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"LIEBIG, JUSTUS.
Die organische Chemie in ihrer Anwendung auf Physiologie und Pathologie. [Organic Chemistry as applied to Physiology and Pathology]. - [THE CONCEPT OF METABOLISM INTRODUCED - PMM 310 (b)]
Braunschweig, Vieweg und Sohn, 1842. Bound in well-preserved cont. marbled boards with red gilt titlelabel on spine. A few insignificant scratches along hinges. XVI,342,(1) pp. Some scattered brownspots as usual, due to the paperquality. Old owners name on top of titlepage and front free endpaper.
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ARRHENIUS, SVANTE AUGUST.
Recherches sur la Conductibilité Galvanique des Électrolytes. I: La conductibilté des solutions aqueuses extrêmement diluées déterminée au moyen du dépolarisateur. II: Théorie chimique des électrolytes. - [ELECTROLYTIC THEORY OF DISSOCIATION]
Stockholm, P.A. Norstedt, 1884. 8vo. (215x145 mm). No.13+14, Vol.8 of 'Bihang till K. Svenska Vet.Akad. Handlingar'. 63,(1) "89,(1) pp. and 1 lithographed plate. Fine and clean. Uncut and mostly unopened. Custom cloth box. Papers from this supplement series to the 'Proceedings of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences' are often mistakenly identified as offprints or 'first separate edition' because they have their own title page with the publishers named and their own pagination, but they are not - all publications from this series were printed separately in this way and issued in a wrapper mentioning number and volume (not present here).
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PYROTECHNICS - LUSTFEUERWERKEREY - BLÜMEL, JOHANN DANIEL.
Deutliche und Gründliche Anweisung zur Lust=Feuerwerkerey, besonders in denjenigen Stücken, die das Auge der Zuschauer am meisten erlustigen, und in Verwunderung setzen Aus kunstreicher Erfahrung beschrieben und mit Kupfern erläutert.
Strassburg, Amand König, 1765. 4to. Contemporary hcalf, raised bands richly gilt back. (4),140,(4) pp. 9 folded engraved plates with many figs. The first leaves somewhat brownspotted, otherwise mostly marginal brownspots.
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ARRHENIUS, SVANTE AUGUST.
Recherches sur la Conductibilité Galvanique des Électrolytes. I: La conductibilté des solutions aqueuses extrêmement diluées déterminée au moyen du dépolarisateur. II: Théorie chimique des électrolytes. - [ELECTROLYTIC THEORY OF DISSOCIATION]
Stockholm, P.A. Norstedt, 1884. 8vo. (224x145 mm). Offprint in origianal printed wrappers. Exlibrary stamps and sticker on front wrapper. (Journal version printed in 'Bihang till K. Svenska Vet.Akad. Handlingar'. 63,(1) "89,(1) pp. and 1 lithographed plate. Fine and clean. Uncut and unopened. A fine copy.
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KIRCHHOFF, GUSTAV. & ROBERT WILHELM BUNSEN.
Chemische Analyse durch Spectralbeobachtungen. (In: Annalen der Physik und Chemie, vol. 110, pp.161-189). - [BEGINNING OF SPECTRUM ANALYSIS]
Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1860. 8vo. (207x124mm). Entire volume offered here in contemporary card board binding with hand written paper label to spine. A fine copy.
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PYROTECHNICS - (FREZIER, AMEDÉE FRANCOIS). - LARGE PAPER COPY.
Traité des Feux D'Artifice pour le Spectacle. Nouvelle Edition, Toute changée, & considérablement augmentée. Par M. F*** D.D.F.D.B.
Paris, Nyon Fils, 1747. 4to. Bound in a fine contemp. full mottled calf. 5 raised bands, richly gilt back. Marbled edges. A paperlabel pasted on lower compartment. Titlepage with a stamp and a small hole after erasing an old name, no loos of text. Engraved frontispiece. LIV,(2),496 pp.13 engraved plates and 3 fine textengravings. Printed on good paper, internally clean and fine with very broad margins so that this work normally have 8vo- size now appears in 4to size (25,5x20 cm.).
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"BARBA, ALBARO (ALVARO) ALONSO.
Eines Spanischen Priesters und hocherfahrnen Naturkündigers Berg=Büchlein, Darinnen von der Metallen und Mineralien Generation und Ursprung, wie auch von derselben Natur und Eigenschafft, Mannigfaltigkeit, Scheidung und Feinmachung, ingleichen allerha...
