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(Leipzig, Barth),1912. 8vo. No wrappers. In: "Annalen der Physik IV, Bd. 38", No 7. Pp.249-472 a. 3 plates. (Entire issue offered). Einstein's papers: pp. 355-369 and pp. 443-458. Clean and fine. Both papers in first edition, and they are considered as the first appearance of a Nonlinear Field Equation for Gravitation. "Einstein published two remarkable memoirs in 1912 which were efforts to construct a complete theory of gravitation incorporating the equivalence principle. In these memoirs Einstein supposed that the gravitational field can be characterized completely by one function, the local speed of light, analogous to the Newtonian description, where only the gravitational potential appears. By an extraordinary argument he extended the potential equation of Newton...In his second Memoir in 1912, he used the equivalence principle to show the influence of a static gravitational field on electromagnetic and thermal processes." (DSB IV p.320 ff). - Weil No. 47 and 48.

Lübeck, Ulricus Wetsteinius, 1670. Lacking printed wrappers, bookblock only. (120) pp. 8vo. Text in Latin and German. Samuel Rachel (1628-91), German jurist, diplomat and professor in moral philosphy. At thesis on duels and their legality including the Royal resolution on duels from 1668.

Berlin, Mittler u. Sohn, 1867. Lex8vo. Textvol. bound in cont. hcalf, back rubbed. Beilage-vol. cont. hcloth. VII,729 pp. and 54 partly folded "Anlagen", incl. fold. map. (9 Anlagen bound with text in the textvolume).

Geneve, Antoine Philibert, 1750. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and blind-tooled ornamentation spine. Ex-libris (Carl Juel, Danish statesman and owner of Valdemar's Castle) to verso of front board. Light wear to extremities, otherwise a fine and clean copy. 24, 215 pp. The Geneva-edition of the French translation of this interesting treatise which devotes a large part to the trade with American plantations and contains discussions of British trade with Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and New England. First published in 1729, the work was frequently reprinted throughout the eighteenth-century. Translated by J.B. de Secondat, son of Montesquieu.

Kiøbenhaffn, Melcior Martzan og Jørgen Holst, 1652. 4to. Samt. helldrbd. Ryg fornyet omkr. 1850. Titelkobberet mangler. (38),858,(1) pp. + Tractat Offuer alle de Caldsmaal oc Bøder...1652. 49 pp. Nogle svage skjolder, særlig i starten, spredte brunpletter. Enkelte tilskrifter i gl. hånd. Anden, stærkt forøgede udgave af den første dansk-norske juridiske lærebog. - Bibl. Danica I:640.

Weimar, Landes=Industrie=Comptoirs, 1806. Unbound, but stitched. VIII,191 pp. and 1 large folded engraved map "Charte von Corfu und von dem Territorium Butrinto..." First German edition. (Bibliothek der neuesten und wichtigsten Reisebeschreibungen...hrsg. von M.C. Sprengel, fortgesetzt von T.F. Ehrmann, 33. Bd.: 3. Theil).

Copenhaque, C. Philibert, 1768-65. 4to. 2 samt. helldrbd. i flammet kalv, rygge med 5 ophøjede bind og rig rygforgyldning. Titel-og tomefelter i skind. (8),451,(1);480 pp. Få ubetydelige brunpletter. Trykt på skrivepapir. Frisk velbevaret eksemplar. Originaludgaven. Værket blev fortsat.

(Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1842). No wrappers. In: In "Annalen der Physik und Chemie. Hrsg. von J.C. Poggendorff", Ergänzungsband (Nach Bd. LI einzuschalten), Stück 1. With titlepage to the volume (Erg.-Bd.). Pp. 1-192 a. 3 plates. (Entire issue offered). Wheatstones paper: pp. 1-48. Brownspots to inner margin on the first page, otherwise clean. Stamp to titlepage and verso of plates. First appearance in German of this classic paper in physiological optics in which Wheatstone discovered the stereoscopic vison of the human eye.Stereopsis was first described by Wheatstone in 1838 (published first in the Transactions). In 1840 he was awarded the Royal Medal of the Royal Society for his explanation of binocular vision, a research which led him to make stereoscopic drawings and construct the stereoscope. He showed that our impression of solidity is gained by the combination in the mind of two separate pictures of an object taken by both of our eyes from different points of view. Thus, in the stereoscope, an arrangement of lenses or mirrors, two photographs of the same object taken from different points are so combined as to make the object stand out with a solid aspect. Sir David Brewster improved the stereoscope by dispensing with the mirrors, and bringing it into its existing form with lenses."As the inventor of the stereoscope, later developed by Brewster, Wheatstone found himself - to his own surprise - the first since Leonardo da Vinvi to discuss depth perception in terms of the different image received by the eye..."(DSB XIV, p. 290).Garrison & Morton No. 1498. Also with K.E. von baer "ueber das Klima von Sitcha und den russischen besitzungen an der Nordwestküste von Amerika", pp. 129-154.

