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Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1961 4to. Original full blue cloth with gilt spine. Apart from a few light pencil-marginalia, a very nice, clean, tight, and fresh copy - in- as well as externally. XX, 416 pp. + 72 plates (on 72 pp.), (4, - Table of Letters) pp. First edition of this monumental classic, in which the chronology of archaic inscriptions was established for the first time."This is the only modern work to survey in depth the inscriptions of Greece before 403 BC.... The original text attempts to reconstruct, for Greek inscriptions from the eighth to the fifth centuries BC, a chronological system (divided tentatively into twenty-five year periods) similar to those already generally accepted for Greek sculpture and pottery. It includes surveys of the origin and dissemination of the alphabet among the city states, the development and content of early inscriptions, and the techniques of the craftsmen, followed by a discussion of the inscriptions of each state. Each section contains a list, with bibliography, of all significant inscriptions, while numerous photographs and facsimiles of the inscriptions provide an important instrument of control. The approach is primarily archaeological, but account is taken also of the many historical, philological, and artistic problems involved."This is a monumental, an altogether superb, book ... It is a book worth waiting for, a major work for reading and for reference, in its field incomparable, and a contribution to the history of our civilization." Classical World.". (Revied of the Oxfiord University Press new, revised edition).

Folio. Samt. hshirtbd. Litograferet titelblad. (2),31 pp. samt alle 31 kromolitograferede plancher. 2. udgavens farvetryk er af langt højere kvalitet end 3. oplagets.

Berlin, Springer, 1931. 8vo. In contemporary halv cloth with gilt lettering to spine. In "Zeitschrift für Physik", Bd. 68, 1931. Entire issue offered. Stamp to front free end-paper and titlepage, otherwise fine and clean. Pp. 97-113. [Entire volume: VIII, 845 pp.]. First printing of Tamm and Schubin's important paper in which they showed that the external photoeffect is caused by the presence of a jump in potential on the border of the metal vacuum."In 1931 - 1933 Tamm studied the quantum theory of metals, specifically the external photoeffect in metals and the state levels of the electrons on the surface of the metal. His work with S. P. Shubin was the first to show that the external photoeffect is caused by the presence of a jump in potential on the border of the metal vacuum and is associated with the effect of surface absorption of light, while the optic absorption of light by the metal is associated with the volume effect."

Wien, Strauss, 1812-13. Bound in 2 contemp. hcalf. Gilt spines. Tome- and titlelabels with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on top of spine on Part I. Stamp on title-pages. 221;372;440;407,(1) pp., 11 folded engraved plates, 1 folded table. A few scattered brownspots.

(Atlantic City, N. J., 1947). Large 4to. (278x214 mm / 10.94x8.43 inches). Offprint from Bell System Technical Journal, Vol. 18, pp.495-513, December, 1947. Original printed wrappers with holes punched in the back (as issued). Lower left corner with traces after having been bended. Lower 2 cm of spine loosened, otherwise fine and clean throughout. Pp. 19. Scarce offprint issue of Olmstead and Tukey's important paper in which a new method for the association of two continuous variables are proposed. "Its notable properties are: (1) Special weight is given to extreme values of the variables. (2) Computation is very easy. (3) The test is non-parametric." (From the present paper). "One of the most influential statisticians of the twentieth century, John Wilder Tukey (1915-2000) played a key role in both the development and study of statistics. Upon receiving his Ph.D. in mathematics in 1939 from Brown University, he joined the faculty at Princeton; in 1945, he also began work at Bell Laboratories. Equally committed to both Princeton and Bell Labs, Tukey chose to work concurrently at both institutions. He was also a consultant for many companies, such as Merck and Company, Xerox Corporation, and the Educational Testing Service, and was a frequent advisor to the government for such programs as the US Census. From 1960 to 1980 he led the statistical component of NBC's election night projections. Among other projects Tukey analyzed Alfred Kinsey's research and examined data on ozone depletion. Tukey made many important contributions to the field of statistics, such as work in time series analysis, exploratory data analysis, and multiple comparisons. In early 1945, Tukey began working for Bell Labs, a lifelong association, as it would turn out. While at Bell Labs, Tukey worked with B. D. Holdbrook to develop the Nike missile system although the scant correspondence within this collection is rather routine and doesn't reflect their extensive contribution. Tukey also had a reputation for being discreet regarding his more sensitive projects." (American Philosophical Society).

