Editions Galilee 1973. Pages unmarked. Covers lightly worn. Bookstore sticker on front cover. Binding firm. French Language Text. Soft Cover. Very Good. Editions Galilee Paperback
Paris Bachelier 1850. 4to. No wrappers. In: "Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des S�ances de L'Academie des Sciences" Tome 30 No 18. Pp. 533- 576. Entire issue offeredFoucault's paper: pp. 551-560. � First appearance of this importent paper in which Foucault describes the first measuring of the velocity of light in air and water by the rotating-mirror experiment. Foucault�s turning-mirror apparatus was the basis for the later determinations of the velocity of light by A. A. Michelson and Simon Newcomb.<br><br>In 1849 Fizeau obtained the first precision measurement of the velocity of light at the surface of the earth. Fizeau returned to the rotating mirror to compare light�s velocity in rare and dense media but here he was beaten by Foucault who announced on 30 April 1850 that "light travels faster in air than in water". The paper offered.<br><br>"Foucault is best-known for two of the most significant experiments of the mid-nineteenth century-the laboratory determination of the velocity of light 1850 1862 and the mechanical demonstration of the earth�s rotation 1851 1852-and for his advancement of the technology of the telescope. He also performed a number of other important experiments chiefly in optics and developed several devices which were widely used in both experimental science and technology."DSB.<br><br>"Foucault�s first experiment carried out in 1850 and written up in full in his doctoral thesis of 1853 was purely comparative; he announced no numerical values until 1862. Then with an improved apparatus he was able to measure precisely the velocity of light in air. This result significantly smaller than Fizeau�s of 1849 changed the accepted value of solar parallax and vindicated the higher value which Le Verrier had calculated from astronomical data. Foucault�s turning-mirror apparatus was the basis for the later determinations of the velocity of light by A. A. Michelson and Simon Newcomb."DSB. unknown
FIRST EDITION OF FOUCAULT'S DETERMINATION OF THE VELOCITY OF LIGHT here proving that light travels more slowly in water than in air. Significantly his findings contradicted the corpuscular theory but were in complete accord with the wave theory of light. "In 1850 Foucault joined the debate over the then-competing particle and wave theories of light. Arago had demonstrated in 1838 that a crucial test could be made by comparing the velocities of light in air and in a dense medium and he was experimenting to determine the velocity of light with a rotating-mirror method devised by Charles Wheatstone in 1834. Lack of success and ill health led Arago to pass the task on to Foucault in 1850. "Success came in the same year when Foucault observed a retardation of the velocity of light in water giving support to the wave theory. He then saw how the rotating-mirror method could be refined to measure the absolute velocity of light in a restricted space. Foucault overcame the technical problems and in 1862 obtained a value of 2.98 x 1010�centimeters per second the first accurate measure of this fundamental physical constant" Encyclopedia of World Biography. Foucault's experiment was so conclusive that it was widely understood to have "driven the last nail in the coffin" of Newton's corpuscular theory of light" Cassidy Understanding Physics. ALSO IN THIS VOLUME: First edition of an important nerve experiment by Helmholtz marking the beginning of the field of 'neurophysiology'. CONDITION & DETAILS: Complete volume. Ex-libris bearing only a deaccessioned stamp on the back of the title page and slight ghosting at the spine where a spine level has been removed. 4to 11 x 8 inches; 275 x 200mm. 6 886 2. Bound in clean full blue cloth gilt-lettered at the spine. Solidly and tightly bound. Very occasional toning otherwise clean and bright throughout. Gauthier-Villars hardcover
Paris: Hautes �tudes / Gallimard / Le Seuil 2004. Couverture souple. Tr�s bon. Grand in-8. 355 pages. Coll. "Cours de Michel Foucault au Coll�ge de France". Hautes �tudes / Gallimard / Le Seuil unknown
