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London, Taylor & Francis, 1908. Contemp. hcalf. Title-and tomelabels in leather on spine, gilt lettering, spine gilt. Wear to spine ends. A crack along hinges (covers not detached). Spine worn. A stamp to verso of titlepage. In: "The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science", Vol. XVI, Sixth Series. VIII,984 pp., textillustr. and 28 plates. (Entire volume offered). Lewis's paper: pp. 705-717. Internally clean and fine. First apperance of Lewis' first paper on relativity in which he derived the mass-energy relationship in a different way from Albert Einstein's derivation.Lewis’ other theoretical interests also flourished at M.I.T. The publication of Einstein’s theory of relativity (1905) and his mass-energy equation renewed Lewis’ interest in his early speculations on radiation. He derived the mass-energy equation from his early idea of the pressure of light without using the principle of relativity (1908). This striking concurrence of his view with Einstein’s convinced Lewis of the value of his youthful ideas and made him one of the very few early supporters of Einstein and relativity in America. Lewis is best known for his discovery of the covalent bond in chemistry. and his naming of the "photon" in 1926.The volume contains further importent papers by Rutherford & Royds, Lord Kelvin, Barkla, Soddy, J.J. Thomson, W.H. Bragg.

Paris, Strasbourg, Magimel - Levrault, 1805. 4to. Contemp. hcalf. Spione gilt, titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on lower part of spine.Stamp on titlepage. (1),XVI,321,(2) pp. and 16 large folded engraved plates. A few marginal brownspots, otherwise fine and clean.From the library of the Danish king Frederik VI, his stamped bookmark inside frontcover. First edition. - Klaus Jordan: 1452.

Kiøbenhafn, Daniel Paulli/ Sl. Corfitz Luft, 1682. - Daniel Paulli, 1677. - Paulli, 1681. Lille 8vo. Alle 3 indbundet i et lidt beskedent marmoreret papbd. fra omkr. 1850. Titelblad i sort/hvid. (4),224,(8) pp. - Facultate Medica er upagineret (16) pp., men hører trykmæssigt til Beynons værk selvom trykåret, 1677, ikke stemmer med dette.. Carnaro: (1-5-)6-64 pp. Titelvignetter i træsnit. Begge værker er yderst sjældne. Bibliotheca Danica (I:800) nævner et kobberstik, som ikke er tilstede her. Værket er oversat fra den tyske udgave "Der Barmherzige Samariter...1666.". Ifølge Bibliotheca Danica (og Waller) er Carnaros værk oversat af Thomas Bartholin. (B.D. I:785). Beynon ikke i Waller. - Carnaro:(Waller: 2136).

Amsterdam, henric Westenius, 1676. 12mo. Later modest hcloth. Engraved titlevignette. (16),148,(2),18,(8) pp. 7 textengravings (of which 4 are full-page), several woodcut illustrations. A small piece of corners gone on titlepage, no loss of text. Light browning to the fist leaves, a marginal dampstain to the last 12 leaves. Second edition of caspar Bartholin's historical account of the jewellery of the Ancients together with his father's dissertation on nose-rings.Bibl. Danica II:446. - Wellcome II, 108.

Paris, E.Dentu, 1875-78. 4 cont. modest hcalf. Stamp on titles. Handwritten paperlabels on backs. 507,455,428,624 pp. and more than 100 maps, partly folded. Occasional lightly brownspotted, but in general good.

(Berlin, Haude et Spener, 1751). 4to. No wrappers, as issued in "Mémoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres", tome V, pp. 139-179. First edition of this importent paper on the logarithms of complex numbers, where Euler clarified such functions. He disagreed with Leibniz that a special function was only applicable for positive numbers, and showed that i was applicable for both negative and positive numbers, only with a difference of a constant. When Euler here (the offered item) came out with the correct form for the logarithm, it was not generally accepted. - Enestrom, Euler Bibliography E 168.

Amsterdam, Henry Desbordes, 1690. 12mo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Small paper label pasted on to top of spine. Leather on spine slightly cracked and boards with a few scratches. Crowned ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. First leaves with dampstain and slightly brownspotted throughout. (4), 138, (10), 395 pp. Uncommon first edition of Rosemond’s work on the tumultuous period in English history, centered on the reign of King Edward II (1307–1327). Edward II faced numerous challenges, including his reliance on unpopular persons like Piers Gaveston and Hugh Despenser which led to dissatisfaction among the English nobility.

London, Walton and Maberly, 1859. Bound in 6 cont. hcalf with tome-and titlelabels in leather on backs. Top of spines lightly worn, backs lightly rubbed. Very richly illustrated with woodcuts. Internally fine and clean. The work, splendid illustrated, deals with the whole spectrum of science, technology, arts and crafts, having e.g. detailled descriptions of railways and telegraphs.

Kjöbenhavn, Gyldendal, 1821-23. Ubeskåret i 4 originale blå papbd. med originale bogtrykte titeletiketter på rygge. Smårifter i kanter. Rent frisk eksemplar. Fiske I, 110. - Klose, 4308.

