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115668London Royal Society 1908. . First edition; 4to; 2 coloured maps 1 folding 21 plates including 8 lithographs photographic plates including a folding panorama; original red buckram-backed boards spine faded a very good copy; v 192 pp.<br /> From the library of Professor Otto Nordenskjöld 1869-1928 the distinguished Swedish Antarctic explorer and scientist. Nordenskjöld was on the Swedish scientific expedition to the Antarctic 1901-1903 and would have had a particular interest in the results of the Discovery expedition.<br /><br />Physical Observations is notable for the series of eight lithographs of aurora observations including seven of aurora effects on thick brown paper.<br /> Rosove 288-8.A1; Spence 839; Taurus 47. London, Royal Society, 1908. hardcover
20191682206548-NDiscovery Education 2019. hardcover. New. 8x0x10. BOOK IS IN NEW CONDITION. Discovery Education hardcover
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1959508<p><strong>Large Octavo. Publisher's cloth & dustwrapper. First edition first printing of one of the most significant works on the philosophy of science. The Logic of Scientific Discovery was originally published in Germany in 1934 and Popper rewrote and republished it in English in 1959 with the New York edition preceding this much rarer UK edition. A fine copy in an unclipped slightly worn and faded very good dust wrapper. Small inscription on the front pastedown of David Keyt 1930-2025 Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Washington University Seattle. The book is mostly unopened and looks mostly unread. A very nice copy. Popper argues that science should adopt a methodology based on falsifiability because no number of experiments can ever prove a theory but a reproducible experiment or observation can refute one. According to Popper: "non-reproducible single occurrences are of no significance to science. Thus a few stray basic statements contradicting a theory will hardly induce us to reject it as falsified. We shall take it as falsified only if we discover a reproducible effect which refutes the theory". Popper argues that science should adopt a methodology based on "an asymmetry verifiability and falsifiability; an asymmetry which results from the logical form of universal statements. For these are never derivable from singular statements but can be contradicted by singular statements".</strong></p> Hutchinson hardcover
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1949BOOKS25738Surrey England: Merle Press. Very good condition: upper corner gently bumped/No Dustjacket. 1949. First Edition. 12mo. 47pp. . Merle Press unknown
173546590Paris L'Imprimerie Royale 1735. 4to. Without wrappers. Extracted from "Mémoires de l'Academie des Sciences. Année 1733". Pp. 23-39 pp. 73-84 pp. 233-254 a. 1 engraved plate pp. 457-476. With titlepage to the volume 1733/1735. Margins of titlepage with a few brownspots. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of these milestone papers in the histroy of electricity in which Dufay explains his discovery of two kinds of electricity and the relation between them attraction and repulsion shocks and sparking and the full recognition of electrostatic repulsion. He formulates the two-fluid theory of electricity. He further showed that "not all bodies can become electrified themselves" by friction and went on to show "that they can all acquire a considerable electrical virtue when the tube of rubbed glass wood metals or liquids are brought near them" provided only that they are insulated by beiing stood on "a support of glass or of sealing-wax".Dufay "TRANSFORMED A COLLECTION OF MISCELLANEOUS WEEDS INTO THE FIRST GARDEN OF EUROPE" Heilbron"Dufay's substantive discoveries - ACR the two electricities shocks and sparking - are but one aspect and perhaps not the most significant of his achievement. His insistence on the impiortence of the subject on the universal character of electricity on the necessity of organizing digesting and regulariizing known facts before grasping new ones all helped to introduce order and professionel standards into the study of electricity at precisely the moment when the accumulation of data began to require them. He foundthe subject a record of often capricious disconnected phenomena the domain of the polymaths textbook writers and prfesional lecturers and left a body of knowledge that invited and rewarded prolonged scrutinity from serious physicists." Heilbron "Electricity in the 17 & 18 Centuries" p. 260.Parkinson "Breakthroughs" 1734 P - Ronalds Library p. 145. - Not in Wheeler Gift Cat. </em> unknown
Q-0131299786Prentice Hall Pearson Education. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Prentice Hall, Pearson Education hardcover
