‎Physique‎

‎"BREWSTER, DAVID.‎

‎On a Remarkable Property of the Diamond. Received February 15, - Read March 4, 1841. (+) On the Phenomenon of Solid and Fluid Substances exposed to Polarized Light. Receved April 15, - Read May 6, 1841.‎

‎(London, Richard and John E. Taylor, 1841). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1841 - Part I. Pp. 41-42 a. pp. 43-58 a. 1 engraved plate. The plate having a large dampstain to upper a. right margin, only very slightly touching the image.‎

‎Both papers first printings.‎

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‎"BREWSTER, DAVID.‎

‎On the Connexion between the Phenomena of the Absorption of Light, and the Colours of thin Plates. Received May 9, - Read May 11, 1837. (+) On the Colours of ixed Plates. Received october 25, - Read December 14, 1837. (2 Papers).‎

‎(London, Richard and John E. Taylor, 1837 a. 1838). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1837 - Part II. Pp. 245-252 and 1838 - Part I. Pp. 73-77.‎

‎First printing of 2 papers in which Brewster discusses the phenomena of light absorption, Newton's rings and Youngs wave theory of light. Brewster still adhered to the emission theory of Newton.‎

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‎"BREWSTER, DAVID.‎

‎On the optical and physical properties of Tabasheer. Read May6, 1819.‎

‎(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1819). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1819 - Part I. Pp. 283-299.‎

‎First appearance. Brewster analyzes Tabasheer with his new crystallographic methods.Tabasheer, also spelt as Tabachir or Tabashir, is a translucent white substance, composed mainly of silica and water with traces of lime and potash, obtained from the nodal joints of some species of bamboo. It is part of the pharmacology of the traditional Ayurvedic and Unani systems of medicine of the Indian subcontinent. It is also an ingredient in many traditional Chinese medicines.‎

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‎"BREWSTER, DAVID. -‎

‎On the Polarisation of Light by oblique transmission through all Bodies, whether crystallized or uncrystallized. In a Letter addressed to Taylor Combe. Read January 27, 1814.‎

‎(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1814). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1814 - Part I. Pp. 219-230 and 1 engraved plate. Fine and clean.‎

‎First appearance of this pioneer work in the optical theory of polarization and double refraction by ""The discoverer of the law of polarization, of biaxal crystals, of optical mineralogy, and of double refraction by compression.""""Since Brewster had found that light was partially polarized by oblique refraction in mica, he attempted to determine the law of this polarization in he simpler case of successive refractions by a pile of thin glass plates. By the end of 1813 he had concluded that ""the number of plates in any parcel, multiplied by the tangent of the angle, at which it (completely) polarises light, is a constant quantity"" (in the paper offered here p. 221). More importent, since ""the pencil of light polarised by transmission (comports) itself, in every respect like one of the pencils former by double refracting crystals"" (the paper offered p. 219), study of the physical optics of transparent ought to enable philosophers ""to unfold the secrets of double refraction, to explain the forms and structure of crystallised bodies....""(DSB).‎

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‎"BREWSTER, DAVID. - GROUPING DOUBLE-REFRACTING CRYSTALS.‎

‎On the laws which regulate the Absorption of polarised Light by Double Refracting Crystals. In a Letter addressed to ... Sir Joseph Banks. read November 12, 1818.‎

‎(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1819). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1819 - Part I. Pp. 11-27, 1 textillustr.‎

‎First appearance of one of Brewsters importent paper in the field of optical mineralogy, a field he himself created. In the paper he investigates the polarization-force of double refracting crystals. In 1819 he was able to group all but a few of hundreds of minerals and crystals into mutually consistent optical and mineralogical categories: the primitive form determined the number of axes of double refraction.""He regarded ""all the various phenomena of polarisation of light by reflexion and refraction as brought under the dominion of laws as well determined as those which regulate the motions of the planets."" In 1816 he received the Copley Medal, in 1819 two Rumford Medals, and in 1831 a Royal Medal for the papers in which he announced these discoveries. On the popular level, Brewster’s reputation was established in 1816 by the fad for his kaleidoscope. Its invention was a direct result of his studies of the ory of polarization by multiple reflections.""(DSB).‎

