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Leipzig, Barth, 1910. 8vo. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine, titlelabel with gilt lettering. Spine a bit rubbed and lower part of hinge weakening. In: "Annalen der Physik und Chemie. Hrsg. von G. Wiedemann", Vierte Folge, Bd. 31.. VIII,1064 pp. and 6 plates. (Entire volume offered). Planck's paper: pp. 758-768. Internally clean and fine. First printing of an importent paper in which Planck tries to ecplains some of the difficulties with the quantum theory by pointing to the central exchange of energy between matter and radient energy and criticising Jean's theory."Planck explained his point of view in some detail in an article which he submitted (the paper offered) in January 1910... There he reviewed the main progress in radiation theory that had taken place since 1900, and also indicated his own attitude towards it. Two extreme points of view, he said, could be assumed. The most conservative way was raken by Jans, who had derived from the equations of classical mechanics and electrodynamics the classical radiation equation. Since the equation obviously disagreed with experiments, the necessity arose to find a way of modifying the equations of dynamics so as to include the existence of the quantum of action 'h'." (Mehra & Rechenberg Vol. I:1, pp. 123 ff.).

Hamburgh, Printed for the Author, 1789. 8vo. Uniformly bound in two contemporary marbled paper covered boards. Paper label pasted on to top of spines. Bindings with scratches. Internally nice and clean. 232 pp.; (3), 236-486, (2) pp.

London, Taylor and Francis, 1862. 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1862. Vol. 152 - Part I. Pp. 225-252. Clean and fine, wide-margined.. First appearance of one of Boole's last papers. - "This paper has for its object the investigation of the general analytical condition of a Method for the solution of Questions in the Theory of Probabilities, which was proposed by me in a work entitled "An Investigation of the Laws of Thought, 1854." (Foreword to the paper).George Boole is mostly known for his "An Investigation on the Laws of Thought" 1854 and his developments of a form of symbolic logic, called Boolean Algebra. But he also did importent work on the Calculus, Differential Equations and the Theory of probabilities.

Kjøbenhavn, Soldin, 1812-15. Samtidigt hldrbd. med rygforgyldning og skindtitel. (4),396;260,(1),210,31 pp. Indvendig rent frisk eksemplar.

München, Frz. Eher Nach f., 1930. Orig. printed wrappers. A faint shadow from a removed paperlabel on upper part of spine. 237 pp. Clean and fine. First edition.

Frankfurt & Leipzig, Renger, 1706 - 1707. 8vo. In contemporary half vellum over red and gold floral paper covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear to extremities. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Previous owner's name (Peter Otto Rosenørn - owner of Hersomgård) to front free end-paper. Internally nice and clean. (14), 256, (2), (16), 244, (4), (24), 332, (62) pp. + 1 folded table. First edition of this collection of essays on history, geography, biography, philosophy and cultural history, considered a precursor to the famous 'Gundlingiana.' Nicolaus Hieronymus Gundling (1671–1729) was a German jurist and philosopher, born in Kirchensittenbach and died in Magdeburg. Nicolaus studied at several universities and became a professor of philosophy in Halle in 1705. He notably debated Gotthard Heidegger in 1702 over the cultural influence of French novels.

Kbhvn., 1937-63. 8 solide hshirtbd.

Leipzig, B.G. Teubner, 1910. 8vo. Original printed wrappers, no backstrip and a small nick to front wrapper. In "Mathematische Annalen. Begründet durch Alfred Clebsch und Carl Neumann. 68. Band. 2. Heft."Entire issue offered. Internally very fine and clean. [Weyl:] Pp. 220-69. [Entire issue: Pp. 145-304]. First printing of Weyl's important paper in which he created the topic of essential spectrum.In mathematics, the essential spectrum is a certain subset of its spectrum, defined by a condition of the type that says, "fails badly to be invertible".

Gotha, Justus Perthes, 1868-94. Bound in 8 contemp. hcalf. First hinge on vol. 2 loosening, another volume with rubbed spine. Spines gilt and with gilt lettering

London, Phoenix House Limited, (1953-54). Folio. 4 orig. hcloth, all in orig. slicase. Fine and clean. Text and fine facsimile-maps in colour.

