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1985332692Pennsylvania: Franklin Library 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine Leather Bound. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines.; The Great Books of the Western World. Franklin Library hardcover
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181749605Paris Crochard 1817. Contemp. hcalf. Spine with gilt lettering. Light scratching to spine In: "Annales de Chimie ou Recueil de Mémoires concernant la Chemie" 2e Series Tome 6. - 4484 pp. a. 2 engraved plates. The entire volume offered. Fourier's paper: pp. 259-303. Internally clean and fine. Stamps on verso of title-page. <br/><br/><em>First apperance of this importent memoir in which Fourier gives an account of the Physical theory of heat conduction and radiation."Fourier made observations on the heating power of the Sun and on night-time refrigeration. He conducted experiments on the heating and cooling of objects of different composition and shape and on the transmissionabsorption and reflection of radiant heat. He employed basic physical principles and formulated mathematical laws to explain and predict universal phenomena such as ‘the progressive extinction of heat rays in the atmosphere." James R. Fleming.The volume contains other notable papers JOHN MURRAY "Analyse de l'Eau de meret Observations sur l'analyse des sources salées" first edition in French MAGENDIE "Mémoire sur Emploi de l'Acide prussique dans le traitement de plusieurs maladies de poitrine et particulierement dans la phthisie pulmonaire" by Leopol de Buch Gay-Lussac etc. etc. </em> unknown
182444820Leipzig Johann Ambrosius Barth 1824. Without wrappers as issued in "Annalen der Physik und Chemie. Hrsg.von Poggendorff" Bd. 2 Jahrgang 1824 Zwölftes Stück. Pp. 345-448 entire issue offered. Fourier's paper: pp. 359-402. <br/><br/><em>First German edition in the same year as the French " Résumé théorique des Propriétés de la chaleur rayonnante" of this importent paper which gives an analytical account of surface-emissions and absorption based on the principle of equilibrium of temperature forecasting the more elaborated theories which he published in his famous work "La Therorie analytique de la chaleur. 1822". His analytical mathematical method that any continous function can be represented as a sum of sine and cosine curves is here applied to physical problems f.i. his treatment of the warming and cooling of the earth and terrestrial temperatures. The theory of terrestrial temperatures played a central role in Fourier's mathematical physics. </em> unknown
1817516951817. Ann. de Chim. 2 6. - A Prais Chez Crochard Libr. 1817 8° 448 pp. 2 Tafeln feiner Pappband. First appearance of this important memoir in which Fourier gives an account of the Physical theory of heat conduction and radiation. Joseph Fourier 1768-1830 "made observations on the heating power of the Sun and on night-time refrigeration. He conducted experiments on the heating and cooling of objects of different composition and shape and on the transmission absorption and reflection of radiant heat. He employed basic physical principles and formulated mathematical laws to explain and predict universal phenomena such as 'the progressive extinction of heat rays in the atmosphere." James R. Fleming Joseph Fourier the 'greenhouse effect' and the quest for a universal theory of terrestrial temperatures. Endeavour Vol. 232 1999 pp.72-75 unknown
184717897Paris: Au bureau de La Phalange 1847. Fine. Au bureau de La Phalange Paris 1847 15 x 22 cm broché First edition of this offprint from the journal La Phalange. Blue-grey temporary wrappers title-label pasted to front cover. Rare and handsome interior condition almost entirely free of foxing. Au bureau de La Phalange unknown
2004DADAX0387229671Springer 2004-10-04. 2005. paperback. New. 7.00x1.00x9.75. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Springer paperback
18788656869Cambridge University Press 1878. First English edition. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Large brown cloth 8vo with black borders on boards and gilt lettering and publisher motif on backstrip. Lightly bumped frayed corners and a two inch split in seam of backstrip. Black end papers. Interior is secure clean and clear except for a moderate amount of foxing. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1100grams ISBN: Cambridge University Press hardcover
