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(Paris, Bachelier), 1836. 4to. No wrappers. In: "Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences", Tome 3, Séance Lundi 19 sept. Pp. (375-) 392. (Entire issue offered). Donné's paper: pp. 385-386. First printing of the paper, being the first to describe living organisms in pathological conditions."First description of Trichomonas vaginalis, which Donné at first believed to be the pernicious gonorrhoea. He later admitted the organism to be a normal inhabitant of the female genital tract. Donné was, by this work, the first to describe livig organisms in pathological conditions, as observed by modern methods." (Garrison & Morton No. 5207).

Leipzig, Weigel, 1848-55. 3 cont. hcalf. Raised bands, gilt backs. X,356,(2),IV,482,V,468 pp., 18 lithographed plates (1 handcoloured), 1 fold. table, 4 astronomical plates(of which 2 are handcoloured), many textillustr. First edition. - A fourth volume was issued in 1860.

Altona, Hammerich, 1793. 8vo. Twelve part uniformly bound in four contemporary half calf bindings with five raised bands and gilt lettering to spines. Small paper-labels pasted on to top of spines. All edges coloured in red. Light wear to extremities, otherwise a nice and clean set. (8), 128, (4), 129-256, (4), 257-384 pp.; (4), 384-512, (6), 128, (4), 129-260 pp.; (4), 261-412, (4), 413-540, (8), 144 pp.; (4), 145-520, (8) pp.

London, Macmillan & Co., 1951. Royal8vo. Bound in contemporary full cloth with black lettering to spine. In "Nature", Vol. 168, 1951. Bookplates to front free end-paper. Fine and clean. Pp. 356-8. [Entire volume: LXI, (1), 1132 pp.]. First announcement of the important discovery of the hydrogen line, 21 centimeter line or HI line which brought about a revolution in the study of galactic structure. After 1952 the first maps of the neutral hydrogen in the Galaxy were made and revealed, for the first time, the spiral structure of the Milky Way."[Ewen & Purcell] had seen the signal months before, but waited for corroboration by Dutch and Australian astronomers before publishing: Muller and Oort's paper in the pages following Ewen and Purcell's report includes the text of a cable sent by Pawsey from Australia. Oort had already realized the significance of the discovery - that detection of this spectral line, produced by transitions between hyperfine levels of the ground-state hydrogen atom, would permit measurements of velocities by the Doppler effect. The 21-cm line put radio astronomy on the map, and brought about a revolution in the study of galactic structure." (Nature Physics Portal).

(Stockholm, P.A. Norstedt, 1892). 8vo. In the printed wrappers. No. 10, 'Bihang till K. Svenska Vet.Akad. förhandlingar'. A very fine and clean copy. Pp. 619-646. First appearance of one of Arrhenius's most important papers on electrolytic dissociation. "Among Arrhenius’ most important contributions to this theory are his publications [...] the condition of equilibrium between electrolytes [the present paper].

Kbhvn., Brødrene Berling, 1766-69. 4to. Senere hldrbd. Lille revne ved kapitæl. 192,192 pp. I rimede vers beskriver han inden-og udenlandske begivenheder. Avisen udkom én gang om måneden.

Paris, Victor Masson, 1847. Contemp. hcalf, raised bands, gilt spine. Light wear along edges.Three small stamps on verso of titlepage. In "Annales de Chimie et de Physique", 3ieme Series, tome 21. 512 pp. a. 6 plates. (Entire volume offered). Poiseuille's paper: pp. 76-110. 3 small stamps on verso of titlepage. A small stamp on verso of plates. First printing of the paper in which - after being persuated by a committee lead by Arago to make further experiments - Poiseuille generalized the law named after him, first announced in 1840. He studied experimentally the flow of different liquids through capillary tubes, and found the law named after him, that relates the flow to the pressure, the diameter and the lenght of the tube and to the viscosity of the liquid. Poiseuille's investigations are fundamental in blood viscosimetry. "Poiseuille's work represents a major advance in blood pressure measurements"(Gedeon p. 189)."Poiseuille’s paper (the 1840-paper) was reviewed by a committee consisting of Arago, Piobert, and Regnault. They persuaded him to make further experiments with ether and mercury, and these investigations were published in 1847 (the paper offered). He found that ether yielded the same law as distilled water, whereas mercury obeyed a different law. In 1870 Emil Gabriel Warburg found that mercury obeys the Poiseuille law, except for certain anomalies caused by amalgamation in metal tubes."(DSB). The paper was also printed at the same time in "Comptes Rendues".The volume contains other notable papers by August Laurent, Matteucci, Bravais, Senarmont "Mémoire sur la Conductibilité des Substances cristallisées pour la Chaleur", pp. 457-470.

