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Mannheim, Carl Ferdinand Heckel, n.date (ab. 1830). Large 4to. Later hcalf. 173 lithographed pages of music (incl. title). Stamp on title. Light brownspotted.

Amsterdam, La Compagnie, 1749. 4 contemp. full mottled calf, raised bands richly gilt spines, title-and tomelabels with gilt lettering. Top of spines a little worn. Stamp on foot of titles. Printed on good paper, internally fine and clean.

Stuttgart und Tübingen, Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1831. Cont. boards. A little wear to spines, corners bumped. 693,(1) pp. and 11 folded engraved plates. First German edition.

Weimar, Landes=Industrie=Comptoirs, 1804. Unbound, but stitched. VIII,283 pp. and one folded engraved map "Charte vonn Nord-America zur Erläuterung des Systems der Winde und Strömungen. Weimar, 1804" (Bibliothek der neuesten und wichtigsten Reisebeschreibungen...hrsg. von M.C. Sprengel, 8. Bd.: 2. Theil). Having the general titlepage, this with a stamp.- Sabin: 100690.

Amsterdam, J. Wetstein/ Desaint & Saillant, 1750-55. Small 8vo. Bound in 12 uniform contemp. boards. Titlelabels with gilt lettering. Spines somewhat rubbed along edges. Engraved frontispiece and 6 large folded engraved maps by D'Anville. A few scattered brownspots.

København, (Berlingske Bogtrykkeri), 1933 Stor8vo. Orig. bogtrykte omslag. 52 pp. Talrige illustrationer i originale træsnit af Povl Christensen. Trykt i 435 eksemplarer. Fint frisk eksemplar. Et hovedværk i dansk grafisk kunst, som allerede ved udgivelsen vakte stor opmærksomhed, idet det blev P.C.'s første bogværk.

Hanau, (no printer), 1785-86. Bound in one fine cont. hcalf, raised bands and richly gilt back. A stamp on first titlepage and an old owner name. (1),134;(1),118;(4),144 pp. and 10 folded engraved plates. On good paper, clean and fine. First edition. Bergsträsser invented this form of signalling, which he called "Synthematographik", an optic telegraphy based on a binary code. The system is well illustrated in the 10 plates. - Rosenthal p. 372. - Poggendorff I: p. 152.

Edinburgh, Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1824. Royal8vo. Fine later hcalf, raised bands, orig. titlelabel on spine. All edges gilt. In protective slipcase. (Bound by Thomsen, Edinburgh). Htitle, engraved title (and printed). VI,IV,36,104,116,64,74 pp. and 23 engraved plates, views and portraits. Textleaves fine and clean, printed on vellum-paper. A few plates a bit brownspotted. First edition. Originaludgaven. Heri bl.a. 3 prospekter stukket af H.G.F. Holm (Fattig-Holm).

Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1834. 8vo. Contemp. hcalf. Spine gilt and with gilt lettering. Spine slightly rubbed. In: "Annalen der Physik und Chemie. Hrsg.von Poggendorff", Bd. 32 (= 2. Reihe, Bd. 2). VIII,666 pp. a. 5 folded lithographed plates. (Entire volume offered). Faraday's paper: pp. 401-453 a. 1 lithographed plate. Stamp to verso of titlepage and verso of plates. Clean and fine, printed on good paper. First appearance in German - prepared by Faraday himself for publication in Annalen - of an importent historical paper in chemistry and physics in which Faraday reexamines some of his earlier views on electro-chemical decomposition and critizises in detail the theories of Grotthuss, Davy, Riffault and Chompré, Biot, De la Rive and Hachette. Here Faraday's give coins the names, still in use, for several electrical phenomena."For his next series of researches (the paper offered), Faraday reverted to subjects which had been among the first to attract him as an apprentice attending Davy's lectures; the voltaic pile, and the relation of electricity to chemistry......To test the doctrine (of Davy and De La Rive) of the influence of terminals, Faraday moistened a piece of paper in a saline solution, and supported it in the air on wax, so as to occupy part of the interval between two needle points which were connected with an electric machine...under these circumstances it was found thet the salt underwent decomposition......Since in this case no metallic terminals of any kind were in contact with the solution it was evident that all hypotheses which attributed decomposition to the action of the terminals were untenable...many of the perplexities which had harassed the older theories were at once removed when the phenomena were regarded from Faraday's point of view."(Whittaker)."Faraday's paper, 'on electrochemical decompositions, is mostly a review and criticism of earlier theories of electrolysis and the statement of his own theory tat: 'electr-chemical decomposition does not depend upon any direct attraction and repulsion of the poles (meaning thereby the metallic terminations either of the voltaic battery, or ordinary electrical machine arrangements).' Decomposition occurs on pieces of paper not directly connected with the poles of an electrical machine, the silent discharge passing throug the air." (Partington IV:p. 115).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).

Washington, Government printing Office, 1876. Folio. Contemp. hcalf. Spine gilt, title-label with gilt lettering. Wear to spine ends. Spine rubbed. 226 pp., 39 plates (3 folding). Internally fine.