Franckfurt am Mayn, Johann Friedrich Fleischer, 1739. Small 8vo. Recent hvellum. 2 old names on titlepage. (4),198,(3) pp., some textillustr. in woodcut showing chemical apparatus.
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"LIBBY, W.F. (WILLARD FRANK).
Four Papers: 1. (Together with Arnold, J.R.) Radiocarbon Dates. - 2. Radiocarbon Dates, II. - 3. Chicago Radiocarbon Dates, III - 4. Chicago Radiocarbon Dates, IV. - [THE DISCOVERY OF RADIOCARBON DATING]
Chicago, Illinois: Institute for Nuclear Studies, University of Chicago, 1951. 1951, 1952, 1954. 4to. All 4 with orig. printed wrappers, being offprints from ""Science"" (Vol. 113, 114,116 a. 119). - 10 pp., 6 pp., 9,(1) pp., 6 pp. Light marginal stain to the first work.
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"THOMSEN, JULIUS.
Bidrag til et thermochemisk System [Contributions to a Thermochemical System]. (Særskilt aftrykt af det Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, 5te Række, naturvidenskabelig og Matematisk Afdeling, 3die Bind.). - [THE THERMOCHEMICAL AFFINITY PRINCIPLE]
Kjöbenhavn (Copenhagen), 1852. 4to. Uncut and unopened in the original blue boards (""hollanderet""). A very fine, fresh, and clean copy - near mint, with only a bit of minor sunning to boards. 51 pp.
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"DAVY, HUMPHRY. - INVENTION OF THE ""DAVY-LAMP""
On the fire-damp of coal mines, and on methods of lighting the mines so as to prevent its explosion. Read November 9, 1815. (And) An account of an invention for giving light in explosive mixtures of fire-damp in coal mines, by consuming the fire-damp....
(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1816). 4to. 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1816 - Part I. Pp. 1-22 a. pp. 23-24 and 1 large folded engraved plate. showing details of the construction of the lamp. Clean and fine, wide-margined..
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"DAVY, HUMPHRY. - A CLASSIC IN ELECTROCHEMISTRY.
The Bakerian Lecture, On some chemical Agencies of Electricity. Read November 20, 1806.
(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1807). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1807 - Part I. Pp. 1-56 and 1 engraved plate. A bit of browning to the plate. Clean and fine, wide-margined..
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DAVY, HUMPHRY - THE DISCOVERY OF POTASSIUM AND SODIUM.
The Bakerian Lecture, on some new Phenomena of chemical Changes produced by Electricity,particularly the Decomposition of the fixed Alkalies, and the Exhibition of the new substances which constitute their bases " and on the general Nature of alkaline ...
(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1808). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1808 - Part I. Pp. 1-44.
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"HERSCHEL, JOHN W.F. - INTRODUCING 'POSITIVE' AND 'NEGATIVE' IN PHOTOGRAPHY.
On the Chemical Action of the Rays of the Solar Spectrum on Preparations of Silver and other Substances, both metallic and non-metallic, and on some Photographic Processes. Received and Read Febrauray 20, 1840. (+) Note I- (III).- On the Distribution ...
(London, Richard and John E., Taylor, 1840. 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1840 - Part I. Pp. 1-59. (Note I- III pp. 51-59) and 2 plates. (one showing Herschel's telescope, lithographed" " the other showing the heat spectrum of the sun in stipple engraving).
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"LOMONOSOW (LOMONOSOV), MICHAELE (MIKHAIL). - THE DISCOVERY OF THE TRANSITION OF A METAL INTO PASSIVE STATE.
Dissertatio de Actione Menstruorum Chymicorum in Genere. (Considerations of the Action of chemical Solvents).
(Petropoli (St. Petersbourg), 1750). 4to. Uncut, without wrappers. Extracted from ""Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae"", Tom. I. ad Annum 1747 et 1748. Pp. 245-266 a. 1 engraved plate (ad. p. 251). Clean and fine.
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"FRANKLAND, E. (EDWARD). - INTRODUCING ""VALENCY"" IN CHEMISTRY.
On a New Series of Organic Bodies containing Metals. Received May 10,- Read June 17,1852.