182443911Paris Crochard 1824. Without wrappers. In: "Annales de Chimie et de Physique Par MM. Gay-Lussac et Arago." tome 27 Cahier 3. Pp. 225-336. Entire issue offered. Fourier's paper: pp. 236-281. <br/><br/><em>First printing of this importent paper dealing with the "Green-House-Effect". It is the second paper from 1824 in which Fourier investigates the connection between the temperature of the earth and radiation. Fourier's analysis in these two papers is widely recognized as the first proposal of what is now known as the greenhouse effect theory.In the 1820s Fourier calculated that an object the size of the Earth and at its distance from the Sun should be considerably colder than the planet actually is if warmed only by the effects of incoming solar radiation. He examined various possible sources of the additional observed heat in articles published in 1824 the paper offered is the second of the papers published 1824 and 1827. While he ultimately suggested that interstellar radiation might be responsible for a large portion of the additional warmth Fourier's consideration of the possibility that the Earth's atmosphere might act as an insulator of some kind is widely recognized as the first proposal of what is now known as the greenhouse effect theory. </em> unknown
182549126Paris Crochard 1825. Contemp. hcalf. Spine gilt. Some scratches tospine. In: Annales de Chimie et de Physique Par MM. Gay-Lussac et Arago." Tome 22. 448 pp. a. 3 folded engraved plates. Entire volume offered. Oersted's papers: pp. 192-98 199-201 201-203 358-365 a. 375-389 with Fourier. <br/><br/><em>Mostly first editions of these importent and early papers by Oersted on electromagnetism together with the famous joint paper with Fourier.The volume contains other notable papers: Ampére "Extrait d'une lettre de M. Ampère à M. Faraday. Paris 18 Avril 1823" Becquerel "Sur le developpement de l'électricité par la pression Lois de ce développement" PIEZOELECTRICITY discovery Amici "Sur la Chambre claire camera lucida traduit de l'Italien. Poisson "Extrait d'un Mémoire sur la propagation du mouvement dans les fluides ´elastiques." Faraday "Sur la Liquéfaction du plusieur substances" Poisson "Sur le Phénomenes des anneaux colorés" </em> unknown
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188338901Breslau: Henry Hall. Good with no dust jacket. 1883. Leather. B&W Illustrations; Herein is the first mathematical study of heat diffusion originally presented as a paper to the Academie des Sciences in 1807. Based his reasoning on Newton's law of cooling namely that the flow of heat between two adjacent molecules is proportional to the extremely small difference of their temperatures. Here were three important contributions in this work one purely mathematical two essentially physical. In mathematics Fourier claimed that any function of a variable whether continuous or discontinuous can be expanded in a series of sines of multiples of the variable. Though this result is not correct without additional conditions Fourier's observation that some discontinuous functions are the sum of infinite series was a breakthrough. Fourier was famous for being the first to recognize and describe the greenhouse effect causing global warming in 1824-1827 This is the 1822 edition reprinting by Henry Hall in Berlin in 1883 itself a fairly scarce item. Covers detached. Textblock is solid and clean. 2 full page plates in the back dsiplaying 20 figures numerous equations and charts throughout. Large Paper. French Language. No markings. Presumably the M. In 'M. Fourier' stands for Mr or Monsieur. No record of this coming to auction. . Henry Hall hardcover