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‎"BREWSTER, DAVID. - FOUNDING BIAXAL MINERALOGY.‎

‎On the Affections of Light transmitted through crystallized Bodies. In a Letter to Sir Humphrey Davy. Read December 23, 1813.‎

‎(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1814). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1814 - Part I. Pp. 187-218 and 3 engraved plate. Fine and clean.‎

‎First printing of pioneer paper in which Brewster laid the foundations of new fields of investigations. by showing that in a large class of crystals there are two axes along which there is no double refraction. Such crystals he calls BIAXAL, the simpler type to which Iceland spar belongs being called UNIAXAL.""Brewster created new fields of optical mineralogy and photoelasticity. In 1813, while studying the ""depolarising"" action of Topaz, he observed two sets of elliptical rings (interference patterns) centered on axes in the Topaz that were apparently inclined at 65 degr.. He interpreted this to mean that Topaz must have two axes, not one, of double refraction, an entirely unexpected result. After many laborious experiments he was able in 1819 to group all but a few of hundreds of minerals and crystals into mutually consistent optical and mineralogical categories: the primitive form determined the number of axes of double refraction.""(DSB).‎

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‎"BREWSTER, DAVID. - GROUPING DOUBLE-REFRACTING CRYSTALS.‎

‎On the Action of crystallized surfaces upon light. In a Letter addressed to Joseph Banks. Read February 25, 1819.‎

‎(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1819). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1819 - Part I. Pp. 145-160.‎

‎First appearance of one of Brewsters importent paper in the field of optical mineralogy, a field he himself created. In the paper he investigates the polarization-force of double refracting crystals. In 1819 he was able to group all but a few of hundreds of minerals and crystals into mutually consistent optical and mineralogical categories: the primitive form determined the number of axes of double refraction.""He regarded ""all the various phenomena of polarisation of light by reflexion and refraction as brought under the dominion of laws as well determined as those which regulate the motions of the planets."" In 1816 he received the Copley Medal, in 1819 two Rumford Medals, and in 1831 a Royal Medal for the papers in which he announced these discoveries. On the popular level, Brewster’s reputation was established in 1816 by the fad for his kaleidoscope. Its invention was a direct result of his studies of the ory of polarization by multiple reflections.""(DSB).‎

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‎"BREWSTER, DAVID. - GROUPING DOUBLE-REFRACTING CRYSTALS.‎

‎On the Action of crystallized surfaces upon light. In a Letter addressed to Joseph Banks. Read February 25, 1819.‎

‎(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1819). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1819 - Part I. Pp. 145-160.‎

‎"BREWSTER, DAVID. - GROUPING DOUBLE-REFRACTING CRYSTALS.‎

‎On the laws which regulate the Absorption of polarised Light by Double Refracting Crystals. In a Letter addressed to ... Sir Joseph Banks. read November 12, 1818.‎

‎(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1819). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1819 - Part I. Pp. 11-27, 1 textillustr.‎

‎"BREWSTER, DAVID. - MOTHER-OF-PEARL INVESTIGATED.‎

‎On new Properties of Light exhibited in the optical Phenomena of Mother of Pearl, and other Bodies to which the superficial structure of that Substance can be communicated. Read April, 28, 1814.‎

‎(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1814). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1814 - Part II. Pp. 397-418 a. 1 engraved plate. Clean and fine.‎

‎First printing of a remarkable paper in which Brewster investigates new optical phenomena in relation to mother-of-pearl and explains the optical properties peculiar to it, the communication of these properties to other bodies, the causes by which these phenomena are produced and explaining a new species of polarisation peculiar to mother-of-pearl.The theory presented in the paper is called ""Brewster’s theory"" r, it attributed the iridescent colors of mother-of-pearl to light diffraction from the surface structure.‎