Paris, (1894). 4to. Cont.hcloth. Untrimmed, topedge gilt. 246 pp. Very richly illustr. with plates a.textillustr. A few brownspots.

Stockholm, Ivar Hæggströms Boktryckeri, 1872. Stor Folio. (51x41 cm.). 16 pp. tekst samt 22 store farvelitograferede plancher af folkedragter. Tekst samt plancher ubeskårede i løse ark, som udkommet. (Lithogr. och tryckt hos A.J. Salmson). Originaludgaven. - Colas nr. 1678.

New York, American Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1926. Lex8vo. Volume V, October, No. 4, 1926 of "The Bell System Technical Journal". In the original printed blue wrappers. Light sunning to spine. Internally fine and clean. Pp. 593-603. [Entire issue: Pp. 529-661 + 2 folded plates + "Tables for the Article By E.T. Hoch: pp. 572a - 572c]. First appearance of Shewhart's seminal first publication on Quality control charts. Shewhart, the father of statistical quality control, created the basis for the control chart by experiments that are now an integrated part of all statistical control. "Shewhart successfully brought together the disciplines of statistics, engineering, and economics and became known as the father of modern quality 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. In that respect, the field of quality control can claim a genuine pioneer in Shewhart." (Berger, Roger W. The Certified quality engineer handbook, 2002, P. 55). Other papers contained in the present issue:1. Anderson, S.E. Radio Signaling System for the New York Police Department. Pp. 529-538.2. Carson, John R. Wave Propagation in Overhead Wires with Ground Return. Pp. 539-554.3. Hoch, E.T.Electrode Effects in the Measurement of Power Factor and Dielectric Constant of Sheet Insulating Materials. Pp. 555-572c.4. Willis, F.C.; Melhuish, L.E.Load Carrying Capacity of Amplifiers. Pp. 573-592. 5. Thorndike, Frances. Applications of Poisson's Probability Summation. Pp. 604-624.6. Wilburn, S.D. Line Current Regulation in Bridge Polar Duplex Telegraph Circuits. Pp. 625-635.7. Hitchcock, H.W.Carrier-Current Communication on Submarine Cables. Pp. 636-651.

Paris, Anselin et Pochard, 1824. A little later hcalf, gilt spine. Remains of a paperlabel on spine. Stamps on titlepage. (4),388,(3) pp, and 13 folded lithographed plates. Internally fine and clean, printed on good paper First French edition of "An Essay on the Principles and Construction of Military Bridges. London, 1816."

Paris, Victor Masson, Imprimerie de Bachelier, 1853. Without wrappers. In "Annales de Chimie et de Physique", 3me Series - Tome XXXVIII, August-issue. With titlepage to vol. 38.Pp. 385-508. a. 2 plates.(entire issue - Aout). Pasteur's paper pp. 437-483. Some scattered brownspots. First appearance of an importent paper in which Pasteur extended his work on the optical activity and the molecular assymetry. An importent paper among the handfull of his early papers on these subjects.An importent paper by Robert Bunsen comes with the Pasteu-paper in this issue: "Recherches sur les Rapports intrinseques des Phénomenes pseudovolcaniques de L'Islande". Pp.385-436 a. 1 plate.

Lisbonne, 1903-04. Folio. Uncut in orig.printed wrappers. Back defective. Internally fine. 1 portr., IX,46,VIII,(55) pp. and 28 fine lithogr.plates (Castro Lith.). The text (55 pp.) describing the plates is complete, and describing 28 plates - although some platenumbers are left out there is not called for more than the existing 28 plates.

(Berlin, Haude et Spener, 1754). 4to. Without wrappers as extracted from "Mémoires de L'Academie Royale des Sciences et belles Lettres", Tome VIII, pp. 262-282. First printing of Eulers's importent paper in which he defended the wave-theory of light in opposition to the newtonian corpuscular hypothesis.Most of the scientists and philosophers of the 18th century defended the corpuscular theory of light, but Euler "being impressed by the notion that the emission of particles would cause a diminuation in the mass of the radiating body, which was not observed, while the emission of waves involved no such consequence...he insisted strongly on the resamblance between light and sound; the whole of the space through which the heavenly bodies move is filled with a subtle matter, the aether, and light consists in vibrations of this aether; 'light is the same thing as sound in air'....The chief novelty of Euler's writings on light is his explanation of the manner in which material bodies appear coloured when wieved with white light; and, in particular the way in which colours of thin plates are produced." (Whittaker,A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity: pp. 97-98.). - Euler's worg comes here together with a paper by L'Abbe Mazeas on "Observations sur les Coleurs engendres par le Frottement des Surfaces plane et transparentes.". - Enestrom E:209.