182341869Paris Crochard 1823. 8vo. Without wrappers as extracted from: "Annales de Chimie et de Physique Par MM. Gay-Lussac et Arago." Vol. 22 pp. 375-389. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of this paper revealing the results of experiments with the galvanic elements using pairs of small antimony and bismuth bars welded in series which Oersted performed together with Fourier during his visit to Paris. This constitutes the invention of the first thermo-electrical pile. Oersted and Fourier had found that heat had a significant effect upon the performance of the galvanic element. - "Seebeck seems to have had another theory about this. However I have experimented with the matter and found the conjecture correct. I believe that this discovery will be of far-reaching consequence. The laws for this new effects are I suppose in reality the same as for the galvanic battery; yet this looks so different that I have been obliged to spend a great deal of my time during the last fortnight in discovering and defining them.". In a letter of somewhat later date to prince Christian he states that he has made the experiments "in conjunction with Fourier the secretary of the mathematical department of the Institute". Oersted when reading this paper to the Academy on 31st of March 1823 proposed the name "thermo-electric" for these currents a name which has since been adopted everywhere. Ronalds Catalogue p. 374. - Ørsted Works II p. 272. Stitched together with this paper is "Extrait d'une Lettre de M. Ampere à M. Faraday". Pp. 389-400. First printing. Dealing with electricity. </em> unknown
181659819Paris Crochard 1816. 8vo. In contemporary half calf. Spine with gilt lettering. In: "Annales de Chimie et de Physique Par MM. Gay-Lussac et Arago." Sweries 2 tome 3. Entire volume offered. 448 pp. and 3 engraved plates. Library stamps to verso of title-page and verso of plates. Fourier's paper: pp. 350-375. A few scattered brownspots. <br/><br/><em>First appearance in print of any part of Fourier's landmark work "Théorie Analytique de la Chaleur" which was published in 1822. The 2 large memoirs of 1811 out of which - together with the offered memoir - grew his landmark work were only published in 1824 and 1826. The volume contains also original papers by LAPLACE GAY-LUSSAC MAGENDIE PRONY HUMBOLDT BIOT etc.etc. "In 1816 Fourier published a paper the paper offered announcing the imminent appearance of a book on both the mathematical and the physical aspects of heat Fourie 1816; but six years were to pass before a book was published and it covered only the mathematical sides. In the 'preliminary discourse' he stated that its writing and printing had taken a long time p. xvii." Grattan-Guiness "Landmark Writings in Western Mathematics 1640-1940" p.356. </em> unknown
181649626Paris Crochard 1816. Contemp. hcloth. Spine with gilt lettering. In: "Annales de Chimie et de Physique Par MM. Gay-Lussac et Arago." Sweries 2 tome 3. Entire volume offered. 448 pp. a. 3 engraved plates. A library stamp to some upper corners. Fourier's paper: pp. 350-375. A few scattered brownspots. <br/><br/><em>First appearance in print of any part of Fourier's landmark work "Théorie Analytique de la Chaleur" which was published in 1822. The 2 large memoirs of 1811 out of which - together with the offered memoir - grew his landmark work were only published in 1824 and 1826.The volume contains also original papers by LAPLACE GAY-LUSSAC MAGENDIE PRONY HUMBOLDT BIOT etc.etc."In 1816 Fourier published a paper the paper offered announcing the imminent appearance of a book on both the mathematical and the physical aspects of heat Fourie 1816; but six years were to pass before a book was published and it covered only the mathematical sides. In the 'preliminary discourse' he stated that its writing and printing had taken a long time p. xvii." Grattan-Guiness "Landmark Writings in Western Mathematics 1640-1940" p.356. </em> hardcover
1821166040Paris: C. Ballard 1821. First edition of the first of Fourier's demographic surveys of Paris giving the most detailed to date account up to that point of the Parisian population. Fourier was appointed director of the Bureau of Statistics of the department of the Seine by his former pupil Chabrol de Volvic the prefect of the department. His demographic surveys of Paris and its environs published in a regular series showed how the population was structured by age and mortality rates among these ages. The tables include details on meteorology population movements public assistance deaths agriculture the fine arts industry and commerce. Octavo 199 x 124 mm. With 63 statistical tables on 38 folding plates. Contemporary black straight-grain sheep by P. Purgold stamped in gilt to spine smooth spine gilt in compartments gilt rule border to covers gilt turn-ins marbled endpapers gilt edges. Very minor bumping very light foxing at beginning and end short closed tear at head of pp. ix/x not into text else a fresh clean copy. Einaudi 1961; Kress 3488; Westergaard Contributions to the History of Statistics pp. 113-6. unknown
