Christopher Galfard (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Simon & Schuster, October 2007. Hardcover. First Edition / ninth printing. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Jacket clean and bright. Spine ends lightly bumped. Light shelfwear wear to jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 297 pages. Lexile: 850L. Reading level: 8-12 years. Stephen Hawking and his daughter Lucy explain the universe to readers of all ages. Garry Parsons' illustrations add humor and interest, and his scientific drawings add clarity; there are also 32 pages of full-color scientific photos. Gary Parsons (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible, Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine black and irridescent silver dj. 297 pp. with b & w drawings throughout. First edition, first printing. beautiful endpapers of colored gases forming a star. Stephen Hawking, famous scientist, and his daughter Lucy explain the universe to readers of all ages. George's parents, who have always been wary of technology, warn him about their new neighbors: Eric is a scientist and his daughter, Annie, seems to be following in his footsteps. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveranderung. Cesta prostorem, casem a jeste dal. Christopher Galfard si predsevzal predstavit laickemu ctenari soucasne fyzikalni vedomosti, tykajici se jak mikrosveta, tak vesmiru, jehoz jsme soucasti. Vyuzil lidske predstavivosti, ktera je kazdemu dana, a popisuje a vyklada slozite fyzikalni pojmy a mechanismy pomoci obrazu a vizualnich predstav. Prenasi ctenare na pocatek vesmiru i do nitra atomu, bere je na cestu rychlosti svetla, spousti se s nimi do cernych der - a ctenar se pritom ani nemusi zvednout z kresla. Jeho text je nabity informacemi, a pritom ctivy, venovany komplikovanym otazkam moderni vedy, a pritom plne pristupny i laikum.…

Hardcover. Condition: gut. 2008. La chiave segreta per l'universo In deutscher Sprache. pages.