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198447169London Royal Society 1984. Royal8vo. Full buckram gilt lettering to spine.In: "Proceedings of the Royal Society of London" Series A vol. 392. IV478 pp. Entire volume offered. Berry's paper: pp. 45-57. Clean and fine. <br/><br/><em>First printing of the paper in which Berry describes his discovery of the "Berry phase" a unifying concept in quantum mechanics."In 1983 Berry made the surprising discovery that a quantum system adiabatically transported round a closed circuit in the space of external parameters acquires besides the familiar dynamical phase a non-integrable phase depending only on the geometry of the circuit. This Berry phase which had been overlooked for more than half a century provides us a very deep insight on the geometric structure of quantum mechanics and gives rise to various observable effects. The concept of the Berry phase has now become a central unifying concept in quantum mechanics with applications in fields ranging from chemistry to condensed matter physics. In particular the Berry phase plays an important role in modern magnetism an allows to reach a deeper understanding of a broad range of phenomena such as the spin-orbit coupling the Aharonov-Bohm effect the quantum Hall effect the anomalous Hall effect the magnon dynamics the tunneling of magnetization in molecular magnets etc. Further in the light of the Berry phase a number of new phenomena can be predicted in ferromagnets with a textured magnetization or in semiconductors with spin-orbit coupling." Patrick Bruno. </em> hardcover
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189846852Paris Gauthier-Villars 1898. 4to. No wrappers. In: "Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences" Tome 126 No 15. Entire issue offered. With htitle and titlepage to vol. 126. Pp. 1059-1110. Curie's paper: pp. 1101-1103. <br/><br/><em>First printing of this milestone paper being the first "Note" from Marie Curie about "radioactivity". This same "Note" contains a the fundamental observation: "Two uranium ores. are much more active than uranium itself. This fact. leads one to believe that these ores may contain an element much more active than uranium." This paper gives the first proof of the fact that radiation is an atomic property."Henri Becquerel discovered 1896 that uranium salts shielded from light for several months spontaneously emit rays related in their effects to Roentgen rays. Mme. Curie became enthusiastic about this subject filled with the unknown and as she later acknowledged involving no bibliographic research.The first step in the research was to determine whether there existed other elements capable like uranium of emitting radiation. Abandoning the idea of hyperfluorescence couldn’t one calculate by electrical measurement the effects on the conductivity of air that were revealed by the gold-leaf electroscope Pierre Curie and his brother Jacques had constructed an extremely sensitive apparatus to measure weak currents; Mme. Curie employed it in testing both pure substances and various ores. In her first "Note" in the Comptes rendus"de l Académie des sciences 12 April 1898 she described the method that she followed throughout her life the method that enabled her to make comparisons through time and crosschecks with other techniques:"I employed. a plate condenser one of the plates being covered with a uniform layer of uranium or of another finely pulverized substance diameter of the plates eight centimeters; distance between them three centimeters. A potential difference of 100 volts was established between the plates. The current that traversed the condenser was measured in absolute value by means of an electrometer and a piezoelectric quartz. In general she preferred the zero method in which the operator compensates for the current created by the active material by manipulating the quartz. All of her students followed this procedure."DSB.The first results came in 1898: the measurements varied between 83 × 10-12 amperes for pitch blende to less than 0.3 × 10-12 for almost inactive salts passing through 53 × 10-12 for thorium oxide and for chalcolite double phosphate of uranium and copper. Thorium would thus be "radioactive" the term is Mme. Curie’s; its radioactive properties were discovered at the same time independently by Schmidt in Germany. </em> unknown
180950198Paris Mad. Ve Barnard 1809. Contemp. hcalf. Spine gilt. Wear to top of spine. A few scratches to binding. Small stamps on verso of titlepage.In: "Annales de Chimie ou Recueil de Mémoires concernant la Chemie" Tome 70. 336 pp. Entire volume offered. Davy's paper: pp. 189-254. <br/><br/><em>First edition in French the first English 1808 of this importent historical paper in chemistry in which Davy shows that electricity is capable of decomposing some alkalies isolating two new substances and discovering potassium and sodium. Neville in his Historical Chemical Library vol. I p.340 writes about this paper "ONE OF THE GREAT CLASSIC RESEARCHES IN CHEMISTRY in which Davy announced in this his second Bakterian lecture the isloation of metallic potassium and sodium by the electrolytic decomposition of their fused oxides.""He Davy began his own electrical experiments.The results were spectacular. On October 6 1807 the current passing through molten potash liberated a metal which Davy called potassium. The little globules of shining metal tore the water molecule apart as it eagerly recombined with oxygen and the liberated hydrogen burst into lavender flame. Davy danced about in a delirium of joy. A week later he isolated sodium from soda."Asimow. The paper offered here describes these discoveries."Humphry Davy was one of the most brilliant chemists of the early nineteenth century. His early study of nitrous oxide brought him his first reputation but his later and most importent investigations were devoted to electrochemistry. Following Galvani's experiments and the discovery of the voltaic pile interest in galvanic electricity had become widespread. The first electrolysis by means of the pile was carried out in 1800 by Nicholson and Carisle who obtained oxygen and hydrogen from water. Davy began to examine the chemical effects of electricity in 1800 and his numerous discoveries were presented in his Bakerian lecture to the Royal Society on November 20 1806. A Source Book in Chemistry p. 243. </em> unknown
