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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Predicting the Future (Darwin College Lectures) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. …

Condition: Good. illustrated edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Predicting the Future. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Shelf wear to dust jacket. Marks to endpaper. Same day dispatch (Mon- Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 195pp.incl.index; HB green w/gilt; some sun on edges; clean, tight pgs. DJ dark greens & brown w/blue & white photo cover; slight rub. " .originates in the 1991 Darwin College Lectures, a lively series of public lectures on topics of general interest given each year in Cambridge" 7.25x10" isbn 0521413230.…

Condition: New. Predicting the Future examines humankind's obsessive urge to look beyond the present in the hope of controlling events in the days to come. Editor(s): Howe, Leo; Wain, Alan. Series: Darwin College Lectures. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 380. . 2008. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . …

Condition: New.

Condition: Brand New. New. US edition. Expediting shipping for all USA and Europe orders excluding PO Box. Excellent Customer Service.

Condition: New. pp. 204 Index.

paperback. Condition: Good. Added Enterprises, NY, 1959, 6"X9", wraps, ca.112pp., ow G $.

Condition: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. Predicting the Future examines humankind's obsessive urge to look beyond the present in the hope of controlling events in the days to come. Editor(s): Howe, Leo; Wain, Alan. Series: Darwin College Lectures. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 380. . 2008. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Reprint. v + 195 p; Some Fig. and Ill. Buch.

Tapa blanda. algunos subrayados 204 Economía.

Condition: Used. pp. 201 Index.

Condition: Used. pp. 201.

Condition: Used. pp. 201 Acknowledgements.

Rustica. Condition: Buen Estado.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Auguries, oracles, omens . and software simulation. From antiquity to the electronic age, Predicting the Future examines humankind's obsessive urge to look beyond the present in the hope of controlling events in the days to come. Opening with Stephen Hawking's predictions about the billion year future of the universe, closing with Don Cupitt's insights into the Last Judgement, the book examines both the history of prediction and the ways we set about foretelling the future today. In the past soothsayers, diviners, holy men and astrologers made prophecies on the basis of religious ideology and traditional authority. Today accredited experts predict the future, of the economy, of medicine's place in society, of the entire universe, on the basis of empirical observation and scientific theory. Yet as all the contributors admit, prediction remains an uncertain business even in the computer age, steering a hazardous course between scaremongering and complacency, liable always to be thrown dramatically off course by human unpredictability, catastrophic change, or faulty initial data. The book originates in the sixth annual series of Darwin College Lectures, delivered in Cambridge in 1991 under the title 'Predictions'.…

20 x 13. 204 págs.

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Excelente. Dust Jacket Condition: Excelente. Ejemplar en excelente estado, con pocas señales de uso. Canto levemente moteado.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Volume rilegato cartonato rigido, sovraccoperta editoriale illustrata, immagini in bianco e nero. Dal Darwin College della Cambridge University contributi di S. Hawking, I. Stewart, S. Schaffer e altri. Timbro commerciale al frontespizio. In buono stato. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE. Book.…

rilegato. Condition: Good. 0. Copertina uso tela. Sovraccoperta plastificata con alette informative.Tagli lievemente sporchi di polvere. Pagine lievemente ingiallite ai bordi. Collana "Prisma / 75" serie "Cambridge University". 8822045750 Buono (Good) . Book.

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Muy bien. En la contrportada de este volumen leemos sobre su contenido: "En este libro se dan cita eminentes científicos y pensadores actuales con el propósito de descubrir el futuro posible -y probable- en el marco de sus respectivos campso de investigación. Así Hawking nos habla sobre el futuro del unvierso, Schaeffer sobre los cometas y el fin del mundo, Kennedy sobre la frontera médica.".…