.

Seller Inventory # 29

Stiff boards. Condition: Good +. Possibly Second edition. This copy of Electro-Deposition is the part publication of the eighth volume of Orr's Circle of the Sciences, a 19th Century scientific encyclopaedia. The cloth cover is worn with some stains on the back, but complete. This cover has been stamped and is embossed front and back with the Orr's Circle and a gilt title and price, 1s 6d. There is a small book-label on the front paste down endpaper. There are 36 small illustrations- most giving examples or suggestions of the chemical equipment needed. At the end of the comprehensive index there is a small paper, possibly cut from a newspaper, stuck inand is about artificial india-rubber. viii, 104pp This is basically a book on applied chemistry encompassing all aspects of Electro-Deposition known at the time. The book is divided into the theoretical principles and the practice of deposition with this latter part subdivided into all the metals of the time.

Seller Inventory # 176

Pamphlet. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Presumed First edition. This thin paperback has a rarely present DJ which is complete but slightly worn at all creases. The two staples serving as hinges are both slightly rusty. There are 22 figures in the text and 7 photographs of famous scientists, 52pp. A book telling the story behind all the various scientific achievements that have led to the creation of the atomic bomb. He goes into basic details including , the atomic families, electrons, radioactivity, isotopes , atom splitting, relativity of mass etc. with a final chapter on the Atomic bomb. There is also a short postscript that discusses the future with destructive weapons.

Seller Inventory # 127

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. First Edition, First Printing. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Corners and top and bottom edge of spine very slightly worn. One edge of spine has 2cm x 3mm piece missing. The paste-down endpaper at the back has a 1.5cm tear which looks origional to the binding. 560pp. This scarce volume contains solutions to all the questions in the Second Edition of his Mathematical Problem Papers.

Seller Inventory # 79

Hardcover. Condition: As new. First Edition. A beautiful copy , xxviii, 542pp This is a definitive collection of commemorative essays the distinguished contributors having much expertise in such diverse fields as artificial intelligence, natural, computing, mathematics, physics, cryptology, cognitive studies, philosophy and anthropology. It spans the entire rich spectrum of Turing's life, research work and legacy, including essays on little known ideas on Fibonacci phyllotaxis and connectionism. These essays were all presented at a seminar to celebrate what would have been Turing's 90th Birthday in 2002.

Seller Inventory # 59