2002DBS-9781402072246kluwer 2002. 1st. Paperback. New. kluwer paperback
2002DBS-9781402072246kluwer 2002. 1st. Paperback. New. kluwer paperback
181641346Paris Crochard 1816 181718171820 1824 1824 1825. Without wrappers as issued in: "Annales de Chimie et de Physique Par MM. Gay-Lussac et Arago.". Vol. 3 pp. 350-375. - Vol. 4 pp. 128-145. - Vol. 6 pp. 259-303. - Vol. 13 pp. 418-38. - Vol. 27 pp. 136-167. - Vol. 27 pp. 236-281. - Vol. 28 pp. 337-365. <br/><br/><em>All first edition and first appearances of papers forecasting the more elaborated theories which he published in his famous work "La Therorie analytique de la chaleur. 1822". His analytical mathematical method that any continous function can be represented as a sum of sine and cosine curves is here applied to physical problems f.i. his treatment of the warming and cooling of the earth and terrestrial temperatures f.i. the papers offred here no.1 2 4 5 a. 6. The theory of terrestrial temperatures played a central role in Fourier's mathematical physics.An. 1. Description of the 4to volume which was afterwards published in 1822 without the chapters on radiant heat the solar heat as it effects the earth the comparison of analysis with the experiment and the history of rise and progress of the theory of heat. As such the paper contains importent applications and results not described in "Theorie analytique.1822."An. 2. This is a mathematiccal sketch on the sine law of emission of heat from a surface. The authors paradox on the hypothesis of equal intensity of emission in all directions is here proved.An. 3. An elegant physical treatise on the discoveries of Newton Pictet Wells Wollaston Leslie and Prevost.An. 4. A Sketch of a memoir mathematical and descriptive on the waste of the earth's initial heat.An. 5. A descriptive memoir read before the Academy 20. a. 29. Sept 1824 and later published in "Memoires de l'Academy." Tome VII 1827.An. 6. An elementary analytical account of surface-emissions and absorption based on the principle of equilibrium of temperature. This paper comes with Poisson's "Observations relatives à un Mémoire sur l'Equilibre d'une masse fluide inséré dans la Transactions philosophique de cette année." Pp. 225-236.An. 7. An elementary analysis of emissionn absorption and reflexion by walls of enclosure uniformly heated. At p. 364 Fopurier promises a "Theorie physique de la chaleur" to contain the applications of the "Theorie analytique" omitted in teis work published 1822. </em> unknown
18313766781Paris 1831. This book has hardback covers. Ex-library With usual stamps and markings In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Covers held on with tape. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item850grams ISBN: hardcover
1833EXP4-G-1Paris: L'Imprimerie Royale 1833. Cloth. Good. 10.5" by 8.5". None. A scarce collection of four volumes of Recherchés Statistiques sur la Ville de Paris et le Département de la Seine. Recueil de Tableaux Dressés et Réunis d'après les Ordres de Monsieur le Comte de Chabrol Conseiller d'État Préfet du Département. Consisting of numerous tables of statistics including some that fold-out fifty-nine tables to volume one; one hundred and four tables to volume two; one hundred and thirty-two tables to volume three and one hundred and forty-five tables to volume four. With reports and memoirs to rear of three volumes. Twelfth edition. In French. Statistical research on the City of Paris and the Department of the Seine. Compendium of of tables together and prepared according to the orders of the Count de Chabrol State Councilor Prefect of the Department. Comte Gilbert Joseph Gaspard de Chabrol de Volvic 1773 - 1843 was a French official. Graduating from an École Polytechnique in 1794 he was named prefect of the Seine and thus Prefect of Paris by Napoleon in 1812 an office he held until 1833. He is to be credited with paving several of Paris's streets and boulevards the creation of pavements and the gradual conversion of city lighting to gaslight. He also created and financed the École d'Architecture et de Sculpture de Volvic. This work is attributed to Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier 1768 - 1830 a French mathematician and physicist best known for initiating the investigation of Fourier series and their applications to problems of heat transfer and vibrations. The Fourier transform and Fourier's Law are also named in his honour. Fourier is also generally credited with the discovery of the greenhouse effect. With presentation labels for the Statistical Society of London to half title to Volume IV. Previous owner's copperplate ink inscription to half title to volume two. In cloth bindings. Externally generally smart but with slight wear to extremities and occasional marks to boards. Internally firmly bound. Bright and generally clean but with foxing to endpapers and institutional ink stamps and slight handling marks some volumes with scattered foxing occasional slight tidemarks and marks to pages. With the odd closed tear and repairs to title of volume three. Good L'Imprimerie Royale hardcover
183051179Paris Firmin Didot Frères 1830 1831. 4to. Contemp. hcalf. Richly gilt spine. A paperlabel pasted on top of spine. 4XXIV258 pp. and 1 folded engraved plate. A few minor brownspots. A fine wide-margined copy. <br/><br/><em>Scarce first edition with the reprinted titlepage 1831 instead of 1830.Fourier's "Analyse des equations determines" constitutes a highly important work on the theory of equations a work which occupied Fourier throughout his life and the last thing that he wrote. The work contains numerous theories that had not previously been published e.g. his method of solution and applications of linear qualities due to which he actually anticipated linear programming.The work was of great importance to Fourier himself who had attempted to publish some of his important results on the subject as early as 1789 and who later ended up in a priority-dispute due to the much delayed publication of one of these results the Fourier-Budan theorem. His final opus constitutes his final preparation of the Fourier-theorem as well as many other important theories and results connected to his theory of equations and it thus presents us with his final views on this important science. "He had almost finished only the first two of its seven "livres". His friend Navier edited it for publication in 1831 inserting an introduction to establish from attested documents including the delayed 1789 paper Fourier's priority on results which had by then become famous. Perhaps Fourier was aware that he would not live to finish the work for he wrote a synopsis of the complete book which also appeared in this edition. The synopsis indicated his wide interests in the subject of which the most important not yet mentioned were various means of distinguishing between real and imaginary roots refinements of the Newton-Raphson method of approximating to the root of an equation extensions to Daniel Bernoulli's rule for the limiting value of the ratio of successive terms of a recurrent series and the method of solution and applications of linear inequalities. Fourier's remarkable understanding of the last subject makes him the great anticipator of linear programming." D.S.B. V:98. - Honeyman IV:1361. </em> unknown
