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WHEATSTONE, CHARLES - THE WHEATSTONE BRIDGEBiblio.com

The Bakerian Lecture - An Account of several new Instruments and Processes for determining the Constants of a Voltaic Circuit. Received June 15 - Read June 15 1843.

Orth, Johannes [Dr Norman Bridge copy]Biblio.com

Lehrbuch Der Speciellen Pathologischen Anatomie. I Band

1887020208Berlin: Verlag Von August Hirschwald 1887. First Edition . Illustrated Canvas Wrappers. Good. Drawings Throughout. 1014 Pp. With 223 Illustrations. Johannes Orth January 14 1847 - January 13 1923 Was A German Pathologist Who Was A Native Of Wallmerod. He Studied Medicine At The University Of Bonn Earning His Doctorate In 1872. Afterwards He Became An Assistant To Rudolf Virchow 1821-1902 In Berlin. In 1878 He Became A Professor At The University Of Göttingen And In 1902 Returned To Berlin As Director Of The Pathology Clinic Following The Death Of Virchow. Orth Specialized In The Pathological Study Of Infectious Diseases Particularly Tuberculosis And Endocarditis. In 1875 He Documented An Account Involving An Autopsy Of A Jaundiced Infant With Intense Yellow Staining Of The Basal Ganglia Hippocampus The Third Ventricle As Well As Parts Of The Cerebellum. However It Wouldn't Be Until The Early 20Th Century That This Condition Would Be Further Comprehended. In 1903 Pathologist Christian Georg Schmorl 1861-1932 Presented The Results Of 120 Autopsies Of Jaundiced Infants With Six Of These Cases Having The Staining Phenomena Described By Orth. Schmorl Coined The Term Kernicterus Jaundice Of The Basal Ganglia For This Yellow Staining Phenomenon. This Information Is Based On A Translation Of An Article From The German Wikipedia. Publisher's Half Morocco Over Pebbled Cloth Quite Worn At Edges Hinges Solid Gilt Lettering Bright And Complete. Ownership Stamp Of Dr. Norman Bridge On Title; Dr. Bridge Originally From Chicago Was A Principal Shareholder In The Mexican Petroleum Company Along With E. L. Doheny And C. A. Canfield Was President Of The Board Of Trustees Of Caltech 1896-1917 And Was Also A Benefactor Of The University Of Chicago And The University Of California. Ownership Signature Of Los Angekes Doctor A R E Roomer Whose Son Sued Him To Avoid Some Injections The Doctor Thought Would Help Him. Small Stamp Of A Los Angeles Medical Library On Front Pastedown No Other Names Or Marks. Verlag Von August Hirschwald unknown

Arroyo Seco Books · États-Unis58,80 $US≈ 49,75 €

Hawthorne, Nathaniel (editor); Horatio BridgeBiblio.com

Journal of An African Cruiser. By an officer of the U. S. Navy

1845319256New York & London: Wiley and Putnam 1845. 8vo 19 x 12.3 cm. i-viii v-vi 179 pages. Complete with half-title and 16-page advertisements at end. Early 20th-century brown half morocco marbled boards by the Club Bindery original printed wrappers bound in. Provenance: Edwin B. Holden bookplate; his sale American Art Association 28 April 1920 lot 774 part. Holden formed a very sizable book collection and was an early member and president of the Grolier Club; his bookplate was created by Edwin Davis French 1851-1906 one of the most respected bookplate engravers of his era. Some light rubbing to joints; very pale marginal dampstain in lower gutter but overall a very handsome copy. 8vo 19 x 12.3 cm. i-viii v-vi 179 pages. Complete with half-title and 16-page advertisements at end. Early 20th-century brown half morocco marbled boards by the Club Bindery original printed wrappers bound in. Provenance: Edwin B. Holden bookplate; his sale American Art Association 28 April 1920 lot 774 part. Holden formed a very sizable book collection and was an early member and president of the Grolier Club; his bookplate was created by Edwin Davis French 1851-1906 one of the most respected bookplate engravers of his era. FIRST EDITION BAL's Printing A the title with 4-line copyright and a cancel wrapper 1 three works listed under Wiley and Putnam's Library of American Books: including Poe's Tales. Bridge and Hawthorne were classmates at Bowdoin and became lifelong friends with Bridge at times offering needed encouragement and financial aid. Bridge helped finance the publication of Hawthorne's Twice-Told Tales 1837 and gave the proceeds of this popular work his first to Hawthorne. Bridge published his Personal Recollections of Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1893. BAL 7597; Clark A14.1.a1. Wiley and Putnam unknown

James Cummins Bookseller · États-Unis850,00 $US≈ 719,19 €

Chester Bridge CollapseBiblio.com

The Chester Bridge Collapse Deadly Railroad Disaster Large Albumen Photo Archive Massachusetts August 31 1893

1893234551893. Boston and Albany Railroad disaster photo archive documenting the catastrophic 1893 bridge collapse at Chester Massachusetts when the westbound Chicago Limited Express crashed through an iron bridge spanning the Westfield River. The wreck occurred on August 31 1893 after the bridge failed beneath the weight of the train sending locomotives and passenger cars into the river gorge below. Fourteen people were killed and dozens injured in a disaster that drew national newspaper attention during a period when American railroads were rapidly expanding passenger service while struggling with aging infrastructure and increasing locomotive weight. Photo archive of 4 albumen photographs mounted on original boards each 8" x 10" Chester Massachusetts August 31 1893. The images show passenger coaches twisted into the collapsed bridge structure tracks hanging above shattered timbers and the locomotive overturned amid splintered debris along the riverbank. One view centers on a heavily damaged passenger car resting beside broken rails while groups of men stand surveying the destruction. Another records the locomotive and tender surrounded by wreckage and recovery workers gathered along the track bed. Smoke rises above the debris field in one scene while telegraph poles hillsides and the river valley remain visible in the background situating the wreck within the narrow western Massachusetts rail corridor. Pencil inscriptions along the mounts identify "Chester" with date "Aug. 31st 1893." The Chester wreck became one of several highly publicized railroad disasters of the late nineteenth century that intensified scrutiny of bridge engineering inspection standards and railroad safety during the peak era of American passenger rail expansion. By the 1890s express trains such as the Chicago Limited linked eastern industrial centers to the Midwest with unprecedented speed but the increased weight of modern locomotives placed enormous strain on bridges originally designed for lighter rolling stock. These photographs preserve not only the violence of the collapse itself but also the physical reality of nineteenth-century rail disaster recovery when wreckage removal body recovery and public investigation unfolded directly at the crash site. Light toning scattered surface wear and minor mount wear consistent with age; images remain clear and detailed. Overall in very good condition. unknown

Max Rambod Inc. · États-Unis450,00 $US≈ 380,75 €