New York, American Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1957. 8vo. Original full green cloth, bound with the original blue wrappers. Volume 36, 1957 of "The Bell System Technical Journal". Library stamp to pasted down front free end-paper. Minor bumping to extremities. A nice and clean copy. [Entire issue:] 20, 1513 pp. First edition of the first technical description of the TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system. The 2,240-mile cable was laid by the cableship Monarch and ran from Gallanach Bay, near Oban in Argyll, to Clarenville, Canada. The initial capacity was 36 calls at a time at a price per call of $12 for the first three minutes. Since trans-Atlantic service opened in 1927, calls had traveled across the ocean via radio waves. But cables provide much higher signal quality, avoid atmospheric interference and offer greater capacity and security."The papers that follow describe the design, manufacture and installation of the first transatlantic telephone cable system with all its component parts, including the connection microwave radio-relay system in Nova Scotia." (From the introduction to the present papers)."Years of development led up to 1956 when the first transatlantic telephone cable system started carrying calls; this is an interesting story in itself. Two coaxial cables about 20 miles apart carried 36 two-way circuits. Nearly 50 sophisticated repeaters were spaced from 10 to 40 miles along the way. Each vacuum tube repeater contained 5,000 parts and cost almost $100,000." (Petruzzellis, Thomas. Telephone Projects for the Evil Genius, 2008, p. 4). The electronic repeaters, the devices that held together the many separate cables, were designed by the Bell Telephone Laboratories. In terms of reliable operation, the most critical component of the system was the repeater. These devices, spaced at intervals of 37.5 nautical miles along the cable, compensated for loss. The repeaters were of a unique flexible design, which allowed them to be handled in the same manner as cable.TAT-1 carried the Moscow-Washington hotline between the American and Soviet heads of state.Other papers of interest contained in the present volume:1. Kelly, Dr. Mervin J.; Radley, Sir Gordon. Transatlantic Communications - An Historical Resume. Pp. 1-5.2. Mottram, E.T.; Halsey, R.J.; Emling, J.W.; Griffith, R.G. Transatlantic Telephone Cable System - Planning and Over-All Performance. Pp. 7-27.3. Lewis, H.A.; Tucker, R.S.; Lovell, G.H.; Fraser, J. M. System Design for the North Atlantic Link. Pp. 29-68.4. Gleichmann, T.F.; Lince, A.H.; Wooley, M.C.; Braga, F.J. Repeater Design for the North Atlantic Link. Pp. 69-101. 5. Lamb, H.A.; Heffner, W.W. Repeater Production for the North Atlantic Link. Pp. 103-138. 6. Meszaros, G.W.; Spencer, H.H. Power Feed Equipment for the North Atlantic Link. Pp. 139-162.7. McNally, J.O.; Metson, G.H.; Veazie, E.A.; Holmes, M.F. Electron Tubes for the Transatlantic Cable System. Pp. 163-188.8. Lebert, A.W.; Fischer, H.B.; Biskeborn, M.C. Cable Design and Manufacture for the Transatlantic Submarine Cable System. Pp. 189-216.9. Halsey, R.J.; Bampton, J.F. System Design for the Newfoundland-Nova Scotia Link. Pp. 217-244.10. Brockbank, R.A.; Walker, D.C.; Welsby, V.G. Repeater Design for the Newfoundland-Nova Scotia Link. Pp. 245-276.11. Thomas, J.F.P.; Kelly, R. Power-Feed System for the Newfoundland-Nova Scotia Link. Pp. 277-292.12. Jack, J.S.; Leech, Capt. W.H.; Lewis, H.A. Route Selection and Cable Laying for the Transatlantic Cable System. Pp. 293-326.And many other.