Buenos Aires: Siglo XXI Editores Argentina 2014. 1st Edition. Soft cover. New/No Jacket. Invitado por la Escuela de Criminolog�a de la Universidad Cat�lica de Lovaina en 1981 Michel Foucault dicta las seis clases del curso Obrar mal decir la verdad. La funci�n de la confesi�n en la justicia en un contexto marcado por los debates entre abolicionistas y partidarios de posiciones de �mano dura� en torno a la reforma del �C�digo Penal. En ese sentido el curso contribuye a socavar el discurso criminol�gico de la peligrosidad. Pero Foucault va m�s all�: reflexiona acerca de la larga historia de la confesi�n del �decir la verdad� en las instituciones judiciales y religiosas de Occidente de los poderes y los efectos que tiene la obligaci�n de decir la verdad sobre s� mismo. A modo de presentaci�n evoca una escena ciertamente dram�tica que transcurre a mediados del siglo XIX: un psiquiatra franc�s induce a un enfermo que ha sufrido delirios y alucinaciones a reconocer que nada de lo que relata ha ocurrido que s�lo se trataba de locura; por la fuerza lo obliga a reconocer su condici�n de loco confesi�n que se convierte en un elemento decisivo en la cura. Esta escena refleja la complejidad de una pr�ctica que aun bajo coacci�n necesita suponer un sujeto libre que se comprometa a ser lo que afirma ser. A lo largo del curso con deslumbrante erudici�n y fluidez Foucault analiza la trayectoria de ese acto verbal mediante el cual el sujeto plantea una afirmaci�n sobre lo que �l es queda vinculado con esa verdad se pone en relaci�n de dependencia o sumisi�n respecto de otro y modifica a la vez la relaci�n que tiene consigo mismo. Publicada por primera vez casi en simult�neo en franc�s ingl�s y espa�ol esta obra traza la historia de una pr�ctica que se extiende desde la Antig�edad griega pasando por el examen de conciencia y la �confesi�n tarifada� en el �mbito medieval y cristiano hasta el dominio moderno y contempor�neo. Una pr�ctica que no cesa de crecer hasta involucrar casi todos los aspectos de la vida personal y que revela tanto los procedimientos judiciales de producci�n de un efecto de verdad como la necesidad del sujeto de tener un discurso de verdad sobre s� mismo. En Obrar mal decir la verdad la exposici�n de Foucault va m�s all� de cuanto se sugiere en el subt�tulo. En efecto no se trata s�lo de la funci�n de la confesi�n en la justicia sino de una historia de la confesi�n desde Homero hasta el siglo XX en la que Foucault nos muestra las l�neas que vinculan los dos extremos de su proyecto en torno a la sexualidad. Este curso es de alg�n modo el eslab�n perdido de la Historia de la sexualidad. Edgar Castro Siglo XXI Editores Argentina paperback
Paris Bachelier 1846. 4to. No wrappers. In: "Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des S�ances de L'Academie des Sciences" Tome 23 No. 14. Pp. 641- 688. Entire issue offered. The paper: pp. 679-682. � First printing of an importent paper in the history of photography.<br><br>"Fizeau and Foucault described the so-called negative action of certain light rays very accurately having placed in the hands of the Paris Academy a sealed letter on December 9 1844 containing their report on this subject."Eder "History of Photography" p. 266 ff. unknown
HC ex-library. Stated First American Ed. VG in VG dj in mylar. Spine ends bumped. Pages tanned with very light soiling. Several dogeared corners. Spine pulled from bound pages but pages firmly bound. Pantheon hardcover
Leipzig Johann Ambrosius Barth 1851 Without wrappers as issued in "Annalen der Physik und Chemie. Hrsg. von J.C. Poggendorff" 82. Bd. 3. issue "Heft" No 3 1851. Entire issue offered. Pp. 337-464. Foucault's paper: pp. 458-462. With titlepage to volume 82. � First German edition of the famous paper in which Foucault presented his discovery of the proof of the rotation of the earth by the large pendulum called FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM. It was presented by Arago at the meeting of the Acadey of Scieces on February 3 1851.<br><br>Since L�on Foucault�s public demonstration of his pendulum experiment it has played a prominent role in physics physics education and the history of science. The Foucault pendulum is a long pendulum suspended high above the ground and carefully set into planar motion. The phenomenon described by Foucault1 concerns the orientation of the plane of oscillation of the pendulum. <br><br>"The experiment with the pendulum caused great exitement at the time. Heracleides had first suggested twenty-two centuries before that the earth was rotating and Copernicus had renewed the suggestion three centuries before. Since the time of Galileo two and a half centuries before the world of scholarship had not doubted the matter. Nevertheless all evidence as to that rotation had been indirect and not until Foucault's experiment could the earth's rotation actually be said to have been demonstrated rather that deduced." DSB.<br><br>Parkinson "Breakthroughs" 1851 E. unknown
Routledge 1988. Hardcover. Near new condition covers bright text clean and binding tight in a like dust jacket which is now in a clear protective mylar sleeve. 288pp. Routledge hardcover
