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(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1814). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1814 - Part I. Pp. 219-230 and 1 engraved plate. Fine and clean. First appearance of this pioneer work in the optical theory of polarization and double refraction by "The discoverer of the law of polarization, of biaxal crystals, of optical mineralogy, and of double refraction by compression.""Since Brewster had found that light was partially polarized by oblique refraction in mica, he attempted to determine the law of this polarization in he simpler case of successive refractions by a pile of thin glass plates. By the end of 1813 he had concluded that "the number of plates in any parcel, multiplied by the tangent of the angle, at which it (completely) polarises light, is a constant quantity" (in the paper offered here p. 221). More importent, since "the pencil of light polarised by transmission (comports) itself, in every respect like one of the pencils former by double refracting crystals" (the paper offered p. 219), study of the physical optics of transparent ought to enable philosophers "to unfold the secrets of double refraction, to explain the forms and structure of crystallised bodies...."(DSB).

Odensime, Nakittarsimaput Hempel-ikunnit, 1834. 8vo. In a contemporary modest full calf binding with gilt lettering to spine. Binding with wear, internally fine and clean. (8), 237, (3) pp. Rare collection of psalms in Greelandic. Bibliographia Groenlandica p. 205, no 54.

4to. Cont. full calf, raised bands (Cambridge-binding). Back worn and covers detached from spine. Internally fine and clean. (8),755,(23) pp. and 1 large folded engraved plate. Printed on good paper.

New York, Bell Telephone Laboratories, 1926. Orig. printed wrappers to both papers. Both punched with three holes in inner margin as issued. Offprints from "The Bell System Technical Journal", Vol. V. The offprints separately paginated: 16 pp. and 12 pp. The first clean and fine, the second with light wear to wrappers. First editions in the offprint issues of two of Shewhart's main papers that reveals the evolution of his thinking and methods on the way to founding the science of statistical quality control or statistical proces control."Shewhart was concerned that statistical theory serve the needs of industry. He exhibited the restlessness of one looking for a better way. A man of science who patiently developed and tested his ideas and the ideas of others, he was an astute observer of developments in the world of science and technology. While the literature of the day discussed the stochastic nature of both biological and technical systems, and spoke of the possibility of applying statistical methodology to these systems, Shewhart actually showed how it was to be done; in that respect, the field of quality control can claim a genuine pioneer in Shewhart. His monumental work, Economic Control of Quality of Manufactured Product, published in 1931, is regarded as a complete and thorough exposition of the basic principles of quality control" (ASQ).

Royal8vo. 2 orig. full cloth. 2 portraits. VII,504,475 pp. and textillustr. A fine clean copy.

Paris, Henry le Gras, 1657. 8vo. Contemporary full limp vellum. First inner hinge cracked. (16), 607 pp. Slightly brownspotted. Many wood-engraved illustrations in the text. The work deals with curiosities of nature, minerals, animals, flowers, metals, pharmaceuticals, architecture, mathematics, music etc.etc.

Kjøbenhavn, Fr. Brummer, 1829. Samtidigt hldrbd. med rygforgyldning. Papirsetiket øverst på ryg. Stempler på titelbladet. XX,866,(4) pp. samt 4 foldede kobberstukne plancher. Indvendig ren og frisk. Originaludgaven. Værket blev straks oversat til tysk og blev den første lærebog i uorganisk kemi ved den nyoprettede Polytekniske Læreanstalt.

Amsterdam, Abraham Wolfgank, 1672. 12mo. Two part bound in one contemporary full calf binding with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear to extremities. Spine-ends chipped with a bit of loss of leather. Internally nice and clean. (20), 726, (10), 96 pp. Wanting the 18 plates.

1967-80. 3 solide helfableabind. Rigt illustr.

London, S. Keble & R. Sare, 1698. 19th century half calf with gilt title-labels. (16), 288 pp. Some overall foxing due to age. Old names on titlepage. An early edition of Collier's popular treatise on the English stage went through several editions and was intended as a reply to the restoration playwrights.

Leipzig, Johann Friedrich Gleditsch, 1792. Lex8vo. Contemp. hcalf. Raised bands, gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A nick to top of spine. Slightly rubbed. Title in red/black. (16) pp., 2492 columns (= 1246 pp.). Bound at end Gleditsch's Cataloque. (14) pp. A few brownspots. Internally clean.

København, Levin & Munksgaard, 1930. Ubeskåret i originale bogtrykte omslag. Titelbladet er forsynet med forlæggerens stempel "Arkiveksemplar Munksgaards Forlag" og er forsynet med egenhændig dedikation til forlæggeren "Hr. Forlagsboghandler Levin/ Deres hengivne/ William Heinesen/ 18. December 1930"

Francfort sur le Meyn, Varrentrapp, 1775. Uncut in original blank boards. Handwritten titlelabel on spine. Stamp on title-page. (2),178,IV pp., 24 folded engraved plates. A faint dampstain to top of 2 plates.

K., 1858-59. 5 samt.hldrbd. Talrige illustr.i form af plancher, kort, prospekter i træsnit og litografi.

Paris, L'Imprimerie Royale, 1822. Contemp. hcloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Light wear at top of spine. Small stamp on title-page. 100 pp. Printed on fine thick paper. Clean and fine.