London, Seeley and Burnside, 1835. 2 orig. full cloth, gilt lettering on backs. Uncut. Tears in hinges, backstrip loosening. But block tight. XI,321;VIII,336 pp. Some browning mainly to first and last leaves in both volumes. First edition. "The Author accompanied Washington Irving in his tour on the prairies, and a large part of the work is occupied with observations of Indian Life. It contains many satirical yet good-humored pictures of public life and social usages." (Sabin No 39222).

Altona, Johann Friedrich Bähr, 1722. 4to. Contemp. full vellum. Last inner hinge loose. The portrait lacks. Engraved emblematic frontispiece. (12),64,1121,(22) pp. A few scattered brownspots. Occassionally light browning to leaves. A few corners with tiny wormtract. "Die Erste Liebe" is Arnold first major work. "An almost revolutionar book of the new trend that established his fame and brought him an appointment as professor at the University of Giessen in 1697, which he resigned a year later. This book gives a new picture of the primitive church as the ideal brotherhood to be emulated. Its appeal was tremendous throughout the 18th century (six editions appeared up to 1780, latest European edition 1845) and continued also its value as a favorite devotional reader among the Pennsylvania Germans (numerous editions in America). (Robert Friedmann in "Mennonite Piety Through the Centuries").

(Paris, Jean Boudot, 1702 a. 1703). 4to. Without wrappers. Extracted from "Mémoires de l'Academie des Sciences". Année 1699 a. Année 1700. Pp. 44-51 and 1 textillustration. (depicting his + pp. 64-71. First appearance of the 2 papers which represents Homberg's main works. In these papers he shows for the first time how to determine equal weights of substances, that all acids differ only in water content, and that dry acids combines in equal proportions with alkali. In the first paper he also gives the Pygnometer Bottle its modern form."Probably his most importent work was on the strenght of acids and the quantity required to neutralize a given quantity of alkali (two papers published in 1699 and 1700) - the papers offered - Homberg recognized that different alkalis neutralized the same acid in different proportion but believed that the relative strenghts of two acids could be determined by using the same alkali in each case. he treated the the question of neutralization (or dissolvability, as he called it) in quite quantitative fashion, showing that if an alkaline salt were treated with an acid, the gain of weight ofthe salt wasan indication of the amount of acid absorbed....Homberg nevertheless understood the fundamentals of the process and thereby laid the foundation for an understanding the nature of salts."(DSB VI, p. 478).Parkinson "Breakthroughs" 1700 C.

(Paris, Bachelier), 1845. 4to. No wrappers. In: "Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l’Académie des sciences", Vol. 21, No 19. Pp. (1009-) 1082 (entire issue offered). With titlepage to vol. 21. Le Verrier's paper: pp. 1050-1055. Stamp to top of titlepage. First appearance of Le Verrier's first paper on the anomalities in the orbit of Uranus, the calculations on which eventually leading to his prediction and discovery of a new planet, Neptune the following year, 1846.

København, 1839-42. Samtidigt halvlæderbind med forgyldt titel på ryg. Første blade en smule brunplettede, ellers pænt eksemplar. 35,62,89,78,36 pp. Originaludgaverne. Allerede det første nummer vakte røre, han blev straks sat under tiltale og idømtes censur og bøder - yderst sjælden.

Kiøbenhaffn, Peter Hake, 1648. 4to. Samtidigt helllæderbd. Rig rygforgyldning på ryg. Titlen, som er trykt i rødt/sort er tæt beskåret, med en smule tab. Forsatsblade med navntræk. Lidt spredte småpletter, men ellers velbevaret eksemplar. (60),407,(17) pp. Bibl. Danica I:281 - Thesaurus: 437. Ciegler var pastor i Riga, og bogens oversætter Lauritz Christensøn (Rhod) var i længere tid rådmand og borgmester i Helsingør.

Berlin, Julius Springer, 1933. Royal8vo. Bound in contemporary half calf with gilt lettering to spine. In "Die Naturwissenschaften", Vol. 21, 1933. A library stamp to title page, otherwise a very fine and clean. Pp. 787-788. First printing of the influential Meissner effect which lead to the discovery of the phenomenological theory of superconductivity by Fritz and Heinz London in 1935; The Meissner effect is an expulsion of a magnetic field from a superconductor during its transition to the superconducting state and it allowed the first theoretical predictions for superconductivity to be made"In the spring of 1933, in the course of these measurements Meissner and his colleague Robert Ochsenfeld observed a new phenomenon that contributed greatly to the understanding of superconductivity. The magnitude of the magnetic field measured between conductors was a function of the direction of the current, which could be explained by the role played by the earth's magnetic field. Therefore, Meissner and Ochsenfeld carried out the measurements of changes in the magnetic field close to the conductors when these were subject only to the earth's field, that is, without any current running through them. Before superconductivity set in, the magnetic lines of force penetrated the crystals with almost no resistance because of their low susceptibility. From what was known about superconductivity at that time, it was expected that the distribution of the lines of force would remain unchanged if the temperature were lowered below the threshold level. However, Meissner and Ochsenfeld observed an increase in the lines of force in close proximity to the superconductors. Meissner interpreted this result as follows: the magnetic field flux was displaced from the crystals when superconductivity set in the magnetic field flux that previously flowed inside the conductors was now flowing between the crystals." (DSB)

Riga, Hartknoch, 1794. Nice cont. hcalf. Gilt back. Top of spine worn. Small crack in upper part of first hinge. 184 pp. Lower part of titlepage repaired (no loss of text). First edition.