Lpz., Wien, Zür., Int.Psych. Verlag, 1927. No wrappers. 206 pp. First edition.

Lund, Agardh & Co., 1812. - Lund, Joh. Lundblad, 1802. Indbundet i et lidt senere moirepræget helshirtbd. Rygforgyldning. 227,(1) pp. + (8),(113-) 232 pp. Spredte brunpletter samt stempel på titelblade.

Londres (i.e. Paris), No printer, 1751. Small 8vo. Contemp. full calf., raised bands, richly gilt spine, titlelabel with gilt lettering. Corners bumped. Slightly rubbed. (4),IV,381 pp. Old owners name on titlepage. Internally clean. First edition.

Berlin, Sandersche Buchhandlung, 1823. 4to. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Spine rubbed and with a tear to top of upper joint. The atlas contains all 41 lithographed plates, some handcoloured, some folding. Without the textvolumes.

København, 1769. I eet nyere privat papirbind med skindtitelfelt.

Bruxelles, J.P. meline, 1834. Small 8vo. 2 contemp. hcalf. Spines gilt. Upper part of spine on volume 2, oosening. 364,325,(1) pp. Small stamp to titlepage. Published the same year as the first French translation, the same translater.

(Berlin, Haude et Spener, 1770). 4to. No wrappers, as issued in "Mémoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles Lettres", Année 1768, tome XXIV, pp. 70-79 a. pp. 80-108 a. Clean and fine. First printing of both papers. In the paper on photometrics Lambert uses his photometric theories on the art of painting, and it has a long, remarkable discussion of the technics used by Leonardi da Vinci. - The first paper deals with the propagation of sound waves in different media.

Paris, Editions Contrepoint, (1977). Folio. Orig. full cloth, armorial gilt. Ex-Dono copy, signed. XXXIII,299,(2) pp. Having around 260 plates, each with many coat of arms as facsimile of the edition from 1753-89.

New York, Wiley and Putban, 1838. Orig. full cloth. Gilt spine, blindstamed covers. Light wear to spine ends. A paperlabel pasted on upper part of spine. Stamps on title-page. XXVI,308 pp., 14 folded engraved plates. First 5 and last 2 leaves brownspotted. Some brownspots to plates. By this importent work Mahan established the structural teory of civil engineering in the United States based on the theories of navier and Moseley.

Kjøbenhavn, Bianco Luno, 1875. 4to. Bound in recent blue boards. In "Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, Nat.Vid. og Math. Afd. XII, 2). Nice and clean. Pp. (2), 123-252, (2), XXI + 6 plates.

Leipzig, Grossii, Gleditschii & Weidemannum, 1741. 4to. The entire volume offered in contemporary full vellum. Hand written title on spine. A yellow label pasted on to top of spine. Two small stamps to title-page and free front end-paper. Library label to pasted down front free end-paper. Occassional brownspots throughout, otherwise fine. (6), 720, (42) pp. First edition containing many papers and reviews by influential contemporary mathematicians, philosophers and historians.

Paris, 1811. A little later hcalf. Gilt back. VI, 32, 551 pp. St.o.t.

Braunschweig, Vieweg und Sohn, 1851. Modest contemp. hcloth. Handwritten titlelabel on spine. Small cracks to upper joint. XII,286 pp., 1 folded engraved plate. Internally clean and fine. First edition. "He wrote important monographs on liver diseases and diabetes and also discovered leucin and tyrosin in the urine of patients with acute yellow atrophy. This book on Bright's disease was written early in his career when he was an associate professor at Kiel, and it laid the foundation for his subsequent achievements." (Heirs of Hippocrates, 1877) - Waller 3239. - Garrison & Morton,4209.

Paris, Charles-Lavauzelle, n.date ca. 1920. 7 contemporary hcalf. Gilt. A paperlabel pasted on backs. Stamp on title. Internally clean.

Berlin, Mittler & Sohn, (1854). Contemp. hcalf. Richly gilt spine. Spine faded. Stamp on title-page. Gilt monogram of Frederik VII on upper cover. 502 pp., 1 folded table. Clean and fine.