Paris, Crochard, 1838. No wrappers as extracted from "Annales de Chimie et de Physique", 2. Series, Tome 68. Pp. 206-222. First appearance of this classic paper on yeast, which summarises his work on alcoholic fermentation, proving that the process depended on living organisms as a mass of globular bodies capable of reproduction and therefore organized, and not a simple chemical substance as had been supposed."Cagniard's studies on alcoholic fermentation have unquestionably remained the most valuable of his works. Begun as early as 1835, they led him, toward the end of 1836. to see that there was certainly a living substance in brewer's yeast. Schwann came to the same conclusion at the same time, but Liebig's violent attacks forced this point of view into the background for twenty years. (It was in 1857 that Pateur shed light on the question)."(DSB III, p. 9-10)."The earliest demonstration of the true nature of yeast was made by Cagniac-Latour in 1836. All his work on the subject is summed up in this paper."(Garrison & Morton No 675).

Stockholm, Em. Girons Förlag, 1865. 4to. Samt. hshirtbd. Lidt slid ved kapitæler. (2),30 pp. samt 34 (33 + 1 supplementstavle) plancher, hvoraf de 33 er håndkolorerede. Tekstsider med brunpletter, plancherne i udmærket stand. De 33 plancher er tegnede, trykt og håndkolorerede i Tyskland og ifølge Björn Dal (Sveriges Zoologiska Litteratur) er supplementstavlen med de nordiske dyr lavet særskilt til den svenske udgave. - Wood p. 262 (anfører kun 33 tavler).

Paris, Treuttel et Würtz, 1825. Large 4to. Contemp. hcalf. Richly gilt spine. Wear to lower spine end, taped. Stamp on title-page. Lithographed title-page. VIII,186,(2) pp., 2 lithographed plates and 42 lithographed plans/maps position-coloured and 1 map fully coloured. Internally clean and fine.

(Berlin, Haude et Spener, 1752). 4to. No wrappers, as issued in "Mémoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres", tome VI, Année 1750. Pp. 311-354 and 5 folded engraved plates. First edition. In this importent paper Euler perfection Segner's hydraulic turbine, giving the theory of hydraulic turbines created in accordence with the principle of action and reaction."In this work, Euler gives a complete hydraulic analysis, an early example of the theory of relative motion. He also shows that very high speeds are necessary for good efficiency. He argues that "by means of fixed conducting tubes, adjust the incoming velocity of the water so that the speed of efflux relative to the rotor is zero;" in this way, the theorietical efficiency will be "100% at the desired speed of operation.""(Truesdell).Enestroem: 179.

København, Henrik Koppel, 1919-24. Lex8vo. 3 orig. hldrbd. i ufarvet niger. Ophøjede bind på rygge. Blindtryk på rygge. Forgyldte rygtitler. Rigt illustreret.

Paris, Frères Estienne 1765-1770. 8vo. Bound in 4 beautifull uniform full sprinkled calf with richly gilt spines and red leather titlelabels. Ex Libris pasted on the pasted down front free end paper. Light wear to extremities and vol. 1 with a bit of soiling to boards, otherwise a fine and clean set. CXXXVIII,464 pp.; 616, (16) pp.; 577, (10) pp.; 681 pp.

(Berlin, Haude et Spener, 1754) 4to. No wrappers, as issued in "Mémoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres", tome VIII, Année 1752. Pp. 149-184 and 1 folded engraved plates. First appearance of an importent work on different kinds of water-pumps, analyzing their different amounts of force used."Euler also investigated a number of concrete problems on the motion of liquids and gases in pipes, on vibration of air in pipes, and on propagation of sound. Along with this, he worked on problems of hydrotechnology, discussed, in part, above. Especially remarkable were the improvements he introduced into the design of a hydraulic machine imagined by Segner in 1749 and the theory of hydraulic turbines, which he created in accordance with the principle of action and reaction (1752-1761)."(DSB).Eneström E 207.

Paris, Perottin, 1846-54. Bound in 7 contemp. hcalf. Gilt spines. 2 spines a bit rubbed. Stamp on htitles and title-page. 2 quires in volume one a bit loose. With 3 folded maps. Some scattered brownspots. First editon.

London, John Murray, 1912. 8vo. 3 orig. full cloth. Topedge gilt. 3 frontispieces in heliogravure. XII,300;X,458;IX,581 pp. Many plates.

(London, Harrison and Sons, 1879). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1878 - Vol. 169 - Part II. Pp. 365-383 and 1 lithographed plate. Clean and fine. First appearance of an importent paper, having the same title as his famous paper from 1845, in which he discusses problems relating to his discovery of the first law of thermo-dynamics and the principle of the conservation of energy."In December of 1840 he presented a paper to the Royal Society on the production of heat by the electric current. His course of thought led him to the consideration of the relatio between heat and and mechanical work. The results of his investigations were embodied in a series of papers which culminated in his great memoir on the mechanical equivalent of heat, published in 1850. Joule was one of the founders of the principle of the cosservation of energy. Some of his work was done in collaboration with Lord Kelvin."(Source Book in Physics p. 203).