(London, Richard Taylor, 1851). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1851 - Part I. Pp. 1-6. First appearance of a historical paper in physiscs in which Faraday tries to unite all forces in nature. His experiments yielded a negative result."The long and constant persuasion that all forces of nature are mutually dependent, having one common origin, or rather being different manifestations of one fundamental power, has made me often think upon the possibility of establishing, by experiment, a connection between gravity and electricity, and so introducing the former into the group, the chain of which, including also magnetism, chemical force and heat, binds so many and such varied exhibitions of force together by common relations. Though the researches I have made with this object in view have produced only negative results, yet I think a short statement of the matter, as it has presented itself to my mind, andof the result of the experiments, which offering at first much to encourage, were only reduced to their true value by most careful searchings after sources of error, may be useful, both as a general statement of the problem, and as awakening the minds of others to its consideration."(Faraday section 2702).From 1831 to 1852 Michael Faraday published his "Experimental Researches in Electricity" in The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. These papers contain not only an impressive series of experimental discoveries, but also a collection of heterodox theoretical concepts on the nature of these phenomena expressed in terms of lines of forces and fields. He published 30 papers in all under this general title.They represents Faraday's most importent work, are classics in both chemistry and physics and are the experimental foundations for Maxwell's electro-magnetic theory of light, using Faraday's concepts of lines of force or tubes of magnetic and electrical forces. His many experiments on the effects of electricity and magnetism presented in these papers lead to the fundamental discoveries of 'induced electricity' (the Farday current), the electronic state of matter, the identity of electricity from different sources, equivalents in electro-chemical decomposition, electrostatic induction, hydro-electricity, diamagnetism, relation of gravity to electricity, atmospheric magnetism and many other."Among experimental philosophers Faraday holds by universal consent the foremost place. The memoirs in which his discoveries are enshrined will never ceaseto be read with admiration and delight; and future generations will preserve with an affection not less enduring the personal records and familiar letters, which recall the memory of his humble and unselfish spirit."(Edmund Whittaker in A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity).

Berlin, Braunes, 1811. Contemp. hcalf. Richly gitl spine with royal monograms. Wear to top of spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering with some loss. Stamp on title-page. X,303 pp., 2 folded engraved handcoloured maps, 4 folded tables. Internally clean and fine.

Stockholm, P. A. Norstedt & Söner, 1898. 8vo. In contemporary boards with the original blank front wrapper pasted on to front board. Two stamps to front board and title-page. With authors dedication to front board: "Her Amiral Wandel / hoyaktnings fell / af / O. Pettersson". [Sir Admiral Wandel / with high esteem / from / O. Pettersson"]. (1)-55 pp. + 3 maps (2 of which are folded). First edition, with the authors presentation inscription, of Pettersson work on the hydrographic conditions of the northern northern sea between Svalbard, Greenland and the Norwegian coast.

Kjöbenhavn, Reitzels Forlag, 1846. 4to. Samt.hldrbd. med rig rygforgyldning. (4),83 pp. samt 15 litograferede tavler. Rent eksemplar. Originaludgaven.

Paris, 1920. Large 4to. Orig. wrappers, colouredprinted. Uncut. 378 pp., map, textillustr. and 35 colourplates.

London, Lockyer Davis, 1776. 4to. In recent marbled paper wrappers. In "Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society", vol 66. All leaves reinforced in margin, light miscolouring to first and last leaves. Otherwise fine. VII, (1), 72 pp.

Stockholm, Sigfrid Flodins förlag, u.år (1872). Lille kvartformat. (14x12 cm.). Orig. helshirt i form a leporello. Forpermen forgyldt. titel og det svenske rigsvåben. komplet med 23 kromolitograferede plancher samt kromolitograferet titelblad. Litograferet og trykt hos Schlachter & Seedorff.