London, Richard Taylor and William Francis, 1852 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1852 - Part II. With titlepage to Part II., pp. 417-444, textillustr. Fine and clean.
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"(PROUT, WILLIAM). - ""PRIMA MATERIA"" FOUND - PROUT'S HYPOTHESIS.
On the Relation between the Specific Gravities of Bodies in their Gaseous State and the Weight of their Atoms.
London, Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1815. 8vo. No wrappers as extracted from ""Annals of Philosophy...by Thomas Thomson"", Vol. VI, July to December, 1815. Titlepage to vol. VI a. pp. (321-)330 incl. 3 tables. Titlepage with a few brownspots.
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"CLAUSIUS, R. (RUDOLF). - AVOGADRO'S HYPOTHESIS CONFIRMED AND EVAPORATION EXPLAINED.
Ueber die Art der Bewegung, welche wir Wärme nennen.
(Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1857). Without wrappers in ""Annalen der Physik und Chemie. Hrsg. von J.C. Poggendorff"", Vierte Reihe Bd.10, Stück 3 (= Poggendorff Bd. 100, No. 3). Pp. 353-480 a. 1 plates (the entire ""Heft"" (Stück) 3 offered). Clausius's paper: pp. 353-380. Clean and fine.
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PASTEUR, LOUIS. - INTRODUCING A NEW KIND OF ISOMORPHISM.
Recherches sur le Dimorphisme " (Memoire lu à l'Academie des Sciences, dans la séance du 20 mars 1848). (+) Note sur un travail de M. Laurent intitulé: Sur l'isomorphisme et sur les types cristallins.
Paris, Victor Masson, Imprimerie de Bachelier, 1848. 8vo. Contemp. hcalf, raised bands, gilt spine. Very light wear along edges. Small stamps on verso of titlepage and on verso of plate. In ""Annales de Chimie et de Physique"", 3me Series - Tome XXIII. 512 pp. a. 4 plates. (The entire volume offered). Pasteur's papers: pp. 267-294 a. pp. 294-295, 1 double-page folded engraved plate. A few marginal brownspots to P.'s paper. Otherwise fine and clean.
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"WÖHLER, FRIEDRICH. - THE BEGINNING OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY.
Ueber künstliche Bildung des Harnstoffs.
Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1828. Without wrappers as issued in ""Annalen der Physik und Chemie. Hrsg.von Poggendorff"", Bd. 12, Zweites Stück. Pp. 161-336 (the entire issue offered (Heft 2) together with the titlepage to 12. Band). Wöhler's paper: pp. 253-256. Clean and fine, printed on good paper.
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"BROWN, ROBERT. - THE DISCOVERY OF ""BROWNIAN MOTION""
Mikroskopische Beobachtungen über die im Pollen der Pflanzen enthaltenen Partikeln, und über das allgemeine Vorkommen activer Molecüle in organischen und unorganischen Körpern" " (Unterdem Titel: ""A brief Account of Microscopical Observations made in th...
Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1828. Without wrappers as issued in ""Annalen der Physik und Chemie. Hrsg.von Poggendorff"", Bd. 14, Zweites Stück. (=Jahrgang 1828, zehntes Stück). Pp. 191-306 a. 3 engraved plates. (the entire issue offered (Heft 2) together with the titlepage to 14. Band). Brown's paper: pp. 294-313. Clean and fine. Small stamp on verso of titlepage.
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"BUNSEN, ROBERT & HENRY E. ROSCOE. - INTRODUCING THE ""BUNSEN BURNER"" AND THE ""ACTIONOMETER"".
Photochemische Untersuchungen I.-VI. Abhandlung. (1. Erste Abhandlung - 2. Maassbestimmung der chemischen Wirkungen des Lichts. - 3. Erscheinungen der photochemischen Induction. - 4. Optische und Chemische Extinction der Strahlen. - 5. Die Sonne. - 6...
Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1855, 1857, 1859, 1862. Without wrappers as issued in ""Annalen der Physik und Chemie. Hrsg. von J.C. Poggendorff"". In 6 orig. parts (Heften) from vols. 96, 100 (2 Papers), 101, 108 a. 117. all with titlepage to the respective volumes. - The parts: pp. 373-512 a. 2 folded engraved plates - pp. 1-176 a. 2 engraved plates - pp. 481-660 a. 2 engraved plates. - pp. 161-320 a. 1 engraved plate. - pp. 193-368 a. 3 engraved plates. - pp. 529-660 a. 2 engraved plates.The Bunsen & Roscoe papers: pp. 373-394 - pp. 43-88 - pp. 481-516 - pp. 235-263 - pp. 193-273 - pp. 529-562. A small tear to one titlepage. All issues fine and clean.
