FIRST EDITION (stated), FIRST PRINTING (Number Line: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0). Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo (6.5 x 9.25"). 172, (2) pp. Bound in publisher's full black cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Printed endpapers. Lavishly illustrated with B&W photographs and drawings. Includes Index. This book examines two great mysteries which have defied science - the riddle of life and the riddle of creation. In clear language and with vivid imagery it explains the meaning of the latest discoveries in astronomy, space exploration, and the origin of life, and describes the forces that have shaped the human race and created the power of human intelligence. . This is an excellent copy, tight and square, with no ownership marks. It appears to be unread. The dust jacket (only) has a small closed tear at the bottom right front corner, else fine. FINE/NEAR FINE. Photographs and Drawings. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. 172, (2) pp.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

UNTIL THE SUN DIES

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Co., Inc., NY

Publication Date

1977

Language

English

ISBN 10

0393064158

ISBN 13

9780393064155

Binding

Hard Cover

Edition

Stated First Edition. First Printing.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

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This book examines the two great mysteries which have defied science—the riddle of life and the riddle of creation.

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Robert Jastrow, Ph.D., is the director of Mount Wilson Observatory and was founder and director for twenty years of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. He is the author of Red Giants and White Dwarfs and Until the Sun Dies.

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