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‎"BREWSTER, DAVID. - ON BIFRINGENCE IN GLASS.‎

‎On new properties of heat, as exhibited in its propagation along plates of glass. Read January 11, 1816.‎

‎(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1816). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1816 - Part I. Pp. 46-114 and 4 engraved plates. A small brownspot outside image in right margin of plates. Clean and fine.‎

‎First printing of an importent paper in the history of optics describing the photoeleasticity of glass.In the paper Brewster describes numerous investigations of birefringent glass. While Seebeck related birefringence of glass to its internal structure, Brewster considered heat as the cause of birefringence. The paper is a very thorough investigation of refringence in glass with numerous examples. To illustrate, Fig. 3 shows photoelastic patterns of a thick quadratic plate. Brewster actually comes close to the real reason of birefringence in glass: ""I have discovered that glass, and all other substances that have not the property of double refraction, are capable of receiving it from mechanical pressure, and that a compressing force always produces the structure which givesthe exterior fringes in crystallized glass, while a dilating force produces the structure which develops the interior fringes."" Brewster suggests that glass should be carefully examined by polarized lightbefore it is purchased.Together with the Brewster-paper comes a paper by John Frederick W. Herschel: ""On the development of exponential functions"" together with several new theorems relating to finite differences."" Pp. 25-45.‎

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‎"BREWSTER, DAVID. - ON DOUBLE REFRACTION.‎

‎On the multiplication of images, and the colours which accompany them in some specimens of calcareus spar. Read June 8, 1815.‎

‎(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1815). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1815 - Part II. Pp. 270-292 and 1 engraved plate.‎

‎First printing on an importent investigation of the double refraction phenomena in some crystals e.g. Icelandic spar, and describing an antichromatic instrument.Stitched together with this paper is a paper by Everard Home: ""On the mode of generation of the lamprey and myxine."" Pp. 265-269 a. 1 engraved plate.‎

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‎"BREWSTER, DAVID. - PRODUCING DOUBLE REFRACTION IN CRYSTALS.‎

‎On the communication of the structure of double refracting crystals to glass, muriate of soda, fluor spar, and other substances, by mechanical compression and dilatation. Read Febraury 29, 1816.‎

‎(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1816). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1816 - Part I. Pp. 156-178 a. 2 engraved plates.‎

‎First appearance of an importent paper in optical theory in which Brewster describes his discovery that double refraction phenomena can be induced by mechanical means on different kinds of crystals by compression and deflection.Together with Brewsters paper comes a paper by Everard Home ""Some account of the feet of those animals whose progressive motion can be carried on in opposition to gravity."" Pp. 149-155 and 2 engraved plates.‎

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‎"BRILLOUIN, LÉON.- THE INDTRODUCTION OF THE ""WKB METHOD"" IN QUANTUM MECHANICS.‎

‎La mécanique ondulatoire de Schrödinger" " une méthode générale de résolution par approximations successives.‎

‎Paris, Gauthier-Villars et Cie, 1926. 4to. Without wrappers. In: ""Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences"", Tome 183, No 1. Pp. (5-) 100. (Entire issue offered). Brillouin's paper: pp. 24-26.‎

‎"BROCKHOUSE, B. N.‎

‎Lattice Vibrations in Silicon and Germanium. - [NEUTRON SCATTERING]‎

‎(New York), American physical Society, 1959. Lex8vo. Volume 2, No. 6, March 15, 1959 of ""Physical Review Letters"", In the original printed blue wrappers. Upper corner slightly bent, but a very nice and clean copy externally as well as internally. Pp. 256-258. [Entire issue: Pp. 245-277].‎