NY and London: Routledge 1990. 1990. Edited with an Introduction by Lawrence D. Krtizman. Translated by Alan Sheridan and others. 8vo. xxv 330 pp. Original glossy copper-colored photographic wrappers. This is a tight fine book. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. NY and London: Routledge (1990). paperback
Routledge. New edition. Paperback. Used; Good. Simply Brit Shipped with Premium postal service within 24 hours from the UK with impressive delivery time. We have dispatched from our book depository; items of good condition to over ten million satisfied customers worldwide. We are committed to providing you with reliable and efficient service at all times. 06/07/1990 Routledge paperback
New York: Routledge 1990 The page edges are slightly foxed. 330 pages. Due to the disruption to international deliveries as a result of COVID-19 we are currently only posting items WITHIN AUSTRALIA. Paper Back. Very Good. Size E: 8"-9" Tall 204-227mm. Routledge paperback
Photo. Illus. by Bruno de Mon�s. Tr�s bon. En Feuilles. Sign� par l'illustrateur. 405 x 305 cm marges comprises. Sujet : 35 x 26 cm. Tirage g�latino-argentique sur papier baryt� justifi� au dos �preuve d'artiste num�rot� 4/30 l�gend� et sign� par l'artiste. L'un des derniers portraits photographiques de Michel Foucault pris deux mois avant sa mort. Paru pour la premi�re fois dans le "Magazine litt�raire" de mai 1984 et repris dans "Le Monde" du 13 octobre 1989. Nous disposons �galement d'un tirage vintage de ce clich� - voir notre r�f�rence n� 4125. Paperback
Publisher: New Press. Utg. 2001. Trade Paperback. 484 p. This book is brand new. Language: Engelska --- Information regarding the book: This volume draws together Foucault's contributions to what he saw as the still-underdeveloped practice of political analysis. It covers the domains Foucault helped to make part of the core agenda of Western political culture - medicine psychiatry the penal system sexuality - illuminating and expanding on the themes of The Birth of the Clinic Discipline and Punish and the first volume of The History of Sexuality. Power also includes important later writings highlighting Foucault's revolutionary analysis of the politics of personal conduct and freedom. paperback
New York: Pantheon Books 1980. Book. Good. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 0-394-73954-X Light shelf rubbing faint spotting to the top and fore-edge very little wear overall. Text is clean. 'Now in this superb set of essays and interviews the author provides a much-needed guide to Foucault. These pieces ranging over the entire spectrum of his concerns enable Foucault in his most intimate and accessible voice to interpret the conclusions of his research in each area and to demonstrate the contribution of each to the magnificent - and terrifying - portrait of society that he is patiently compiling.' 270 pages. Pantheon Books Paperback
Pantheon Books New York: 1980. Softcover. Good condition. In this superb set of essays and inreviews Foucault provides a much-needed guide to Foucault. These pieces ranging over the entire spectrum of his concerns enable Foucault in his most initimate and accessible voice to interpret the conclusion of his research in each area and to demonstrate the contribution of each to the magnificent - and terrifying - portrait of society that he is patiently compiling. Translated into English from the French by Colin Gordon Leo Marshall John Mepham and Kate Soper. ISBN: 039473954X. Pantheon Books, New York: 1980 paperback
Prometheus Books 1979. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Prometheus Books paperback
Harvester Press 1986. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Harvester Press paperback
New York: Pantheon Books 1981 1981. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 7 viii-xii 3 2-270 4 pp. Black paper-covered boards quarter-bound in grey cloth with black lettering on the spine. Price of $12.95 on front flap of jacket. Edited by Colin Gordon. Translated by Colin Gordon Leo Marshall John Mepham and Kate Soper. An attractive copy of the first American edition of this miscellaneous collection of Foucault's writings which provide insight into much of his preceeding work. Very Good with a remainder stamp to the bottom textblock and light foxing to the top textblock in a Very Good dust jacket with a couple of tiny damp stains to the edges of the front panel and a few wrinkles to the rear panel. <br/><br/> Pantheon Books (1981) hardcover
New York: Vintage-Random House 1980. Book. As New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Stiff wraps. As issued. xii271 pp. Vintage-Random House Paperback
New York: Pantheon 1980. 1st . Hardcover. Very good/very good. Remainder stamp on bottom edge. One inch closed teat to back cover. <br/><br/> Pantheon hardcover
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