(Paris, Bachelier), 1843. 4to. No wrappers. In: "Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences", Tome XVI, Pp. 218-46. (Entire issue offered: Pp. 215-80 ). First appearance of Chasles' famous paper in which he via the tenth century wrintings on the abacus by the monk Gerbert (later Pope Sylvester II) argued for a Pythagorean rather than a Hindu origin for our numeral system."Gerbert's abacus was not a standard table abacus, but had columns in which special counters were placed. It is thought that Gerbert, disguised as an Arab, made his way into Spain and learned of the Hindu-Arabic numerals there. The Gerbert abacus was not convenient to use and was soon abandoned." (Erwin Tomash Library C70)."Chasles wrote two historical works elaborating points in the Aperçu historique (notes 12 and 3 respectively) which had given rise to controversy. The histoire d'arithmétique (1843) argued for a Pythagorean rather than a Hindu origin for our numeral system. Chasles based his claim on the description of a certain type of abacus, which he found in the writings of Boethius and Gerbert. The second work was a reconstruction of the lost book of Prisms of Euclid (1860). Chasles felt that the porisms were essentially the equations of curves and that many of the results utilized the concept of the cross ratio. Neither of these works is accepted by contemporary scholars." (DSB).(Erwin Tomash Library C70)

(Paris, Bachelier),1853. 4to. No wrappers. In: "Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences", Tome XXXVII [37] (No.1). Entire issue offered. Library stamp and category numers to verso of title page, vaguely showing on recto. Pp. 20-4. [Entire issue: 36 pp.]. First printing of Becquerel's important paper on gaze's electrical conductivity in high temperatures. Shiers, Early Television: #20

(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1819). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1819 - Part I. Pp. 145-160. First appearance of one of Brewsters importent paper in the field of optical mineralogy, a field he himself created. In the paper he investigates the polarization-force of double refracting crystals. In 1819 he was able to group all but a few of hundreds of minerals and crystals into mutually consistent optical and mineralogical categories: the primitive form determined the number of axes of double refraction."He regarded "all the various phenomena of polarisation of light by reflexion and refraction as brought under the dominion of laws as well determined as those which regulate the motions of the planets." In 1816 he received the Copley Medal, in 1819 two Rumford Medals, and in 1831 a Royal Medal for the papers in which he announced these discoveries. On the popular level, Brewster’s reputation was established in 1816 by the fad for his kaleidoscope. Its invention was a direct result of his studies of the ory of polarization by multiple reflections."(DSB).

Trykt i dette Aar (= 1752). Samt. helldrbd. m. ophøjede bd. på ryg. Ryg slidt. Mgl. portræt af Dorothea, men med alle 14 træstukne plancher. Sidste udgave af Peder Paars i Holbergs levetid, det såkaldte 3. eftertryk. Ehr.-M. II:28.

København, Levin og Munksgaard,1927. Ubeskåret og delvist uopskåret med originale bogtrykte omslag. Eksemplaret er forlagets eget eksemplar, idet der over titelbladets trykte udgiver er stemplet "Arkiveksemplar". De sidste ark med lille ubetydeligt hul efter opslag. Indvendig ren og frisk. Originaludgaven.

Boston, Joh. Jac. Simon, 1777. Small 8vo. Later modest hcloth. The printed titlepage pasted on the frontboard. A little soiled. 223 pp. Some browning to leaves. A scarce Boston imprint from 1777.

Berolini, R. de Decker, 1882. Small 4to. Cont. hcloth. Red titlelabel on back. XIV,354 pp. Light yellowing to leaves. Small rubber-stamp on verso of title.

Samt. helldrbd. m. 5 ophøjede bd., rig rygforgyldn. og noget slidt rødt skindtitelfelt på ryg. Nedre kapitæl slidt. Læderet på permerne lidt krakkeleret. Mgl. portr., men m. alle 14 træstukne plancher. Gennemgående skjold. Ehr. Mül. IX:28. Sidste udgave af "Peder Paars" i Holbergs levetid, det såkaldte 3. eftertryk.

Kbhvn., 1896. Lex8vo. Orig. bogtrykt foromslag. XI,495 pp., 2 portrætter, 20 plancher ( 1 i farvelitografi og flere foldekort). De sidste sider flossede i marginer, men uden teksttab. (Meddelelser om Grønland Bd. 16).

Paris, L'Imprimerie Impériale, 1810. 4to. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on upper part of spine. Stamps on title-page. (2),140,(4) pp. and 6 large folded engraved plates, incl. "Plan Générale". Internally clean and fine. First edition.

(London, Taylor & Francis, 1865) Large 4to. Without wrappers. Extracted from "Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.", Vol. 155 - Part II. Pp. 725-791. Fine and clean. First appearance of this paper in which Plücker reconstructed analytical geometry by the application of a wealth of new ideas.He introduces the fundamental principle "the geometry needs not solely be based on points as basic elements. Lines, planes, circles, spheres can all be used as the elements ("Raum-Elemente") on which a geometry can be based. This fertile conception threw new light on both synthetic and algebraic geometry, and created new forms of duality."(Dirk J. Struik).This paper, together with other papers expanded , in 1868-69, into his famous book, bearing the same title as the paper offered.