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181446007(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1814). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1814 - Part II. Pp. 557-570.
181446007London W. Bulmer and Co. 1814. 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1814 - Part II. Pp. 557-570. <br/><br/><em>First printing of this importent paper in which Davy "finally put it beyond doubt that carbon and diamond were chemically identical; that neither all acids nor all alkalies contained oxygen; and that oxygen enjoyed no unique status as the supporter of combustion but rather that heat was a consequence of any violent chemical change."DSB."In Florence he Davy burnt a diamond in oxygen using the burning glass of the Accademia del Cimento and foundthat it has the same composition as pure charcoal. He found that a diamond ignited in oxygen by a burning glass continued to burn when the source of external heating is removed and only carbonic acid gas and no moisture was formed."Partington IV:p. 61. </em> unknown
189775633hNew York: Illustrated London News 1897. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Half-year run bound in original marbled boards rebacked in leather. Handling and some staining to fore-edge of text. Otherwise clean tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome volume. Spectacular illustrations including numerous fold-outs on the Diamond Jubilee; a good deal including illustrations of the Klondike. Illustrated London News Hardcover
1900WOC-2278Texte imprimé sur 2 colonnes. Ouvrage illustré de 150 figures et de 26 planches en couleurs hors texte, tirées en 15 couleurs. Paris, Librairie Delagrave, sans date (vers 1900). Grand in-4 (23x2,5x32cm) relié pleine toile bleue ciel, couverture supérieure conservée. (4),152pp. + 26 planches en couleurs.