Berlin, Julius Springer, 1928. 8vo. Bound in half cloth with marbled boards and gilt lettering to spine. In "Zeitschrift für Physik, 48. Band, 1948." Library stamp to front free end paper. A very nice and clean copy. [Fermi:] Pp. 73-79. [Entire issue: VIII, 891 pp.]. First printing of Fermi's paper on the statistical method for the determination of properties of the atom. "During the years 1926-1932 Fermi and his associates did first-class but conventional theoretical physics, within the pattern laid down by the physicists of northern Europe. These were the concluding years of the theory of atomic structure; with the invention of wave mechanics and the relativistic explanation of the electrons' intrinsic angular momentum, the theory as we know it today was completed, and Fermi helped complete the picture. He applied his degenerate gas theory to the electrons in atomic structure, producing a statistical atomic model [In the present paper]". (Allison , Enrico Fermi - A Biographical Memoir, 1957, P. 127). Fermi is widely regarded as one of the leading scientists of the 20th century, Along with Oppenheimer he is frequently referred to as "the father of the atomic bomb". The volume contain the following paper of interest: NEUMANN, J. V. Einige Bemerkungen zur Diracschen Theorie des Drehelektrons. Pp. 868-81.And many other.

Berlin, Springer, 1931. 8vo. Bound in contemporary half cloth with gilt lettering, In "Zeitschrift für Physik", Band 71, 1931. Entire issue offered. Library stamp to title page and a three cm tear to upper front hindge, otherwise fine. Pp. 205-226. [Entire volume : VII, (1), 823 pp.]. First appearance of Bethe's paper containing his famous and much used method for finding the exact solutions of certain one-dimensional quantum many-body models. Bethe here found the exact eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the one-dimensional antiferromagnetic Heisenberg model Hamiltonian. Since then the method has been extended to other models in one dimension: Bose gas, Hubbard model, etc.

London, N.Y. etc., 1911. 8vo. Orig. full blue cloth w. gilt lettering to front board and spine. Corners a bit bumped and spine a bit crooked. Inner hinge weak and splitting, but a nice and clean copy. Library stamps. XII, 282 pp. + 34 plates, 3 of which are folded (4 in colour). Many figures and diagrams in the text. The important first edition of Darbishire's exposition of Mendelev's theory of heredety and the practise of breeding. The work constitutes the fullest popular account of Mendel's discovery until that time. "... I have given a fuller account of the phenomena observed by Mendelev than has yet appeared in popular form: the seven pairs of characters studied by him are all figured for the first time, and other results of his are illustrated by photographs from specimens which I have bred myself." (Preface p. (III) ).The work is of importance, as it spread the discovery of Mendel, the importance and meaning of which had only recently been discovered. Many Physiologists, genetics and biochemists got acquainted with the discveries of Mendel through this work. For instance John Burdon Sanderson Haldane (1892-1964), one of the founders of population genetics, primarily learned about the discovery of Mendel through Darbishire's work. "In 1901 his (Haldane's) interest in genetics was aroused by a lecture on the recently rediscovered work of Gregor Mendel; it was increased in 1910, when he began to study the laws of inheritance as revealed by his sister's 300 guinea pigs. Reading an early paper by A.D. Darbishire, Haldane noted what appeared to be the first example of gene linkage in vertebrets..." (D.S.B. p. 21).