183244145Paris Crochard 1832. Contemp. hcalf. gilt spine light wear along edges. In: "Annales de Chimie et de Physique Par MM. Gay-Lussac et Arago." tome 50 Series 2. Entire volume offered. 448 pp. 2 folded engraved plates. Faraday's papers: pp. 5-67 a. pp. 113-162. <br/><br/><em>First French editions of the 2 first memoirs of Faradays groundbreaking researches on electricity constituting the first 2 papers of his "Experimental Researches in Electricity" and containing his fundamental discovery of electromagnetic induction THE FOUNDATION OF NEARLY ALL THE ELECTRICITY IN USE TODAY. In 1820 Oersted had generated magnetism from electricity Faraday here finds the opposite effect generating electricity by magnetism. He also described the first electrical generator second paper. THESE PAPERS ARE SOME OF THE GREAT CLASSICS OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS."Faraday demonstrated this theory involving the lines of force.by inserting a magnet into a coil of wire attached to a galvanometer. While the magnet was being inserted or removd current flowed through the wire. If the magnet was held stationary and the coil moved over it one way or the other there was current in the wire. In either case the magnetic lines of force about the magnet were cut by the wire.If the magnet and coil were both held motionless whether the magnet was within the coil or not there was no current.Faraday hd thus discovered electricalinduction.It was to lead to great things but this was not apparent."Asimov."Although his discovery of the electric motor and the dynamo was almost entirely identical to his theoretical discoveries it laid the foundation of the modern electrical industry - electric light and power teælephony wireless telegraphy televison etc. - by providing for the production of continous mechanical motion from an electrical source and vice versa." PMM 308.Horblit 29 - Milestones 62. - Dibner 64. - PMM 308. </em> unknown
183248987Paris Crochard 1832. Contemp. hcloth gilt lettering to spine. In: "Annales de Chimie et de Physique Par MM. Gay-Lussac et Arago." tome 50 Series 2. Entire volume offered. 448 pp. 2 folded engraved plates. Faraday's papers: pp. 5-67 a. pp. 113-162. Some scattered brownspots. <br/><br/><em>First French editions of the 2 first memoirs of Faradays groundbreaking researches on electricity constituting the first 2 papers of his "Experimental Researches in Electricity" and containing his fundamental discovery of electromagnetic induction THE FOUNDATION OF NEARLY ALL THE ELECTRICITY IN USE TODAY. In 1820 Oersted had generated magnetism from electricity Faraday here finds the opposite effect generating electricity by magnetism. He also described the first electrical generator second paper. THESE PAPERS ARE SOME OF THE GREAT CLASSICS OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS."Faraday demonstrated this theory involving the lines of force.by inserting a magnet into a coil of wire attached to a galvanometer. While the magnet was being inserted or removd current flowed through the wire. If the magnet was held stationary and the coil moved over it one way or the other there was current in the wire. In either case the magnetic lines of force about the magnet were cut by the wire.If the magnet and coil were both held motionless whether the magnet was within the coil or not there was no current.Faraday hd thus discovered electricalinduction.It was to lead to great things but this was not apparent."Asimov."Although his discovery of the electric motor and the dynamo was almost entirely identical to his theoretical discoveries it laid the foundation of the modern electrical industry - electric light and power teælephony wireless telegraphy televison etc. - by providing for the production of continous mechanical motion from an electrical source and vice versa." PMM 308.Horblit 29 - Milestones 62. - Dibner 64. - PMM 308.The volume contains further notable papers. Elie de Beaumont "Zweiter geologischer Brief.an A.v. Humboldt über die relative Alter der Gebirgszüge" pp. 1-58 a. 2 plates one handcoloured papers by Döbereiner E. Lenz Moser Mitscherlich de Saussure J. Dumas F.E. Neumann Gay-Lussac Johannes Müller "Beobachtungen zur Analyse der Lymphe des Bluts und des Chylus" pp. 513-590. </em> hardcover
