Isbn: 9780691121338 - the grand contraption: the world as myth, number, and chance (18 risultati)

Condizione: Good. Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers.

Condizione: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. "The Grand Contraption" tells the story of humanity's attempts through 4,000 years of written history to make sense of the world in its cosmic totality, to understand its physical nature, and to know its real and imagined inhabitants. No other book has provided as coherent, compelling, and learned a narrative on this subject of subjects. David Park takes us on an incredible journey that illuminates the multitude of elaborate "contraptions" by which humans in the Western world have imagined the earth they inhabit - and what lies beyond. Intertwining history, religion, philosophy, literature, and the physical sciences, this eminently readable book is, ultimately, about the "grand contraption" we've constructed through the ages in an effort to understand and identify with the universe. According to Park, people long ago conceived of our world as a great rock slab inhabited by gods, devils, and people and crowned by stars. Thinkers imagined ether to fill the empty space, and in the comforting certainty of celestial movement they discerned numbers, and in numbers, order. Separate sections of the book tell the fascinating stories of measuring and mapping the Earth and Heavens, and later, the scientific exploration of the universe. The journey reveals many common threads stretching from ancient Mesopotamians and Greeks to people of today. For example, humans have tended to imagine Earth and Sky as living creatures. Not true, say science-savvy moderns. But truth isn't always the point. The point, says Park, is that Earth is indeed the fragile bubble we surmise, and we must treat it with the reverence it deserves.…

Condizione: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

hardcover. Condizione: Acceptable. Acceptable, Reading copy only, with writing/markings, bumps/creasing, and heavy wear. Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ., 2005. First Edition, First Printing. FINE- hardcover book in FINE dust-jacket. Previous owner made check marks on pages 123 & 124. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Princeton University Press, 2005. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new with a sticker on the back cover.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Hardback. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. University library withdrawal that never circulated - stiff to open and with unmarked text.; 9.30 X 6.40 X 1.30 inches; 336 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. Publisher: Princeton University Press, NJ, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. FINE hardcover book in FINE dust-jacket. PRISTINE. As New. Unread. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition hardcover with dust jacket. Slight toning to the top outer page edges, small minor stain to the bottom front corner of the jacket and front cover, otherwise clean internally and out. No inscriptions. Pages; XIV, 331. The history of 'measuring and mapping the earth, heavens and universe from earliest times'. …

hardcover. Condizione: Acceptable. NOT an ex-library book. Clean copy in good condition. Some marking due to age on pages, but overall book remains in good condition considering age. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

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[0-691-12133-8] 2005. (Hardcover) Near fine in near fine dust jacket. 331pp. Diagrams, illustrations, tables, bibliography, index. "The Grand Contraption tells the story of humanity's attempts through 4,000 years of written history to make sense of the world in its cosmic totality, to understand its physical nature, and to know its real and imagined inhabitants". (History, Intellectual Life, Science, World History).…