‎"BROGLIE (DEBROGLIE), LOUIS de. - COINING THE TERMS 'ANTIPARTICLE' AND 'ANTINEUTRINO'.‎

‎Sur la nature de photon.‎

‎(Paris, Gauthier-Villars), 1934. 4to. No wrappers. In: ""Comptes Rendus hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences"", tome 198, No 2. Pp. (129-) 212. (Entire issue offered). De Broglie's paper: pp. 135-138. A stamp to the first page. Disbound.‎

‎First apperance of de Broglie's importent paper on antiparticles and the Neutrino of light. The antiparticle having the same mass as another but opposite values for its other properties.""In a communication dated January 8, 1934 (the paper offered)... de broglie stated that this new particle is an 'antiparticle which is related to (the neutrino) like the positive electron to the negative electron in the whole theory of Dirac'. In this note the terms 'antiparticle' and 'antineutrino' enter physics for the first time.""(Pais in ""Inward Bound"", p. 418).‎

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‎"BROGLIE (DEBROGLIE), LOUIS de. - DISCOVERY OF THE WAVE THEORY OF MATTER AND CREATION OF WAVE-MECHANICS.‎

‎Ondes et quanta. Note de M. Louis de Broglie, présentée par M. Jean Perrin. (Séance du 10 Septembre 1923). (+) Quanta de lumière, diffraction et interférences. Note de M. Louis de Broglie, transmise par M. Jean Perrin. (Séance du 24 Septembre 1923). (...‎

‎Paris, Gauthier-Villars et Cie, 1923. 4to. Bound in 2 contemp. full cloth. Spines gilt and with gilt lettering. In: ""Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences"", Tome 177. With htitle a. titlepage. 1513 pp. (Entire volume offered). De Broglie's papers: pp. 507-510, pp. 548-551 a. pp. 630-32. Clean and fine. A stamp to verso of titlepage.‎

‎"BROGLIE, L. DE.‎

‎Waves and Quanta. - [CREATING QUANTUM MECHANICS]‎

‎London, Macmillan & Co., 1923. Royal8vo. Bound with the original wrappers (in the back) in publisher's pictorial cloth. Gilt lettering and Nature's logo to spines and front board. In ""Nature"", July - December, 1923, Vol. CXII [12]. Entire volumes offered. ""Emmanuel College"" in gilt lettering to spines. Two library stamps to title-page and first index page. A small tear to top of spine and signs after removal of label to spine. Very slight wear to extremities, otherwise a fine and clean copy. Rare in the publisher's binding. P. 540. [Entire volume: LIV, 960 pp. + advertisements and wrappers].‎

‎"BROGLIE, LOUIS de.‎

‎Matière et Lumière.‎

‎Paris, Albin Michel, 1937. Small 4to. Uncut in original printed wrappers. 342,(2) pp.‎

‎"BROGLIE, LOUIS de.‎

‎Sur la théorie des particules de spin quelconque.‎

‎(Paris, Gauthier-Villars), 1939. 4to. No wrappers. In: ""Comptes Rendus hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences"", tome 209, No 5. Pp. (265-) 332. (Entire issue offered). De Broglie's paper: pp. 265-268. A stamp to the first page. Disbound.‎

‎"BROGLIE, LOUIS de.‎

‎Une tentative d'interprétation causale et non linéaire de la mécanique ondulatoire. (la théorie de la double solution).‎

‎Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1956. Royal8vo. Uncut in the original printed wrappers. Fine and clean. VII, (1), 297, (2) pp.‎

‎"BROOKE, CHARLES. - THE INVENTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC MAGNETOMETER.‎

‎On the Automatic Registration of Magnetometers, and other Meteorological Instruments, by Photography. Received June 16, - Read June 18, 1846. (+) On the Automatic Registration of Magnetometers,....Supplement. 1846.(2 Papers).‎

‎(London, Richard and John E. Taylor, 1847). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1847 - Part I. Pp. 59-68 a. pp. 69-77, 5 lithographed plates (one folding), depicting the photographic magnetometer. Clean and fine.‎