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"LIEBIG, JUSTUS. - FOUNDING THE METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
Ueber einem neuen Apparat zur Analyse organischer Körper, und über die Zusammensetzung einiger organischen Substanzen.
Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1831. Contemp. hcalf, raised bands, gilt spine with gilt lettering. A few scratches to binding. In ""Annalen der Physik und Chemie. Hrsg.von Poggendorff"", Bd. 21. VIII,630,22 pp. and 6 engraved plates. (The entire volume offered). Small stamps to verso of titlepage and plates. Liebig's paper: pp. 1-42. Internally fine and clean.
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"ADAMS, W.G. AND R.E. DAY.
The Action of Light on Selenium. Received May 18, - Read June 15, 1876. - [INVENTING THE SOLAR CELL]
(London, Harrison and Sons, 1878). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1877 - Vol. 167. Pp. 313-349.
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"BERZELIUS, JÖNS JACOB. - ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTENT WORKS IN THE HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY- GERMAN VERSION.
Versuch, die bestimmten und einfachen Verhältnisse anzufinden, nach welchen die Bestandtheile der unorganischen Natur mit einander verbunden sind. Erste Hälfte. (+) Zweite Hälfte. (+) Erste Fortsetzung des Versuchs, die bestimmten...(+) Zweite Fortse...
Halle, Rengerschen Buchhandlung, 1811, 1811, 1812. Without wrappers as published in ""Annalen der Physik. Herausgegeben von Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert"", Bd. 37, Drittes u. Viertes Stück + Bd. 38, Sechtes Stück + Bd. 40, Zweites u. Drittes Stück. The entire issues offered (5 issues). With titlepage to vol. 37, 38 a. 40. Pp. 233-480 a. 3 engraved plates., pp. 121-236 a. 2 engraved plates., pp. 117-348 a. 1 engraved plate. Berzelius's papers: pp. 249-337 a. 415-472.- Pp. 161-226. - Pp. 162-208 a. 235-330..
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"LAVOISIER, ANTOINE-LAURENT, ET AL.
Mémoire Sur la Combustion du Fer. (Etc. etc. etc.). - [THE LAVOISIERIAN REVOLUTION IN CHEMISTRY]
Paris, Rue et Hotel Serpente, 1789. 8vo. Contemporary half calf. Gilt spine, slightly rubbed, light wear to spine ends. ""Annales de Chimie: ou Recueil de Mémoires Concernant la Chimie et les Arts qui en Dépendent. Par MM. de Morveau, Lavoisier, Monge, Berthollet, De Fourcroy, le Baron de Dietrich, Hassenfratz & Adet."" Tome Premier. (2),312,(2) pp. The entire volume offered. Some scattered brownspots. A small wormtract to upper margin of ab. 20 leaves, no loss of letters.
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"MEYER, LOTHAR. - THE PERIODIC TABLE & ""THE ATOMIC VOLUME CURVE"".
Die Natur der chemischen Elemente als Function ihrer Atomgewichte. (Hierzu Tafel III).
Leipzig und Heidelberg, C.F. Winter'sche Verlagshandlung, 1870. No wrappers. In ""Annalen der Chemie und Pharmacie. Hrsg. und Redigiert von Friedrich Wöhler, Justus Liebig und Hermann Kopp"", VII. Supplementband. Pp. 354-364 a. 1 folded plate (The atomic volume curve). The entire volume offered ""VII. Supplementband."" (4),380 pp. and 3 folded plates. Small stamp on titlepage and verso of.
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"HAÜY, L'ABBÉ (RENE-JUST). - THE FIRST SCIENTIFIC GEMOLOGY
Traité des Caractères physiques des Pierres Précieuses, pour servir a leur determination lorsqu'elles ont été taillées.