Kbhvn., Joachim Schmedtgen, 1703. 4to. Smukt hldrbd. med rig rygforgyldning (fra ca 1850). (22),160,(2),80 pp. Kierlighedsbrevene har særskilt titelblad. Første titelblad i rød/sort er repareret i nederste højre hjørne med tab af enkelte bogstaver. - Første danske oversættelse. Bibl.Dan. IV:126.4to. Beautiful half calf with richly gilt spine (ab. 1850). (22),160,(2),80 pp.

London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1812. 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1812. With titlepage to the year 1812 - Part I. Pp. 370-377. Light yellowing to titlepage. First appearance of the paper in which Wollaston explains his invention and function of photography's first lens, the Wollaston Meniscus, invented more than 25 years before the first photography appeared."Wollaston developed the first lens specifically for camera lens called Wollaston's meniscus lens, or just meniscus lens, in 1812. The lens was designed to improve the image projected by the camera obscura. By changing the shape of the lens, Wollaston was able to project a flatter image, eliminating much of the distortion that was a problem with many of that day's biconvex lenses" (DSB).

Cont. hcalf, raised bands, gilt. Titlelabel gilt. Engraved frontisp., engraved titlevign. XII,254 pp. On good paper, clean.

Helsingør, Kongel. allene privil. Bogtrykkerie, 1767. Lille 8vo. Samtidigt hellæderbind i flammet kalv. Rig, men svag, rygforgyldning. Forgyldt titeletiket. nederste kapitæl slidt. Ryg med brugsspor. (16),470,(2) pp. Trykt på skrivepapir. Lettere brugsspor. First Danish edition of Young's "The Complaint: Or Night Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality."

Amsterdam, Desordes, 1697 et La Haye, van Dole, 1699. Bound in one contemp. full vellum. Handwritten titles on spine. Engraved portrait. (2),186 pp. + Pilham: Engraved portrait. (14),283,(9) pp. Bothe works fine and clean, printed on good paper.

Wien, Carl Gerold, 1827. Later clothhbacked blank covers. Stamps on title-page. 40 pp. and 1 large folded lithographed plate. Describing the invention of a new instrument for perspectivistic drawing.

Leipzig u. Grimma u. Wurzen, 1852-55. Lex8vo. Bound in 3 contemp. hcloth., blindtoolings to spine. Stamp on titlepages. Ca 3.300 pp. and 36 steelengraved portraitplates. Titlepages a bit brownspotted, otherwise fine with only a few scattered brownspots.

Paris, Fortin, Masson et Cie, 1841. 8vo. Contemp. hcalf, raised bands, gilt spine. Light wear along edges. Small stamps on verso of titlepage. In: "Annales de Chimie et de Physique", 3e Series - Tome 1. 512 pp. a. 3 folded engraved plates (showing experimental apparatus).Small stamp to verso of plates. (The entire volume offered). Dumas & Stas' paper: pp. 1-59. Clean and fine. First appearance in full of this paper, stating the correct weight of the carbon atom, which had profound influence on the development of organic chemistry. The first announcement (in extrait) came out in Comptes rendus, Tome Xi, 1840."From 1840 onward he carried out an important revision of the atomic weights of thirty elements. His most valuable contribution in this field was his very precise determination of the atomic weight of carbon (jointly with his pupil Stas) in 1840.2 A previously accepted weight, determined by Berzelius as C = 12.20 (O = 16), was shown to be incorrect. Dumas proved that C = 12±.002 (O = 16) or C = 75 (O = 100). The analysis was made by burning diamond and artificial and natural graphite in oxygen; the carbon dioxide formed was weighed in potash solution. The results were in close agreement. The "new" weight of carbon had a great effect on the progress of organic chemistry."(DSB).The volume contains further notable papers by Gerhardt et Cahours "Recherches chimiques sur les huiles essentitielles", pp. 60-110, by Laurent, Boussingault, Regnault, Dulong, Melloni et al.

Hamburg, Christiani Liebezeit, 1707. Contemp. full calf. Richly gilt spine with gilt lettering. Engraved portrait (Graevius). (14),637 pp. A small cut in blank paper on titlepage (a name removed), no loss. Internally fine. The first edition.