‎First printing of an importent paper in the history of meteorology, describing the invention of the Brooke-magnetometer. This new photographic drum method ensured continuous recording of geomagnetic elements, and rapidly gained use all over the world.The instrumental developments by Ronalds and Brooke establishedthe standard technique employed for magnetic observatory recording for more than a century.In 1845 Charles Brooke devised a self-recording photographic magnetometer with a light-source, a mirror for amplifying the magnet’s movement, and a drum of photographic paper. This system gradually replaced the older manual method of taking eye-observations through vertical microscope which scanned the ends of a magnetic needle" the magnetic needle itself was suspended by a bunch of silk fibersWheeler Gift No 2858..‎

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‎"BROSTRÖM, K. J. (+) T. HUUS (+) R. TANGEN.‎

‎Gamma-Ray Yield Curve of Aluminum Bombarded with Protons.‎

‎U.S.A. Physical Review, 1947. Royal8vo. Without wrappers (as issued). Offprint from ""The Physical Review"", Vol. 71, No. 10, May 15, 1947. Fine and clean. Pp. 661-666 + 1 blank.‎

‎Offprint of Broström, Huus and Tangen's important paper which was reprinted in several monographs.‎

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‎"BRUCE E. & A. C. BECK & , L. R. LOWRY.‎

‎Horizontal Rhombic Antennas.‎

‎New York, American Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1935. 8vo. Original full blue cloth. Volume 14, 1935 of ""The Bell System Technical Journal"". Library stamp to free front end-paper. Minor bumping to extremities. A nice and clean copy. Pp: 135-158. [Entire volume: pp. 7, (1), 730 pp].‎

‎First printing of Edmond Bruce' paper on Horizontal Rhombic Antennas. Edmond Bruce and Harald Friis invented the rhombic antenna, which was a broadband directional antenna most commonly used in HF (high frequency, or shortwave) ranges.This paper discusses the theoretical methods employed by the authors in dimensioning horizontal rhombic receiving antennas.‎

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‎"BULLINGTON, KENNETH & CHARLES CLOS.‎

‎Frequency Economy in Mobile Radio Bands [Bullington] (+) A Study of Non-Blocking Switching Networks [Clos]. - [ANTICIPATION OF CELLULAR RADIO.]‎

‎New York, American Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1953. 8vo. Original full green cloth. Volume XXXII, 1953 of The Bell System Technical Journal. Library stamp to front free end-paper and title page. Minor bumping to extremities. A nice and clean copy. [Bullington's paper: ]Pp. 42-62. [Clos' paper:] Pp. 406-424. [Entire volume: 1517 pp.].‎

‎First edition of Bullington's seminal paper on the cellular radio principles. The paper circulated around the world and for the first time in a publicly distributed paper, the 21 page article hinted cellular radio principles.First edition of Charles Clos' influential paper on network construction.""This paper describes a method of designing arrays of crosspoints for use in telephone switching systems in which it will always be possible to establish a connection from an idle inlet to an idle outlet regardless of the number of calls served by the system."" (From the introduction to the present article). The advantage of Clos' network is that connection between a large number of input and output ports can be made by using only small-sized switches and that the number of crosspoints required can be much fewer than were the entire switching system implemented with one large crossbar switch.The following articles of interest are also contained in the present volume:1. Brattain, Walter H." John Bardeen. Surface Properties of Germanium. Pp. 1-41.2. Babcock, Wallace C. Intermodulation Interference in Radio Systems: Frequency of Occurrence and Control by Channel Selection. Pp 63-73. 3. Wannier, Gregory H. Motion of Gaseous Ions in Strong Electric Fields. Pp. 170-254.4. McRae, J. W. Solderless Wrapped Connections - Introduction. Pp. 523-524. 5. Bennett, A.F. An Improved Circuit for the Telephone Set. Pp. 611-626.And many more.‎

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