Paris, Courcier, 1817. Contemp. hcalf. Richly gilt spine. Tome-and titlelabels with gilt lettering. An old repair to spine at upper compartment. Some small cracks to leather at spine. Spine a bit rubbed. XVI,XXII,253 pp. and 3 large folded engraved plates with many figs. showing crystal forms and Nicholson's hydrometer. Some scattered brownspots, mainly at margins. A wide-margined copy.
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"DAGUERRE, LOUIS J.M. - (ARAGO, FRANCOIS). - THE FIRST DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCTION OF DAGUERREOTYPES.
Le Daguerréotype.(Analyse de la communication faite à l'Academie par M. Arago).
Paris, Crochard et Comp., 1839. Orig. printed yellow wrappers (no backstrip). In 'Annales de Chimie et de Physique', 2e series, Volume 71, Juillet- issue, pp. 225-352 (entire July-issue offered with orig. wrappers and titlepage to vol. 71). Arago's paper: pp. 313-340.
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"LAVOISIER, ANTOINE-LAURENT ET AL. - THE SALPETRE COMMISSION.
Histoire de ce qui s'est passé relativement au Prix proposé sur la Formation du Salpêtre. (+) Recueil de Mémoires et de Pièces sur la Formation et la Fabrication du Salpêtre. (2 parts).
Paris, Moutard, 1786. 4to. Contemp. full sprinckled calf with 5 raised bands on spine. Richly gilt compartments, title-and tomelabels with gilt lettering. A small nich to leather at middle of front hinge. A small tear to rear hinge at upper compartment. ""Mémoires fe Mathematique et de Physique, Présentés à l'Academie des Sciences par divers Savans"", Tome XI. (4),198,682 pp. Wide-margined, fine and clean.
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"LAVOISIER, (ANTOINE-LAURENT). - EMBODYING LAVOISIER'S QUANTITATIVE METHOD, HIS FIRST PAPER.
Analyse du Gypse. (1765).
Paris, L'Imprimerie Royale, 1768. 4to. Extract from ""Mémoires fe Mathematique et de Physique, Présentés à l'Academie des Sciences par divers Savans"", Tome V. With tittlepage to vol. 5. Pp. 341-357. Clean and fine.
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"DAVY, HUMPHRY - FOUNDATION OF ELECTRO-CHEMISTRY.
The Bakerian Lecture, on some chemical Agencies of Electricity. Read November 20, 1806.
London, Philosophical Transactions, 1807. 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1807 - Part I. Pp. With titlepage to Part I. Pp. 1-56 and 1 engraved plate (showing the pile used). A bit of browning to the plate and a larger brownspot in right margin. Otherwise clean and fine, wide-margined.
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DAVY, HUMPHRY - PROVING THAT CHLORINE IS AN ELEMENT.
Researches on the oxymuriatic Acid, its Nature and Combinations " and on the Elements of the muriatic Acid. With some Experiments on Sulphur and Phosphorus, made in the Laboratory of the Royal Institution. Read July 12, 1810. (+) The Bakerian Lecture. ...
London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1810 a. 1811. 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1810 - Part I. Pp. 231-257 and 1811 - Part I. Pp. 1-35. Both papers clean and fine. With titlepages to 1810, Part I and 1811, Part I. Titlepage to 1810 with a brownspot to upper inner margin.
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DAVY, HUMPHRY - THE DISCOVERY OF POTASSIUM AND SODIUM.
The Bakerian Lecture, on some new Phenomena of chemical Changes produced by Electricity,particularly the Decomposition of the fixed Alkalies, and the Exhibition of the new substances which constitute their bases " and on the general Nature of alkaline ...
(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1808). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1808 - Part I. Pp. 1-44. Clean and fine, wide-margined.
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"BERZELIUS, JÖNS JACOB. - ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTENT WORKS IN THE HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY - THE FRENCH VERSION.
Essais sur les proportions déterminées dans lesquelles se trouvent réunis les élémens de la nature inorganiques. (+) Suite des experiences sur les proportions déterminées, d'après lesquelles les élémens de la nature inorganique s'unissent... (In all...
Paris, Chez J. Klostermann fils, 1811-12. Bound in 6 contemp. hcalf. Gilt spines, slightly rubbed. Wear to top of spines. In: ""Annales de Chimie, ou Recueil de Mémoires concernant la Chemie"" Tome 78, 79, 80, 81, 82 and 83. (Entire volumes offered). The 14 parts: (Tome 78:) pp. 5-37, 105-132, 217-242. - (Tome 79:) pp. 113-142, 233-264. - (Tome 80:) pp. 5-37, 225-258. - (Tome 81:) pp. 5-36, 278-303. - (Tome 82:) pp. 5-33, 113-125, 225-72. (Tome 83:) pp. 5-35 a. pp. 117-127. With in all 3 engraved plates. Some scattered brownspots.