183042087Paris Firmin Didot Frères 1830 1831. 4to. Orig. clothbacked boards. Red titlelabel in paper with gilt lettering on spine. Spine faded and with small nicks to titlelabel and spine. Light wear to spine ends. 4XXIV258 pp. and 1 folded engraved plate. Htitle a bit browned. A few scattred brownspots. A wide-margined copy. <br/><br/><em>Scarce first edition with the reprinted titlepage 1831 instead of 1830.Fourier's "Analyse des equations determines" constitutes a highly important work on the theory of equations a work which occupied Fourier throughout his life and the last thing that he wrote. The work contains numerous theories that had not previously been published e.g. his method of solution and applications of linear qualities due to which he actually anticipated linear programming.The work was of great importance to Fourier himself who had attempted to publish some of his important results on the subject as early as 1789 and who later ended up in a priority-dispute due to the much delayed publication of one of these results the Fourier-Budan theorem. His final opus constitutes his final preparation of the Fourier-theorem as well as many other important theories and results connected to his theory of equations and it thus presents us with his final views on this important science. "He had almost finished only the first two of its seven "livres". His friend Navier edited it for publication in 1831 inserting an introduction to establish from attested documents including the delayed 1789 paper Fourier's priority on results which had by then become famous. Perhaps Fourier was aware that he would not live to finish the work for he wrote a synopsis of the complete book which also appeared in this edition. The synopsis indicated his wide interests in the subject of which the most important not yet mentioned were various means of distinguishing between real and imaginary roots refinements of the Newton-Raphson method of approximating to the root of an equation extensions to Daniel Bernoulli's rule for the limiting value of the ratio of successive terms of a recurrent series and the method of solution and applications of linear inequalities. Fourier's remarkable understanding of the last subject makes him the great anticipator of linear programming." D.S.B. V:98. - Honeyman IV:1361. </em> hardcover
18081512110020A Leipzig Lyon: Peizin 1808-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition of Fourier's first work. Condition: iv 425 3 folding table. Bound in modern quarter leather. Original marbled boards. Gilt spine. Marbled page ends. Shelf wear to boards. <br> Signature of Frederick York Powell 1898. Powell was a noted English historian and scholar. Additional signature of L. Kennedy 1905. Fourier written in blue ink on title page. Pencil notes to end blanks in Kennedy's handwriting. <br>Refs: En Francais dans le texte 218; Arthur Bestor Backwoods Utopias p. 13; Barbier IV 704; Del Bo Fourier p. 5; Gimon 82; Goldsmiths'-Kress 19750; Weller II 264; OCLC: Stanford Cornell St. Gallen and Edinburgh; see R. Schaer G. Claeys and L.T.Sargent Utopia The Search for the Ideal Society in the Western World 2000 pp. 208 ff. Fourier was a radical thinker who created a plan for an ideal society. He respected the industry and intelligence of children acknowledged the validity of same sex relationships and androgyny and coined the term feminism. <br> Theorie des quatres mouvements Theory of four movements first edited in 1808 and reworked up to its final draft of 1841 is the first fundamental work in which Fourier declares his objectives for a world government and economy administered by Passionate Attraction "a theory of universal Harmony that springs from the ruins of uncertain sciences" the only possibility in his terms of transforming society "remediating everything from the most scandalous social disorders to poverty". Going against morals and ideologies that preach poverty and mediocrity Fourier defends opulence luxury gluttony and sensuality for all. He argued that a natural social order exists corresponding to Newton's ordering of the physical universe and that both evolved in eight ascending periods. In harmony the highest stage man's emotions would be freely expressed. That stage could be created he contended by dividing society into phalanges. <br> The phalange in Fourier's conception was to be a cooperative agricultural community bearing responsibility for the social welfare of the individual characterized by continual shifting of roles among its members. He felt that phalanges would distribute wealth more equitably than under capitalism and that they could be introduced into any political system including a monarchy. The individual member of a phalange was to be rewarded on the basis of the total productivity of the phalange. <br><br> A Leipzig [Lyon: Peizin] hardcover
