Thomas Merlan (22 results)

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paperback. Condition: Good. Softcover book, light wear to cover and book edges.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Large pbk.; unmarked; cover and spine, fine.

Stiff pr. wraps. Condition: Good. xii+459pp, illus, photos, maps, refs, stiff pict. wraps nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover, gold lettering and cover design on red cloth boards, bumped corners. Bookplate of previous owner on inside cover. 459 pages, no markings or writing. Binding square and tight.

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. 459pp. Size: Thick Quarto.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 3rd Edition. Near fine large softcover. Illustrated wraps. 4to. 459pp. Illustrated. No names or markings to text. Archaeology science.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. THE TRINITY EXPERIMENT prepared for White Sands Missile Range 1997. Large format soft cover with photo on the cover. The title page has a publishers defect on the lower corner that results in a dogeared corner. This is the first study of the actual experiments associated with evaluating the effects of the nuclear explosion. Numerous black & white photos and illustrations. 101 pages. TRINITY SITE JULY 16, 1945 statement by Brig. Gen. Thomas Farrell published by the GPO, no date of publication. Square soft cover with photo of the nuclear explosion on the cover. No defects to note on the booklet. Black and white photos of the 1945 scene and includes an illustration of the "patch" that was issued to military personnel who participated in the Manhattan Project. 16 pages with a mileage chart on the back cover. Book.

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Condition: Very good. Later paper bound printing. Paper bound. Very good condition. Signed by both authors on the title-page.

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Hardcover. [8.5" x 11"]. 459pp. Three black lines on the bottom edge else very good condition with text clean and binding sound without dust jacket.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. HISTORY ARCHAEOLOGY ANCIENT HISTORYPrehistoric New Mexico, first published in 1981 by the state of New Mexico, is the only one of the archeology overview documents prepared by federal and state agencies in the Southwest during the late 1970s and 1980s that presents a statewide plan for archeology site conversation and research. Professional archeologists and students of archeology will welcome the reissue of this useful reference book by the University of New Mexico Press.pp. 459, illusts., maps.reprint. #220524History / United States / State & Local / GeneralSocial Science / Archaeology  Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very good copy in softcover 4to. Light wear at fore-edges and crease on back cover. White spine with black titles.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by both Stuart and Gauthier on title page and dated Aug. 29th, 1981, Very Good Plus condition, very tight clean and unmarked, no creases no slant. Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. HSR Report No. 9831. White Sands Missile Range Archaeological Research Report No. 01-07. Glossy white pictorial wrappers with black lettering on cover and spine. Dampstaining to bottom edge, leaving wrappers wrinkled and a tidemark through entire text block; mark of removed sticker on back; mild soiling. Perfect binding is fairly tight. Interior is clean except for tidemark. Laid in is an errata sheet. Includes black-and-white photos and diagrams throughout. This book vividly describes everyday life at Trinity Base Camp, the test site used for the detonation of the first atomic bomb.

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Trade paperback. Condition: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. The format is approximately 8.375 inches by 10.875 inches. [4], v, [1], 101, [1] pages. Illustrated front cover. Illustrations. Figures. Table. References Cited. The cover has minor wear and soiling. Some sticker residue on back cover. Prepared by Human Systems Research, Inc. for the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. This is the first study of the actual experiments associated with evaluating the effects of the nuclear explosion. Includes discussions of events leading up t the test and the experimental program, methods and sources, the physical remains of trinity experiments, results of the tests and Appendices including interviews, Trinity Experiments Summary Table, and Trinity artifacts. Thomas Merlan is a consulting historian. He was New Mexico Historic Preservation Officer 1974-1994, and is the author of The Power to Preserve (New Mexico Office of Cultural Affairs, 1996) and The Trinity Experiments (White Sands Missile Range, 1997). Human Systems Research, Inc. is a nonprofit scientific and educational institution, that has pursued basic and applied research in archaeology and related scientific and historic fields since 1972. HSR was founded with a focus on the archaeology of the Tularosa Basin in particular and on southern New Mexico in general. On July 16, 1945, at 5:29:45 a.m. Mountain War Time, the wold entered the Nuclear Age with the successful detonation of the first atomic bomb at Trinity Site in New Mexico. The Trinity Experiments is the first study of the actual experiments associated with evaluating the effects of the explosion. The study was very timely because, during the final year of this study, several scientists associated with the Manhattan Project and nuclear physics passed away. The Trinity Experiments describes some elements of the experimental program that accompanied the atomic test, with emphasis on experiments deployed in the core area of the test. The information should facilitate the identification of artifacts that may have remained in place after the test. Using oral interviews of scientists and their post-blast technical reports, plus historic photographs, Mr. Merlan has documented how the scientists adapted and modified their experiments from the original plans developed at Los Alamos and how they made do with the technology at hand, with no idea of the final magnitude of the explosion. Through the clearly written and nontechnical descriptions and illustrations of the experiments, the reader gains an understanding of how the first atomic explosion was recorded. Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. MWT (11:29:21 GMT) on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project. The test was of an implosion-design plutonium bomb, nicknamed the "gadget", of the same design as the Fat Man bomb later detonated over Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945. Concerns about whether the complex Fat Man design would work led to a decision to conduct the first nuclear test. The code name "Trinity" was assigned by J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, inspired by the poetry of John Donne. The test, both planned and directed by Kenneth Bainbridge, was conducted in the Jornada del Muerto desert about 35 miles southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, on what was the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range (renamed the White Sands Proving Ground just before the test). The only structures originally in the immediate vicinity were the McDonald Ranch House and its ancillary buildings, which scientists used as a laboratory for testing bomb components. Fears of a fizzle prompted construction of "Jumbo", a steel containment vessel that could contain the plutonium, allowing it to be recovered; but ultimately Jumbo was not used in the test. On May 7, 1945, a rehearsal was conducted, during which 108 short tons (98 t) of high explosive spiked with radioactive isotopes was detonated. Some 425 people were present on the weekend of the Trinity test. Observers included Vannevar Bush, James Chadwick, James B. Conant, Thomas Farrell, Enrico Fermi, Hans Bethe, Richard Feynman, Isidor Isaac Rabi, Leslie Groves, Robert Oppenheimer, Frank Oppenheimer, Geoffrey Taylor, Richard Tolman, Edward Teller, and John von Neumann. The Trinity bomb released the explosive energy of 25 kilotons of TNT (100 TJ) ħ 2 kilotons of TNT (8.4 TJ), and a large cloud of fallout. Thousands of people lived closer to the test than would have been allowed under guidelines adopted for subsequent tests, but no one living near the test was evacuated before or afterward. The test site was declared a National Historic Landmark district in 1965, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places the following year.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This study focuses on the cultural-historical environment of the 88,900-acre (35,560-ha) Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP) over the past four centuries of Spanish, Mexican, and U.S. governance. It includes a review and synthesis of available published and unpublished historical, ethnohistorical, and ethnographic literature about the human occupation of the area now contained within the VCNP. Documents include historical maps, texts, letters, diaries, business records, photographs, land and mineral patents, and court testimony. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.