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"BOYLE, ROBERT. - THE PHENOMENON OF PHOSPHORESCENCE AND THE ISOLATION OF PHOSPHORUS.
The Aerial Noctiluca: or Some New Phoenomena, and a Process of a Factitious Self-shining Substance. Imparted in a Letter to a Friend, living in the Country. (+) New Experiments, and Observations, made upon Icy Noctiluca. Imparted in a Letter to a Frie...
London, Tho. Snowden, 1680. - London, Printed by R.E. for B. Tooke, 1681/2. Bound together in one contemp. full calf. Raised bands. Spine somewhat worn. Lacking some leather on backcover along hinge. Binding tight and not loose. (6),(1 leaf errata),109,2 lvs. blank,(14),104,(8),113-150,(1 leaf errata). Internally a fine clean and broadmargined copy, printed on good paper.
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"ARAGO, FRANCOIS - LOUIS DAGUERRE. - THE INVENTION OF THE DAGUERREOTYPE.
Fixation des images qui se forment au foyer d'une chambre obscure. (Seance du Lundi 7 Janvier 1839). (+) Le Daguerréotype. (Seance du Lundi 19 Aout 1839).
Paris, Bachelier, 1839. 4to. No wrappers. In: ""Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences"", Tome VIII (No.1)+ IX, (No. 8) Entire issues offered with htitles and titlepages to both volumes. Pp. 1-36 + Pp. 249-282 and 1 lithographed plate. The papers: pp. 4-7 and pp. 250-267. A faint stamp to top of titlepages. A few brownspots to titlepages.
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"KAPITZA, P (+) J. F. ALLEN (+) A. D. MISENER.
Viscosity of liquid Helium below the lambda-point [Kapitza] (+) Flow of liquid Helium II [J. F. Allen & A. D. Misener] [The volume also contain the following papers: New phenomena connected with heat flow in liquid Helium II [J. F. Allen & H. Jones] (... - [THE DISCOVERY OF SUPERFLUIDITY]
New York, Macmillian and Co, 1938. Royal8vo. In publisher's pictorial cloth with the original wrappers [in the back]. Gilt lettering and Nature's logo to spine and front board. Entire issue of ""Nature"", January - June, 1938, Vol. 141. ""Emmanuel College"" in gilt lettering to spine and two library stamps to title-page and first index page. Two small white paper labels pasted on to spine and a small tear to top of spine. Very slight wear to extremities, otherwise a very fine and clean copy. Rare in the publisher's binding. P. 74" " P. 75. [Entire volume: LXIV, 1156 + VIII, IV, VIII, VIII, XVI, VIII, VIII, XVI, VIII, XII, VIII, XII, XII, IV, IV, VIII, XII, VIII, VIII, VIII, VIII, XII, VIII, IV, XVI, CCLX (Advertisements).
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"DRAPER, (JOHN) WILLIAM. - THE FIRST DAGUERREOTYPE PORTRAIT.
On the Process of Daguerreotype, and its application to taking Portraits from the Life.
London, Richard and John Taylor, 1840. Contemp. hcalf. A nic to spine at upper hinge. Hinges weakening (not loose). Gilt lettering to spine ""Philosophical Magazine"" - Vol.XVII. In: ""The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science. Conducted by David Brewster et al."". Vol. XVII. A stamp to titlepage and a few other pages. Entire volume offered. VIII,552 pp. Draper'spaper: pp. 217-225.
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"(PROUT, WILLIAM). - ""PRIMA MATERIA"" FOUND - PROUT'S HYPOTHESIS.
On the Relation between the Specific Gravities of Bodies in their Gaseous State and the Weight of their Atoms. (+) Correction of a Mistake in the Essay on the Relation between the Specific Gravities of Bodies in their Gaseous State and the Weights of ...
London, Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1815 a. 1816. 8vo. Bound in 2 ciontemp. full moiré cloth, rebacked. Endpapers renewed. Spine gilt and with gilt lettering. In: ""Annals of Philosophy...by Thomas Thomson"", Vol. VI, July to December, 1815 and Vol. VII January-June 1816. VIII,480 pp. a. 6 plates + VIII,488 pp. a. 10 plates. Some brownspots to plates and offsettings from plates, not affecting Prout's papers. Prout's papers: pp. 320-330 a. pp. 111-113. Internally clean.
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"BERZELIUS, JÖNS JACOB. - THE INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE OF CHEMISTRY INTRODUCED.
Experiments on the Nature of Azote, of Hydrogen, and of Ammonia, and upon the Degrees of Oxidation of which Azote is susceptible. (+) Essay on the Cause of Chemical Proportions, and on some Circumstances relating to them: together with a short and eas...
London, Robert Baldwin, 1813 a. 1814. 8vo. 2 contemp. hcalf. Marbled boards. Spines lacks and boards loose. In: ""Annals of Philosophy" " or Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy, Mechanics... By Thomas Thomson"". Vol. II and Vol. III. Entire volumes offered. Berzelius' papers: pp. 276-284, 357-368 (the first paper in vol. II), pp. 443-454 (vol. II) a. pp. 51-62, 93-106, 244-257 a. 353-364. (vol. III). Internally fine and clean.
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"DULONG, (PIERRE) & (ALEXIS) PETIT. - THE ""LAW OF DULONG AND PETIT"" THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ATOMIC WEIGHT AND ATOMIC HEAT ESTABLISHED.
Recherches Sur la Mesure des Températures et sur les Lois de la communication de la chaleur. Introduction. (+) Suite des Recherches sur la Mesure des Témperatures..... Seconde Partie. Des Lois du Refroidissement. (+) Suite Des Recherches sur la Mesure...
Paris, Crochard, 1817 a. 1819. Bound in one contemp hcloth (vol. 7) and 1 issue without wrappers. In: ""Annales de Chimie et de Physique, Par MM. Gay-Lussac et Arago."", Vol. 7 and vol. 10, Cahier 4. - 448 pp. a. 2 engraved plates (entire vol. 7 offered) + pp. 337-443 a. 2 engraved plate (entire issue offered, Cahier 4 of vol. 10 with htitle to the vol.). Dulon & Petit's papers: pp. 113-154, pp. 225-264, pp. 337-367 and Vol. X, pp. 395-413.
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"LUNIN, N.
Ueber die Bedeutung der anorganischen Salze für die Ernährung des Thiers. [In Hoppe-Seyler Zeitschrift für Physiologische Chemie, V. Band, 1. Heft, 1881]. - [THE STARTING-POINT OF MODERN RESEARCH ON VITAMINS]
Strassburg, Trübner, 1881. 8vo. Entire volume (V. Band), bound in a nice contemporary half cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Stamps to title-page and old crossed-out numberings. Otherwise a fine and clean copy. Pp. (31) - 56. [Entire volume: (4), 436 pp. + 2 plates).
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"SMOLUCHOWSKI, MARIAN.
Über Wärmeleitung in verdünnten Gasen. - [AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION OFFPRINT ISSUE]
Leipzig, Barth, 1898. 8vo. In the original printed wrappers. Author's presentation offprint with the printed presentation statement on top of frontwrapper ""Überreicht vom Verfasser"" [i.e. ""Given by the author""]. Offprint from ""Annalen der Physik und Chemie"", Neue Folge, Band 64, 1898. Two stamp to top left corner of front wrapper. ""Habilitations-Schrift"" written in ink to top of front wrapper. A fine copy. Pp. 101-130.
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"KEKULÉ, AUGUST - THE REVOLUTION IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY.
Ueber die Constitution und die metamorphosen der chemischen Verbindungen und über die chemische Natur des Kohlenstoffs.
Leipzig und Heidelberg, C.F. Winter'sche Verlagshandlung, 1858. 8vo. Later hcloth. Spine with gilt lettering. In: ""Annalen der Chemie und Pharmacie. hrsg. von Friedrich Wöhler, justus Liebig und hermann Kopp"", Band CVI. With both titlepages. (8),392 pp. a. 1 litographed plate (shaved in outer margin, ut not belonging to Kekule's paper). (Entire volume offered). Kekule's paper: pp. 129-159. Internally clean.