184849336Paris 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. 6512 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. <br/><br/><em>First full exposition of Pasteur's momentous and revolutionary discovery of "molecular assymetry" and founding the science of Polarimetry.The discovery was first announced by Pasteur in may 1848 by the printing of the preliminary report of only 4 short pages in order to establish priority. The announcement - 4 pages - was published in Comptes rendus hebdomadaires de l’Académie des Sciences Paris Seance of May 15 1848 26 21 535-538 Published on May 1848."In 1848.Pasteur studied the crystals of tartrates one of the substances that exhibited the now-clockwise now-counterclockwise effect under the microscope and found that the crystals were mirror images of the others. The two crystals resembled each other as a right-hand glove resembles a left-hand glove.This was a revolutionary discovery and it took some courage to announce it. A few years before the well-known chemist Mitscherlich had studies the same tartrate crystals and declared them all to be identical. Pasteur was only a twenty-sic-year-old unknown. neverthelless he announced his findings and went before Biot to repeat the separation ofthe crystals before the eyes of the aged authority in the field. Biot was convinced and Pasteur received the Rumford medal of the Royal Society for his work.Pasteur had thus founded the science of polarimetry in which the measurements of the manner in which the plane of polarized light was twisted could be used to help to determine the structure of organic substance to follow various chemical reactions and so on."Asimov. Leicester & Klickstein "A Source Book of Chemistry" p. 374-379. </em> hardcover
183947232Paris Bachelier 1839. 4to. No wrappers. In: "Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences" Tome VIII No 13. Pp. 459- 504. Entire issue offered. Piria's paper: pp. 479-485. <br/><br/><em>First apperance of a main paper in pharmacology describing the discovery of Salicylic acid compound giving it the empirical formula C7H6O3. It is the most successful drug in history. A trillion tablets are consumed every year. Used to treat everything from headaches to heart disease from rheumatism to cancer - scientists are still struggling to understand all its qualities. But aspirin can truly claim the title of wonder drug.Raffaele Piria 20 August 1814 - 18 July 1865 an Italian chemist from Scilla who converted the substance Salicin into a sugar and a second component which on oxidation becomes salicylic acid a major component of an analgesic drug Aspirin acetylsalicylic acid.Garrison & Morton No 1857. </em> unknown
183149604Paris Crochard 1831. Contemp. hcloth. Some scattered brownspots. "Annales de Chimie et de Physique" 2. Series Tome 48. 448 pp. 1 engraved plate. Entire volume offered. Soubeiran's paper: pp. 113-157. Scattered brownspots. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of an importent paper in chemistry and medicine as it for the first time relates the finding of Chloroform which some years later was proved to have anaesthetic effects and was introduced in chirurgy in 1848 by Simpson.Justus von Liebig Souberain and Guthrie independently discovered Chloroform in 1831 but Souberain was the first to publish his results. Garrison & Morton No. 1851. - Gedeon "Science and Technology in Medicine" 36.7.The volume contains other notable papers by LIEBIG DUMAS DUTROCHET WÖHLER LECANU BECQUEREL etc. </em> hardcover
183143365Paris Crochard 1831. No wrappers as extracted from "Annales de Chimie et de Physique" 2. Series Tome 48. Titlepage to vol. 48. Pp. 113-157. A few brownspots but fine. Small stamps on verso of titlepage. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of an importent paper in chemistry and medicine as it for the first time relates the finding of Chloroform which some years later was proved to have anaesthetic effects and was introduced in chirurgy in 1848 by Simpson.Justus von Liebig Souberain and Guthrie independently discovered Chloroform in 1831 but Souberain was the first to publish his results. - Garrison & Morton No. 1851. - Gedeon "Science and Technology in Medicine" 36.7. </em> unknown
2007AME_9781588296726Humana Press 2007. 1st. Hardcover. New/New. Humana Press hardcover
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195044583Washington: Government Printing Office. 1950. First Edition; First Printing. Original Printed Wrappers. Very Good. US Congress Serial Set No. 11401 81st Congress No. 152; 8vo; v 1 99 pages; Contents clean and secure in original printed stapled wrappers; dime-size chip at lower edge of rear wrapper otherwise in very good condition. An examination of the interactions between the Russians and the native populations of Alaska Territory from the late 18th century through the 19th century . From the Russian discovery of Alaska to the establishment of the Russian American Company 1749-1799. Baranov's Rule 1799-1818. Alaska under the Second and Third Charters of the Russian American Company 1821-1867. Period of Transition 1862-1867. Tribal Property Rights. Vladimir Gsovski was Chief of the Foreign Law Section and later Chief of the European Law Division in the Law Library of the U.S. Library of Congress from 1942 until 1960. He was born in Moscow and graduated from the Law School of Moscow University after studying at Law Schools in university of Heidelberg and Leipzig. He left Russia in 1920 after havig fought on the Anti-Communist side during the war. In 1927 he came to the U.S. He was an internationally recognized authority of the law of the U.S.S.R. and other Communist countries as well as an expert on Roman law. . Government Printing Office unknown
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