La Haye, Alexandre de Rogissart, 1727. 4to. 3 contemp. full calf. Raised bands. Richly gilt spines. Tome- and titlelabels with gilt lettering. Stamp on title-pages. 2 top of spines with tape. Engraved frontispiece. (8),XXXVI,525;(4),506;(4),538 pp., 4 engraved portraits, 4 folded engraved maps, 8 folded genealogical tables, 4 engraved titlevignettes, many large engraved vignettes in the text. Internally clean. The first 3 volumes, the history up to Henrik IV. 13 volumes were published.

London, John Williams, 1847. 4to. Uncut in contemp. full blindtamped cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Tear to lower part of first hinge. A paperlabel psted on top of spine. Stamps on foot og title-page. XV,247 pp. and 69 double-page engraved plates. Some brownspots to the first few leaves, otherwise clean and fine. A few scattered brownspots to plates. This volume contains the first English translation of August Perdonnet and Polonceau: "Portefeuielle de Ingenieur des Chemins de Fer".

Bln., 1810. Cont. hcalf. XXVI,479 pp. a. 1 large fold.engr.plt.(Neues Magazin v merkw.Reisebeschreibungen Bd.7).

London, Richard Phillips and Co., 1820. 8vo. Recent boards, gilt paperlabel on back. (4),106 pp. Engraved map as frontispiece and 6 fine aquatint plates. Some offsetting to the Advertisment-leaf. First edition. At foot of the quires: "Voyages and Travels, No 6,vol II" - Offprint ? having its own pagination, the collation corresponds to that given by Sabin (No 101114).

Göttingen, Dieterischen Buchhandlung, 1837. 8vo. Original blue blank boards. Uncut. The first leaves a bit brownspotted. (2),103 pp., 11 tables a. 10 lithographed plates (also showing the magnetic observatory, its equipment and instruments). First edition of the first volume reporting the results from "magnetische verein", which was set up by Gauss and Weber under the inspiration from Humboldt."Gauss and Weber organized the Magnetische Verein, which united a worldwide network of observatories. Its Resultate aus den Beobachtungen des magnetischen Vereins appeared in six volumes (1836–1841) and included fifteen papers by Gauss, twenty-three by Weber, and the joint Atlas des Erdmagnetismus (1840). These and other publications elsewhere dealt with problems of instrumentation (including one of several inventions of the bifilar magnetometer), reported observations of the horizontal and vertical components of magnetic force, and attempted to explain the observations in mathematical terms." (DSB).

Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1855. Without wrappes. In: "Annalen der Physik und Chemie. Hrsg. von J.C. Poggendorff", 94. Bd., No 1 ("Heft" No 1, 1855). Pp. 1-176 a. 4 folded engraved plates. (Entire issue offered). Titlepage to vol. 94 (small stamp on verso). Fick's paper: pp. 59-86. Helmholtz's paper: pp. 1-28. Clean and fine. First appearance of Fick's importent paper in molecular physics in which he annouced his two laws of diffusion.Fick's first law relates the diffusive flux to the concentration field, by postulating that the flux goes from regions of high oncentration to regions of low concentration, with a magnitude that is proportional to the concentration gradient (spatial derivative). - Fick's second law predicts how diffusion causes the concentration field to change with time. (Wikipedia).First appearance of HELMHOLTZ'S fundamental paper in physiological optics in which he examined the sensitivity of the eye for the individual elements of the violet end of the spectrum; he was able to detect a whole series of distinct tones of purple: he alters the name 'invisible rays' to that of 'ultra-violet rays'; discussion of the relations of the wavelenghts of complementary colours and the intensity required if the mixture of simple complementarity colours is to produce white. He answered these questions quantatively. "THE TREATISE (the paper offered), WHICH HAS BEEN FUNDAMENTAL FOR ALL LATER WORK OF THE SAME KIND, concludes with an inquiry into the validity of Newton's Colour Circle, which Helmholtz designates as one of the most brilliant inspirations of that great thinker."(Leo Koenigsberge "Hermann von Helmholtz" pp. 131-133).

Hafniæ, Joh. Jac. Bornheinrich, 1696. Lille 8vo. Samtidigt helldrbd. med rig rygforgyldning. Forgyldningen lidt slidt og med tab af en 1/2 cm. skind ved øverste kapitæl.. Lettere brugsspor. (8),151 pp. Indvendig ren og velbevaret. Originaltrykket af Sperlings kritiske udgave af Absalons testamente, skrevet mens Sperling var professor i historie og retsvidenskab ved Chr. V's Ridderakademi i København. - Thesaurus II: 655.- Bibl. Danica III:951.

London, John Darby, 1710. Folio. Contemp. full calf, blindtooled in Cambridge-style. Spine with 5 raised bands. Titlelabel in leather with gilt lettering. Binding rubbed. Wear to spine ends. A crack in leather at upper compartment. 5 first leaves with a small hole in right margin. XXVIII,488 pp. Internally clean. First edition of his collected works. - "Chaplain to Lord William Russell. The works of this well-known party writer, stigmatized by Dryden under the name of Ben -Jochanan, are now in little estimation."(Lowndes Vol. III, p. 1217).