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"DAGUERRE, LOUIS J.M. - (ARAGO, FRANCOIS). - THE FIRST DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCTION OF DAGUERREOTYPES.
Le Daguerréotype.(Analyse de la communication faite à l'Academie par M. Arago).
Paris, Crochard et Comp., 1839. Contemp. hcloth. Gilt lettering to spine. In 'Annales de Chimie et de Physique', 2e series, Volume 71. (4),445,(3) pp. (Entire volume offered). Arago's paper: pp. 313-340. The first and last leaves with some browning. A few scattered brownspots.
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"RAYLEIGH, LORD (J.W. STRUTT) and WILLIAM RAMSAY. - THE DISCOVERY OF ARGON.
Argon, a New Constituent of the Atmosphere. Received and Read January 31, 1895.
London, Harrison and Sons, 1895. 4to. Orig. full cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Blindtooled covers. First corner a bit bumped. In ""Philosophical Transactions"", Vol. 186 - I, Series A. XIV,(2),602,(4) pp. (Entire volume offered). The paper: p. 187-241 a. 8 textillustrations (apparatus). The title-page with faint brownspots. Otherwise internally clean and fine.
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"PASTEUR, LOUIS. - DISCOVERY OF ""MOLECULAR ASSYMETRY""
Recherches sur les relations qui peuvent exister entre la forme cristalline, la composition chimique et le sens de la polarisation rotatoire. (+) Note sur la Cristallisation du soufre. (Memoir on the relation that can exist between crystalline form an...
Paris, Victor Masson, 1848 a. 1851. 8vo. 2 contemp. hcalf, raised bands, gilt spine. Light wear along edges. Small stamps on verso of titlepages and on verso of 1 plate. In ""Annales de Chimie et de Physique"", 3me Series - Tome XXIV and XXXI. (6),512 pp. and 2 plates + 512 pp. a. 4 plates.(2 entire volumes offered). Pasteur's papers: pp. 442-459 a. pp. 459-460, 1 double-page folded engraved plate + pp. 67-102 a. 1 plate. Some scattered brownspots to first part of the first volume, not affecting P's papers.
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"ARAGO, FRANCOIS - LOUIS DAGUERRE. - THE DAGUERREOTYPE.
Le Daguerréotype. (Seance du Lundi 19 Aout 1839). (+ Daguerre:) Des procédés photogéniques comme moyens de gravure - Lettre de M. Daguerre à M. Arago. (Séance du Lundi 20 Septembre 1839).
(Paris, Bachelier), 1839. 4to. No wrappers. In: ""Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences"", Tome IX, No. 8 a. 14. Pp. (249-) 282 a. pp. (417-) 436. Arago's rapport: Pp. 250-267 - Daguerre's letter: pp. 423-429. Both issues clean and fine.
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"ARAGO, FRANCOIS - LOUIS DAGUERRE. - FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PRODUCTION OF DAGUERROTYPES.
Fixation des images qui se forment au foyer d'une chambre obscure. (Seance du Lundi 7 Janvier 1839).
Paris, Bachelier, 1839. 4to. No wrappers. In: ""Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences"", Tome VIII No. 1. Pp. 1-36. (Entire issue offered with htitles and titlepages to volume 8). Arago's paper: Pp. 4-7. Light toning to halftitle. Stamps to title-page (one punched in lower margin). Fine and clan.
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MENDELEJEFF, (MENDELÉEV, MENDELEYEV, MENDELÉEFF), DIMITRY IVANOVICH. - A CLASSIC IN CHEMISTRY.
Die periodische Gesetzmässigkeit der chemischen Elemente " (Aus dem Russischen von Felix Wreden). (On the periodical law of the chemical elements).
Leipzig und Heidelberg, C.F. Winter'sche Verlagshandlung, (1871) 1872. Recent marbled marbled boards. Spine gilt and with titlelabel in leather with gilt lettering: ""Annalen der Pharmacie VIII Suppl. Band. In ""Annalen der Chemie und Pharmacie. Hrsg. und Redigiert von Friedrich Wöhler, Justus Liebig und Hermann Kopp"", VIII. Supplementband. Pp. (4),392 pp. (entire volume offered). 2 small stamps on title-page. Mendelejeff's paper pp. 133-229, 2 (periodic) tables on p. 149 a. 151. Internally fine and clean.
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