Physique

1897 · 020146 — New York: Harper & Borthers 1897. First Edition . Tan Cloth. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Xviii 513 Pp. Tan Cloth Lettered In Dark Brown On Front Cover And In Gilt On Spine. An Introductory College Text From The Experimental Viewpoint. Near New With A Few Tiny Surface Abrasions On Spine. Ink Inscription 'Frederick Bedell From The Publisher Dec 1897" On Front Free Endpaper No Names Or Marks In The Book. Per Wikipedia Joseph Sweetman Ames 1864 - 1943 Was A Physicist Professor At Johns Hopkins University Provost Of The University From 1926 To 1929 And University President From 1929 To 1935. He Is Best Remembered As One Of The Founding Members Of The National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics Naca The Predecessor Of Nasa And Its Longtime Chairman 1919-1939. Nasa Ames Research Center Is Named After Him. He Was Elected A Fellow Of The American Academy Of Arts And Sciences In 1911. He Was The 1935 Recipient Of The Langley Gold Medal From The Smithsonian Institution. Ames Was Also An Assistant Editor Of The Astrophysical Journal And Associate Editor Of The American Journal Of Science; Editor-In-Chief Of The Scientific Memoir Series; And Editor Of Joseph Von Fraunhofer's Memoirs On Prismatic And Diffractive Spectra 1898."Frederick Bedell 1868-1958 Received An A.B. Degree From Yale University In 1890 And A Ph.D Degree From Cornell In 1892. He Was Appointed Assistant Professor Of Physics At Cornell In 1893 And In 1904 Professor Of Applied Electricity. His Most Important Contributions In Electrical Engineering Were His Experimental Investigations And Theoretical Studies Delaing With Alternating Currents. In 1917 He Was Appointed As An Advisor In The Establishment At Cornell Of One Of The United States Army Schools Of Military Aeronautics Which Led To His Work In The Investigation Of Airplane Performance And Design. He Also Worked On The Development Of Devices To Aid The Deaf By Utilizing The Phenomenon Of Sound Conduction Through The Bones. For Twenty-Nine Years He Served As Editor Of The Physical Review. After His Retirement He Did Research At California Institute Of Technology. " His Papers Are At Cornell. Not Inscribed By Ames; Inscribed From The Publisher. <br/> <br/> Harper & Borthers hardcover