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd., (1963). 8vo. Orig. full red cloth w. gilt lettering to spine. Minor bumping to capitals. Orig. blue dust-jacket in excellent coondition, not price-clipped. 259, (1) pp. W. the publishing slip statin: "With the Compliments of George Allen & Unwin, Publication date 21st March." The first edition of Findlay's important collection of essays on language, mind, value, God, mathematics etc, from the library of W.O.Van Quine, with his marginal annotation.John Niemeyer Findlay (1903-1987) was an important South African philosopher, who became professor of philosophy at several universities, including Yale, Boston and King's College in London. He plays a dominant role in the Anglo-American focus on continental philosophy and invokes a shift from the analytic tradition towards the continental classics of philosophy. At philosophical institutes that were traditionally governed by the analytic tradition in the 19th century with a focus on positivism, linguistics, philosophy of language and mind etc., Findlay stands out by reviving Hegelianism, championing phenomenology and putting focus on Idealism and classical authors. Initially inspired by Wittgenstein, he turns out a n outspoken critic of this main inspiration of analytic philosophy and comes to severely criticize him and his followers. "Philosophical themes as diverse as Language, Mathematics, Value, Mind and God are among the topics discussed in this book. Some of the papers which have appeared previously in the form of articles have had a considerable influence, particularly those on Time, on Cambridge Philosophy, on Goedelian Sentences, on Morality by Convention and on the Non-existence of God. In general they represent a gradual move from a position where the influence of Wittgenstein is paramount, to a position where there is considerable criticism of linguistic philosophy and a growing interest in the approaches of Hegel and the phenomenologists. The collection includes papers on Hegel and on G.E. Moore which have not been previously published." (Inner front flap).An excellent association-copy from the library of one of the most important American and analytical philosophers of the 20th century. It is quite interesting to notice that Quine, who has contributed immensely to the fields of analytic philosophy and philosophical logic, has kapt this book, which advocates a thoroughly different approach to philosophy and claims that the importance of philosophy lies in another field than his, in his library. On page 158 Quine has written: "He should see W. ..(?)".

Weimar, Industrie-Comptoir, 1801 Bound in one contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine with gilt lettering. Spine a bit rubbed. X,(2),331;(2),326;(2),356,(2) pp. and 46 engraved plates, some folding. Some scattered brownspots.

Paris, Crochard, 1834. No wrappers. In: "Annales de Chimie et de Physique, Par MM. Gay-Lussac et Arago.", tome 57, Cahier Oct. Pp. 113-224 a. 1 folded engraved plate. (The entire issue offered with halftitle to tome 57). Avogadro's paper: pp. 113-148. Browning to halftitle. Smoe scattered brownspots. First printing of this paper in which Avogadro analyzed the connection between specific heats and atomic weights of chemical compounds and liquids after Dulong and Petit has announced their discovery of a relationship between heats and atomic weights of substances (the Law of Petit & Dulong). Avogadro tries to expands their law onto compounds as well.

London, Longmans, Huret etc., 1816-26. Bound in 4 modest (not professionally bound) full cloth. Uncut. Name cut from title in vol. one loosing the "An" in "An Introduction". Some offsetting to titles in vol. 3 and 4 from the engraved portraits. XXIII,517,(4),529,(3),V,(3),732,634,(2) pp., 30 engraved plates of which 5 are handcoloured. Some plates a little brownspotted, text in general clean and fine. Horn & Schenkling 11740. Nissen 2189.

Rom, Gio: Battista Bussotti, 1682. 4to. Contemp. full vellum. handwritten title to spine. A small stamp on title-page and last leaf. Engraved frontispiece (allegory of his murder in front of the altar). (12),198 pp. A bit of browning to a few quires, otherwise clean First edition of the first biography of the Danish king Knud IV who was slain by rebels in 1086. He was the first Dane to be canonized and was recognized by the Roman Catholic Church as patron saint of Denmark in 1101, under the name of San Canuto.

Oldenburg.Halle, o.J.(um 1810). Folio. Cont.hcalf. Contains 8 very nice engraved maps over Europe, handcoloured (45 x 50 cm each).

Paris, Levrault, Schoell et Cie, AN XIII (1805). 4to. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine.Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on spine. Stamps on title-page. X,290 pp., 15 folded engraved plates. Faint scattered brownspots. Rumpf,5888.

Lugd.Batavor.(Leiden), Franc.Hackium, 1647. 8vo. Nice cont.full vellum. Engr.title,(22),592,(24) pp.