Leipzig, B.G. Teubner, 1869. 8vo. Bound in later half cloth with gilt lettering to spine. In "Mathematische Annalen", Volume 1., 1869. Entire volume offered. Library stamp to front free end-paper and title-page. Internally a few light brown spots.. Pp. 141-160. [Entire volume: Pp. IV-636.] First printing of the very first issue of the influential mathematical journal "Mathematische Annalen" containing Camille Jordan famous paper on Galois group theory. "When Jordan started his mathematical career, Galois's profound ideas and results (Which had remained unknown to most mathematicians until 1845) were still very poorly understood. Jordan was the first to embark on a systematic development of the theory of finite groups and of its applications in the directions opened by Galois. Chief among his first results were the concept of composition series and the first part of the famous Jordan-Hölder theorem, proving the invariance of the system of indexes of consecutive groups in any composition series (up to their ordering). He also was the first to investigate the structure of the general linear group and of the "classical" groups over a prime finite field, and he very ingeniously applied his results to a great range of problems; in particular, he was able to determine the structure of the Galois group of equations having as roots the parameters of some well-known geometric configurations (the twenty-seven lines on a cubic surface, the twentyhyphen;eight double tangents to a quartic, the sixteen double points of a Kummer surface, and so on).Another problem for which Jordan's knowledge of these classical groups was the key to the solution, and to which he devoted a considerable amount of effort from the beginning of his career, was the general study of solvable finite groups. From all we know today (in particular about p groups. a field which was started, in the generation following Jordan, with the Sylow theorems) it seems hopeless to expect a complete classification of all solvable groups which would characterize each of them, for instance by a system of numerical invariants. Perhaps Jordan realized this; at any rate he contented himself with setting up the machinery that would automatically yield all solvable groups of a given order n." (DSB)"There have been few mathematicians with personalities as engaging as that of Galois, who died at the age of twenty years and seven months from wounds received in a mysterious duel. He left a body of work-for the most part published posthumously less than 100 pages, the astonishing richness of which was revealed in the second half of the nineteenth century. Far from being a cloistered scholar, this extraordinarily precocious and exceptionally profound genius had an extremely tormented life. A militant republican, driven to revolt by the adversity that overwhelmed him and by the incomprehension and disdain with which the scientific world received his works, to most of his contemporaries he was only a political agitator. Yet in fact, continuing the work of Abel, he produced with the aid of group theory a definitive answer to the problem of the solvability of algebraic equations, a problem that had absorbed the attention of mathematicians since the eighteenth century; he thereby laid one of the foundations of modern algebra. The few sketches remaining of other works that he devoted to the theory of elliptic functions and that of Abelian integrals and his reflections. on the philosophy and methodology of mathematics display an uncanny foreknowledge of modern mathematics."

Berlin, Julius Springer, 1928. 8vo. Bound in contemporary half cloth with marbled boards and gilt lettering to spine. In "Zeifschrift für Physik, 51 Band., 1928", VII, (1), 903 pp.]. (Entire volumeoffered). Library stamp to front free end-paper. A fine and clean copy. [Gamow:] Pp. 204-212.. First printing of Gamow's seminal paper in which he explained alfa-decay for the first time. By 1928, George Gamow had solved the theory of the alpha decay via tunneling. The alpha particle is trapped in a "potential well" by the nucleus. In classic physics, it is forbidden to escape, but according to the then newly discovered principles of quantum mechanics, it has a tiny (but non-zero) probability of "tunneling" through the barrier and appearing on the other side to escape the nucleus. Gamow solved a model potential for the nucleus and derived from first principles a relationship between the half-life of the decay, and the energy of the emission. Alpha particles were first described in the investigations of radioactivity by Ernest Rutherford in 1899.Parkinson 507."One of the first applications of quantum tunneling was by the physicist George Gamow in 1928, soon after the development of quantum mechanics. Alpha particles, which consist of two protons and two neutrons, are emitted by some nuclei. For example, ordinary uranium, 238U, with a lifetime of 4.5 billion years, decays by emitting an alpha particle.For decades alpha decay had presented a problem: the emitted alpha particles seemed to have too little energy to get out of the nucleus. The Coulomb barrier arises from the combined effect of the Coulomb repulsion between the alpha particle and the nucleus (both positively charged) and the nuclear force that attracts the two particles. The energy of the emitted alpha particle is less than the top of this barrier. Classically, the particle would be unable to get out of the nucleus, but it obviously does.Gamow suggested that alpha particles tunnel through the barrier. If so, the half-life of the decay should depend on the width and height of the barrier, and it does: the lower and thinner the barrier, the greater the chance of penetrating it. As the alpha particle's energy increases, the particle sees both a lower and thinner barrier so the probability of getting through increases extremely rapidly. For example, the energies of the alphas emitted by 232Th and 212Po are 4.05 MeV and 8.95 MeV, respectively, while their respective half-lives are 14 billion years and 0.3 millionth of a second. Thus, a factor of about two in energy produces a difference in half-lives of sixteen orders of magnitude (that is, sixteen powers of ten)!" (Rigden, Building Blocks of Matter: A Supplement to the Macmillan Encyclopedia of , p. 393).