181644516Paris Crochard 1816-25. Bound in 2 fine recent hmorocco. In: "Annales de Chimie et de Physique Redigées par MM. Gay-Lussac et Arago" Tome I IV IX X XI XV XVII XX XXI XXIII XXVIII and XXIX. Some memoirs with scattered brownspots. All but volume 15 with the orig. titlepages to the volumes. Vol. XV having instead of the titlepage a sample of the orig. printed wrappers December issue 1820. Bound at end of volume 2. The memoir no. 25a below is inserted at the end of volume 2. Some of the memoirs having textillustrations. Some versos of titlepages with stamps. <br/><br/><em>First appearances of this groundbreaking series of papers and memoirs in which Fresnel established the scientific basis for the wave theory of light and gave the theoretical framework for explaining in the context of his theory of the transversal nature of lightwaves the phenomena of double refraction refraction dispersion polarization interference diffraction patterns diffraction fringes as light spreads around objects etc. He developed mathematically the hypothesis of the wave nature of light and he demonstrates its conformity with experience. His study of light was a dynamic interplay between theory and observation between mathematics and experiment. - The offered series also comprises the contributions from Arago and the rapports from The French Academy's committees by Ampère Biot and Fourier - see below nos. 6111415a.nd 18."From the point of view of method his investigations extended from the manual operations of the laboratory to the most abstract mathematical analyses. Few physicists since Newton had been so versatile."Silliman in "Historical Studies in the Physical Sciences" vol. 4 p. 155."The wave-thory at this time was still encumbered with difficulties. Diffraction was not satisfactorily explained; for polarization no explanation of any kind was forthcoming; the Huygenian construction appeared to require two different luminiferous media within double refracting bodies; and the universality of that construction had been impugned by Brewster's discovery of biaxial crystals. The upholders of the emission theory emboldened by the success of Laplace's theory of double refraction thought the time ripe for their final triunph; and as a step to this in March 1817 they proposed Diffration as the subject of the Academy's prize for 1818. Their expectation was disappointed; and the successful memoir afforded the first of a series of reverses of which in the short space of seven years the corpuscular theory was completely owerthrown. The author was Augustin Fresnel."Whittaker "A History of the Theories of Aether & Electricity" vol. 1 p.107 ff."This concept of transverse waves met with the greatest hostility from the scientists of the day who could not imagine an extremely fluid and rarified ether which at the same time possessed the mechanical properties of a rigid body. Even Arago admitted that he could not follow the exuberant engineer in his ideas. ButFresnel was convinced that at last he had the key to many mysteries and with his model of waves he gave a full clarification of the phenomena of polarization. With insuperable precision he explained a long series of extremely complicated experiments such as those of chromatic polarization that Arago himself had discovered by chance in 1811 and which the followers of Newton could not explain in spite of all their efforts. Following this line Fresnel reached the synthesis which is his masterpiece.we must recall the final interpretation that he gave of the famous phenomenon of partial reflection by transparent surfaces that simple phenomenon which until then had puzzled Grimaldi Newton and Huygens and which in Malus's experiments had unexpectedly acquired a special importencee as it had been compared to the great mystery of double refraction."Ronchi "The Nature of Light" p. 255 ff.Comprising:1. Mémoire sur la Diffraction de la lumière où l'on examine particululièrement le phénomène des franges colorées que présentent les ombres des corps éclairés par un point lumineux. "Ann.Chim.P." Tome 1. 