Published by Mariner Books, 2005
ISBN 10: 061834151X ISBN 13: 9780618341511
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Published by Little, Brown, 2005
ISBN 10: 0316725552 ISBN 13: 9780316725552
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Published by Little, Brown Book Group, 2007
ISBN 10: 034911627X ISBN 13: 9780349116273
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Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 2005
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Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Printing. The dramatic, untold story of a bitter scientific rivalry -- born of clashing cultures and worldviews -- that led to the discovery of black holes. Traces the idea of black holes from early notions of "dark stars" to the modern concepts of wormholes, quantam foam, and baby universes. 364 pages including index. B&W photos. Fabulous copy.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, 2005
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005
ISBN 10: 061834151X ISBN 13: 9780618341511
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Published by Mariner Books, 2005
ISBN 10: 061834151X ISBN 13: 9780618341511
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Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($26.00 price intact). Published by Houghton Mifflin, 2005. Octavo. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new, small spots of residue on spine. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
Published by Abacus, 2010
ISBN 10: 0349123608 ISBN 13: 9780349123608
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Published by Houghton Miflin., 2005
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First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 364pp, Lovely copy in a dustjacket. Excellent work as usual from Arthur Miller. [714,3].
Published by Houghton Mifflin, 2005., Boston & New York:, 2005
Seller: Jeff Weber Rare Books, Montreux, VAUD, Switzerland
235 x 160 mm. 8vo. xx, 364 pp. Illustrations, bibliography, glossary, index. Full cloth, dust jacket. Ownership embossed stamp. Very good.
Published by Little, Brown, London, 2005
ISBN 10: 0316725552 ISBN 13: 9780316725552
Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: F. Dust Jacket Condition: F. First Edition. F/F. 8vo. original brown boards gilt (texter mark to tail edge) in dustwrapper; pp. [xvi (last blank)], 400 (last blank), with illustrations. A fine copy.
Published by Little Brown, London,, 2005
Seller: lamdha books, Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia
Octavo hardcover, with gilt spine titling; 400pp., colour and monochrome plates. Mild wear; lightly browned and spotted text block edges; scattered spotting throughout with a few small marks. Mild wear to dustwrapper edges. Very good. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. On January 11 1935, the young Indian astrophysicist, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, known to all as 'Chandra', presented a revolutionary piece of work at a meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society. To an audience of eminent colleagues, Chandra showed how dying stars that are sufficiently fat will be unable to support themselves. The force of gravity will squeeze them away to nothingness, points of infinite concentration in space and time. Using an elegant amalgam of new-fangled ideas, he came up with an iron clad mathematical result that overturned the standard model of stellar evolution. Yet at this meeting, Chandra was humiliated and crushed. Sir Arthur Eddington, the high priest of British astrophysics, ridiculed his result with such venom that he left Chandra deeply traumatised. History is littered with scientific spats. Disagreement can strengthen a field of research, preventing bad ideas from emerging to the forefront. It can sharpen arguments in support of novel theories and concepts, making them even more compelling. Yet often the thrust of the discussion is distorted by personal prejudices and agendas. And when the intricacies of the social status of the participants is thrown into the mix, the intellectual merit of the different positions can be clouded. Arthur I. Miller has chosen a striking example of this. The young Chandra's research into the collapse of what are known as white dwarfs opened a plausible physical route to the formation of the most exotic of objects, black holes, nuggets in Albert Einstein's theory of gravity. Eddington was feverishly working on a theory that he believed would supersede Einstein's. He felt threatened by Chandra's result and did everything in his power to prevent its acceptance by the community at large. His relentless campaign delayed research in black holes for at least 30 years. Miller goes to great lengths to unpick the various forces at play in this row and to build up complex profiles of the two participants. Chandra's inner life is scrutinised in some detail. Newly arrived in Cambridge, he rapidly concluded that 'The formality of introduction is so great and even then it is not worth the trouble of getting introduced.' This inability to find a comfortable place within his social environment stayed with him throughout his life. Chandra would constantly be seduced by the establishment while at the same time feeling rejected by it, instilling in him a sense of unjustifiable insecurity. He was a flawed, tortured character who never really took pleasure in his outstanding talents. Eddington, on the other hand comes across as an unlikable character. He thrives in the parochial atmosphere of Oxbridge, relishing the power of his prestigious appointment and the social interplay of Trinity College. He is duplicitous with Chandra, supporting his research in private but publicly ridiculing him in his lectures and writings. In fact, Eddington clearly gets a kick out of making public jibes at all his junior colleagues. The scientific themes of the debate are developed in great detail. Miller unpeels the various conceptual layers that went into Chandra's argument. The range of topics is so vast that some explanations are inevitably insufficient, paragraphs too short to explain complex issues. But the collapse of white dwarfs, which lies at the core of Chandra's calculation, is explained so thoroughly and from so many different angles that it becomes crystal clear; while, to give us an idea of the importance of Chandra's discovery, Miller pursues the developments in astrophysics over the last 40 years. The story of the fight between Chandra and Eddington had.
Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, Massachusetts, 2005
ISBN 10: 061834151X ISBN 13: 9780618341511
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
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Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston 2005. xx, 364 pp. Hardcover with d/w. Good condition.
Published by Mariner Books, 2005
ISBN 10: 061834151X ISBN 13: 9780618341511
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First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover first edition is near fine in near fine jacket. Signed by Miller to title page. ; 6 X 1.216 X 9 inches; 384 pages; Signed by Author.
Published by Little, Brown, 2005
ISBN 10: 0316725552 ISBN 13: 9780316725552
First Edition
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Some spotting on book edges. Slight fading to D/J spine.
Published by Vintage Publishing, 2005
Seller: Collectors Bookstore, Antwerpen, Belgium
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Fine. Empire of the stars Obsession, Friendship, and Betrayal in the Quest for Black Holes Special Collection by Arthur I. Miller. Published by Vintage Publishing in 2005. Paperback. Released in time for the centenary of Einstein's publication of the famous paper on relativity, this history of the idea of black holes explores the tumultuous debate over the existence of this now well-accepted phenomenon, focusing particular attention on Indian scientist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. 20,000 first printing. Collectible item in very fine condition.