Leipzig, Grosse & Gleditsch, 1723. 4to. In: "Acta Eruditorum Anno MDCCXXIII". 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. As usual with various browning to leaves and plates. Pp. 75-9. [Entire volume: Pp. (2), 543, (55) + three engraved plates.]. First printing of this paper by the influential Swiss mathematician Johann Bernoulli, known for his contributions to infinitesimal calculus and education of Leonhard Euler.The volume contains many other papers by influential contemporary mathematicians, philosophers and historians.

(Leipzig u.Dresden, um 1850). 4to. 2 contemporary halfcalf w. gilt backs. Backs a little rubbed. 336 pp. and 125 steel-engraved plates. Occassionally some brownspots.

Seghers, (1947). 12mo. Uncut in original printed wrappers; wrappers brownspotted, but internally nice and clean. 76, (2) pp. First separate printing, one of 100 copies "Hors Commerce" (outside of commerce - i.e. not for sale), of this important work on Francis Ponge.Francis Ponge was very important for Sartre's thought. He was the only communist that Sartre happily associated with after the war and he calls him "the only authentic writer in communist literature". The work was originally printed in "Situations I" (December 1944) and for the first time separately as it is here. This printing is constituted in 100 copies on vélin Johannot, 880 copies on Alfa Marais, and 100 copies that were not for sale, marked "H.C.", of which this is one.

Jena, Hermann Costenoble, 1868. 2 cont. hcalf. Early owners name on titlepage. Front free endpapers with corners cut, but repaired. XX,354;VI,333 pp. Occasionally slightly brownspotted. First German edition. Martins is wellknown for his investigations on glaciers in Spitzbergen and Schwitzerland. He travelled together with Gaimard in Norway and Lappland. - Schiøtz Nr. 665 c.

[No place], 1980. 8vo. In the original printed wrappers. Offprint from "Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences", Series II, Volume 39, April 24, 1980. Underlignings in text, otherwise a very fresh copy. Pp. 147-57. Scarce offprint-issue of Stigler's law which claim that no scientific discovery is named after its original discoverer. Historical acclaim for discoveries is often ascribed to person who bring attention to an idea that is not yet widely known, whether or not that person was its original inventor. Theories may be named long after their discovery. In the case of eponymy, the idea becomes named after that person, even if that person is acknowledged by historians of science not to be the one who discovered it. Often, several people will arrive at a new idea around the same time, as in the case of calculus, Higgs boson, ect. Stigler named the sociologist Robert K. Merton as the discoverer of "Stigler's law", deliberately making "Stigler's law" exemplify itself.

Cambridge, Macmillan and Co., 1851. 8vo. Bound with the original front wrapper in contemporary half calf with black and red title labels to spine with gilt lettering. In "The Cambridge and Dublin Mathematical Journal", Vol. VI [6], (Being Vol. X [10], of the Cambridge Mathematical Journal), 1851. Bookplate pasted on to pasted down front free end-paper and library code written in hand to lower part of spine. Library cards in the back. First two leaves detached, but present (Title page and index page). Otherwise a fine and clean copy. Pp. 87-106; Pp. 106-141. [Entire volume: IV, 293 pp.]. First printing of these two important paper by Boole and Cayley's famous note to include the very first Boolean determinant: "...the Hessian, or as it ought to be termed, the first Boolean Determinant" (P. 192).