1816. With titlepage to vol. 1. Pp. 239-281 and 1 folded engraved plate.2. Extrait d'une Lettre de M. Fresnel à M. Arago sur l'influence de la chaleur dans les couleurs développées par la polarisation.Tome 4. 1817. With titlepage to vol. 4. Pp. 298-300.3. Lettre de M. Fresnel à M. Arago sur l'influence du mouvement terrestres dans quelques phénomènes terrestres dans quelques phénoménes d'optique. Tome 9. 1818. With titlepage to vol. 18. Pp. 57-70.4. Note additionelle à la Lettre de M. Fresnel à M. Arago insérée dans le dernier Cahier des Annales. Tome 9. 1818. Pp. 286-287.5. FRESNEL & ARAGO. Sur l'Action que le rayons de lumiére polarisés exercent les uns sur les autres. Tome 10. 1819. With titlepage to vol. 10. Pp. 288-305. - Also with "Extrait d'un ouvrage du P. Grimaldi intitulé: Traité physico-mathérmatique de la lumiere des couleurs et de l'iris". Pp. 306-312.6. ARAGO. Rapport par M. Arago à l'Academie des Sciences au nom de la Commission qui avait été chargée d'examiner les Mémoires envoyés au concours pour le prix de la diffraction. Tome 11. 1819. With titlepage to vol. 11. Pp. 5-30.7. Mémoire sur la Diffraction de la Lumiere. Extrait. This importent Price-Memoir was only printed in full in 1826. Tome 11. 1819. Pp. 246-296.8. Suite Du Mémoire sur la Diffraction de la Lumière. Tome 11. 1819. Pp. 337-378. Note sur des Essais ayant pour but de décomposer l'eau avec un aimant. Pp. 219-222.9. Note sur des Essais ayant pour but de décomposer l'eau avec un aimant. Tome 15. 1820. Pp. 219-222. No titlepage to vol. 15.10. Résume d'un Mémoire sur la Reflexion de la lumière. Tome 15. 1820. Pp. 379-386. Tome 15 is here represented with the last issue of the year Decembre 1820 pp. 337-448 and instead of the titlepage having the orig. printed wrappers bound at end of the second volume.11. ARAGO & AMPÈRE. Rapport fait à l'Academie des Sciences le lundi 4 juin 1821 sur un Mémoire de M. Fresnel relatif aux couleurs des lames cristallisées douées de la double réfraction. Tome 17. 1821. Titlepage to vol. 17. Pp. 80-102.12. Note sur le Calcul des teintes que la polarisation développe dans les lames cristallisées. Tome 17. 1821. Pp. 102-111.13. IIe Note sur la Coloration des lames cristallisées. Tome 17. 1821. Pp. 167-196.14. BIOT. Remarques de M. Biot sur un Rapport lu le 4 juin 1821 à l'Academie des Sciences par MM. Arago et Ampere. Tome 17. 1821. Pp. 225-258.15. ARAGO. Examen des Remarques de M. Biot. Tome 17. 1821. Pp. 258-273. 16. Addition à la IIe Note insérée dans le Cahier précédent par M. Fresnel. Tome 17. 1821. Pp. 312-315.17. Note sur les remarques de M. Biot publiées dans le Cahier précédent. Tome 17. 1821. Pp. 393-403.18. FOURIER AMPÈRE ET ARAGO. Rapport fait à l'Academie sur un Mémoire de M. Fresnel relatif à la double réfraction. Commission: Fourier Ampère et Arago. Tome 20 1822. With titlepage to vol. 20. Pp. 337-344.19. Note sur la double réfraction du verre comprimé. Tome 20. 1822. Pp. 376-383.20. Explication de la Réfraction dans le système des ondes. Tome 21 1822. Titlepage to vol. 21. Pp. 225-241. LAGRANGE. Sur la Théorie de la lumière d'Huygens. Pp. 241-246.21. Sur l'Ascension des nuages dans l'atmosphère. Tome 21 1822. Pp. 260-263.22. Réponse de M. Fresnel à la Lettre de M. Poisson insérée dans le tome XXII des Annales p. 270. Tome 23 1823. Titlepage to vol. 23. Pp. 32-49.23. Note sur le Phénomène des anneaux colorés. Tome 23 1823. Pp. 129-134.24. Suite de la Réponse de M.A. Fresnel à la Lettre de M. Poisson. Tome 23 1823. Pp. 113-122.25. Extrait d'un Mémoire sur la double Réfraction particulière que présente le cristal de roche dans la irection de son axe. Tome 28 1825. Titlepage to vol. 28. Pp. 147-161. 25 a Extrait d'un Mémoire sur la double Réfraction. Tome 28 1825. Pp. 263-279. According to Buchwald "The Rise of the Wave Theory opf Light" p. 462 these 2 extracts composes the entire memoire.26. Note sur la Répulsion que des corps échauffés exercent les uns sur les autres à des distances sensibles. Lue à l'Institut le 13 juin 1825. Tome 29 1825. Titlepage to vol. 29. Pp. 57-62.27. Extrait d'un Mémoire sur la Loi des modifications imprimées à la lumière polarisée par sa réflexion totale dans l'intérieur des corps transparens. Tome 29 1825. Pp. 175-187. This paper was never printed in full. </em> unknown