Paris, Crochard, 1832. No wrappers. In: "Annales de Chimie et de Physique", 2e Series, vol. 51, Cahier 3. With titlepage to vol. 51.Pp. 225-336 a. 1 engraved plate. (Entire issue offered with titlepage to vol. 51). Wöhler a. Liebig's paper: pp. 273-308 a.1 engraved plate - Berzeliu's paper: pp. 308-314. Some scattered brownspots. First apperance, but together with the publication in Liebig's Annalen the same year, of Wöhler and Liebig's milestone paper in which they brought order to the complexity of organic compounds. The paper was followed with berzelius' letter in which he praised the authors for their remarkable work and he indicates how their compounds could be represented by formulas. The paper initiated a search for common radicals in other organic compounds from chemists all over the world."The first significent step in finding the order behind the bewildering complexity of organic compounds was made by Wöhler and Liebig in their joint researc on benzaldehyde (oil of bitter almonds) and its derivatives. Here for the first time it was clealy seen that a group of atoms could remain intact throughout a series of reactions and function as a whole - as a radical..... Gay-Lussac's researches on cyanogen confirmed the possibility of the existence of organic radicals, but they first became really significant with the this study of Wöhler and Liebig." (Leicester & Klickstein "A Source Book in Chemistry 1400-1900", pp. 312 ff.).Parkinson "Breakthroughs" 1832 C. - The issue contains also an importent paper by PIERRE JEAN ROBIQUET "Nouvelles Observations sur les principaux Produits de l'Opium", pp. 225-266, which constitute the ISOLATION OF CODEINE. - Garrison & Morton: 1853.

Cont. hcalf, richly gilt back. Back with a little wear and first inner hinge broken. Corners bumped. (4),524 pp. Register ends with the letter "R", and lacks obviously "S" onwards. First edition.

Stockholm, J. P. Lindh, 1795. 8vo. Two volumes both uncut in the original blank wrappers. Light soiling to wrappers and a few tear with minor loss of paper to capitals. Previous owner's name to half titles and initials to title-pages. Two small stamps to title-pages. Internally with light occassional brownpostting. (4), XLIII, (1), 392 pp. + 3 folded engraved plates; 474, (7) pp. + 2 folded engraved plates. First Swedish edition, revised and enlarged, of "Conspectus praelectionum academicarum continens fundamenta astronomiae", which appeared in 1779. The work was praised by notable figures such as Bernoulli, D’Alembert and Lalande. The original Latin edition was used in Europe well into the 19th century.

Large 4to. Loose as issued, with all orig. wrappers in publisher's portfolio and slip-case. No 42 of 162 "tirés sur velin d'Arches", a total of 220.

Halle, Waisenhaus=Buchhandlung, 1790-92. Bound to style in 2 recent marbled boards, titlelabel on backs with gilt lettering. Small stamp on titlepages. VIII,456;VIII,568 pp. 4 leaves in volume 2 repaired for small tears, no loss of text. A faint dampstain in upper margins of the first ab. 20 leaves. First edition. Gren is well-known for his chemical works, which were well received and they continued to appear long efter his death in 1798. "Inspired by the example of his former teacher and patron Crell, Gren founded a periodical for the "mathematical and chemical branches of natural science." Under his editorship, the "Journal der Physik (1790-94)...became Germany's most exciting scientific jlurnal.." (DSB) Now it is known as "Annalen der Physik" (1799-present).

London, John Williams, 1839. 4to. Uncut in orig. full cloth, gilt lettering to spine. First inner hinge loose. Wear to top of spine.Spine faded. Stamps on foot og title-page. VII,373 pp. and 6 engraved plates (3 double-page and folding). Text clean and fine, some foxing to plates.

Helsingfors, F. Tilgmanns förlag, 1873. Lille folio-oblong. Originalt, rigt forgyldt, helshirtbd. Et par småskrammer og et hjørne lidt stødt, ellers meget velbevaret. Også med det farvetrykte titelblad. (4),VIII,(2),100 pp. samt 36 stålstukne prospekter fra Finland, alle med beskyttelsesblade. Indvendig ren og frisk, tekst såvel som plancherne.

New Haven, Hezekiah Howe & Co., 1835. Contemp. hcalf. Spine gilt and with gilt lettering. In "The American Journal of Science and Arts. Conducted by benjamin Silliman", Vol. 38 - July, 1835. VII,404 pp. (Entire volume offered). Dana's paper: pp. 250-262 and 1 engraved plate. A few marginal brownspots. Internally clean. First appearence of Dana' first paper on the classification of minerals which 2 years later became his great work "A System of Mineralogy" containing his famous and widely accepted classification system.Poggendorff I, 516.