Berlin, G. Reimer, 1838. 4to. In "Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik, 18. Band, 1-2 Heft, 1838". Both issues in the original printed wrappers, without backstrip. Fine and clean. [Gudermann, 1 heft:] Pp. 1-54. [Gudermann, 2 heft:] Pp. 142-175. [Entire issue, heft 1: IV, 100, (2) pp. 2 Heft: 101-188, (2) pp. + 2 plates, one of them detached.]. First printing of Gudermann's two papers on modular functions and modular integrals, ideas which anticipated his 1844-book."Gudermann devoted much more attention to the theory of special functions. After the earlier works of Leonhard Euler, John Landen, and A. M. Legendre (Gauss's results were still in manuscript), Niels Abel's studies on elliptical functions, published mostly in A. L. Crelle's Journal für reine und angewandte Mathematik, represented an important divide in treating this area. In 1829 Carl Jacobi's book Fundamenta nova theoriae functionum ellipticarum was published. At the time Gudermann was one of the first mathematicians to expand on these results. Beginning with volume 6 (1830) of Crelle's Journal, he published a series of papers which he later summarized in two books: Theorie der Potenzialoder cyklisch-hyperbolischen Functionen (1833) and Theorie der Modular-Functionen und der Modular-Integrale (1844), which were to have had a sequel which was never written." (DSB).

Paris, Jen-Bapt. Cusson et Pierre Witte, 1700. One cont. full calf w. raised bands on back. Bdg. worn but not loose. Backgilding almost worn off, corners bumped, lower capital w. small loss of leather, hinges at top-capital a bit cracked. T-p. miscoloured in left margin, "Tome IV" crossed out on t-p., old owner's name written over this. Old owner's names on verso of frontispiece. Almost no brownspotting. W. engr. frontispiece and 9 (of 10) engr. plates, one for each play, lacking the one for "Les Adieux des Officiers". W. 30 pp. of music. Volume four of the first illustrated edition of the Italian plays. Evaristo Gherardi was an Italian actor and writer, he was considered one of the best actors of the "Comediens Italiens du Roy" and later became director of the troup. He is now primarily known for having made the "Théâtre Italien."

Tübingen, Max Niemeyer, 1953. 8vo. Orig. full brown cloth w. gilt lettering to spine and blindstamped publisher's mark on front board. Orig. dust-jacket with a bit of chipping to extremities. A very fine copy. (4), 156, (1) pp. First edition of the highly important work that consists of Heidegger's lecture of 1935 as well as later contributions concerning the question of "Sein" ("Being"), which gave this term a more radical meaning than it had in "Sein und Zeit".This, Heidegger's "renewal" of Metaphysics, presents the philosophy of the 20th century with one of its greatest challenges.The centre of Heidegger's reflections in this work is the "Entmachtung des Geistes" ("The Disablement of Spirit"). Spirit is reduced to an instrumental reason, which Heidegger calls "Intelligens".

Lipsiae, Impensis Ioannis Pauli Krausii, 1759 (bottom of final page states: Lipsiae, Breitkopf, 1758). 8vo. Cont. full calf w. richly gilt back. Professional repairs to back, hinges and capitals, boards w. wear. Evenly brownspotted throughout, some underlinings and marginal notes. (8), 496 pp. Second printing of the first edition.

Königsberg, Gebrüder Bornträger, 1829. Small 4to. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on upper part of spine. Stamps on title-page.XV,(2),160 pp. and large folded engraved map. Internally clean.

Kristiania, H. Aschehoug & Co.s Forlag 1897. Lex8vo. In two contemporary half calf with gilt title and pictorial design on backs. (14), 526,(10),553 pp. With 53 plates and numerous text illustrations (all). The original edition. Printing and the Mind of Man No. 384.

Berlin, Mittler, 1883-89. Bound in 11 contemp. half cloth bindings, Stamp on titlepages. With illustrations and foldings maps. Heft 1 in 2. Aufl.

Wien, Carl Schaumburg und Comp., 1828. Cont. marbled boards. Gilt back, titlelabel with gilt lettering. Slightly rubbed. (4),482,(2) pp. Slightly browned. First edition.