Author: DAMPIER, WILLIAM CECIL DAMPIER SIR (1867-1952)
Title: Cambridge Readings in the Literature of Science : being extracts from the writings of men of science to illustrate the development of scientific thought / arranged by William Cecil Dampier Dampier-Whetham ; and Margaret Dampier Whetham
Description: Cambridge : University Press 1928. Second Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked decorated cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. Physical description: x. 275 p. ; 8º. Subject: Science - History. Scientific literature. Science - Addresses. essays. lectures. Cosmogony; the structure of the universe. Atomic theories; the nature of matter. Evolution: the development of life. The Book of Genesis. Aristarchus / Archimedes. Telescope / laboratory. Scientific theories. Other names: Whetham. Margaret Dampier. Genre: Illustrated. text. Weight in Kg appr.:

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