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New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1926. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Book/Fair DJ. 124 Pp. Brown Cloth, Gilt. First American Edition, No Date, Printing Statement Indicates 1926 British Sheets Were Used. Book Is Somewhat Worn And Has Small Areas Of Fraying At Corners, Hinges Solid, Small Previous Owner's Name On Front Free Endpaper. Dj Worn, Bottom 40% Of Spine Chipped Away But Title And Author Remain, Small Edge And Corner Chips.
[Discovery of Dark Matter] "Rotation of the Andromeda Nebula from a Spectroscopic Survey of Emission Regions" and "Rotational properties of 21 SC galaxies with a large range of luminosities and radii, from NGC 4605 (R = 4 kpc) to UGC 2885 (R = 122 kpc)" by Rubin, Vera and Ford, Kent W - 1970, 1980
by Rubin, Vera and Ford, Kent W
[Discovery of Dark Matter] "Rotation of the Andromeda Nebula from a Spectroscopic Survey of Emission Regions" and "Rotational properties of 21 SC galaxies with a large range of luminosities and radii, from NGC 4605 (R = 4 kpc) to UGC 2885 (R = 122 kpc)"
by Rubin, Vera and Ford, Kent W
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First editions of the groundbreaking observations by Rubin and Ford showing that dark matter exists and controls the rotation of galaxies. Astrophysical Journal vol. 159 (1970) and 238 (1980). The first article showed the first observational evidence in the Andromeda galaxy, and the second article conclusive evidence that the same is seen in other galaxies. Ex-library.
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Investigations On The Theory Of The Brownian Movement (In Dust Jacket)
by Einstein, Albert
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The Physics Of The Earth's Crust - Second Edition, Revised [On Continental Drift]
by Fisher, Rev. Osmond [1817-1914]
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London / New York: Macmillan & Co. Ltd. (1889), 1891. Second Edition, With Appendix . Blue Cloth. Near Fine. 360 Pp, Title Page Indicates Second Edition, Dated 1889; This The Enlarged 1891 Issue, With 60 Pp Appendix At End, New Title Page Dated 1891. Second And Best Edition, With The 1891 Appendix, As Issued 1891. Fisher Described The Mechanism Of Plate Tectonics In 1881, Ascribing It To Convection Currents In The Earth's Molten Interior. This Work On Continental Drift Went Unnoticed Or Ridiculed, But Was More Consistent With Modern Science Than The Criticisms Of His Work. An Unopened Copy [Pages Still Attached Along Top Edge]. Black Endpapers Immaculate, Binding Firm, No Names Or Marks. Very Scarce.
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Astronomical Papers Prepared For The Use Of The American Ephemeris, Vol I (1882). (Containing):"On The Recurrence Of Solar Eclipses, With Tables Of Eclipses From B. C. 700 To A. D. 2300 (By Newcomb), "A Transformation Of Hansen's Lunar Theory, Compared With The Theory Of Delaunay" (By Newcomb And Meier), "Experimental Determination Of The Velocity Of Light Made At The United States Naval Academy, Annapolis" (By Michelson), "Catalogue Of 1098 Standard Clock And Zodiacal Stars" (By Newcomb), "On Gauss's Method Of Computing Solar Perturbations, With An Application To The Action Of Venus On Mercury" (By George W. Hill), "Discussion Of Observed Transits Of Mercury, 1677-1881" (By Newcomb)
by Newcomb, Simon (Editor And Author), John Meier, Albert A. Michelson, George W. Hill
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Washington: Bureau Of Navigation, Navy Department. , 1882. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Xiv, 487 Pp. Clean Pages, Slightly Aged, In A Modern Sturdy Blue Cloth Binding, Spine Gilt, By Tassinari Bros. Of Indian Orchard, Ma. Light Wear. Two New Hampshire Institutional Stamps. Simon Newcomb (1835 -1909) Was A Canadian-American Astronomer, Applied Mathematician And Autodidactic Polymath. Newcomb Visited Paris, France In 1870, Already Aware That The Table Of Lunar Positions Calculated By Peter Andreas Hansen Was In Error. While In Paris, He Realized That, In Addition To The Data From 1750 To 1838 That Hansen Had Used, There Was Further Data Stretching As Far Back As 1672, And Newcomb Used The "New" Data To Revise Hansen's Tables. In 1878, Newcomb Started Planning For A New And Precise Measurement Of The Speed Of Light, Using A Refinement Of The Method Of Léon Foucault. A Letter From Albert Abraham Michelson Began A Long Collaboration And Friendship. In 1880,…
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Recherches sur la Constitution des Spectra d'Émission des Éléments Chimiques. Kongl. SV. Vet. Akademiens Handlinger Band 23. No. II.
by Rydberg, J. R.
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Stockholm: Kongl. Boktryckeriet. P. A. Norstedt & Söner, 1890. Tall quarto (300 x 230 mm). Recent burgundy quarter morocco, marbled boards, titles to spine gilt. Title page just a little toned. Excellent condition. First edition of this significant work in which Rydberg lays out the empirical formulae governing the frequencies of spectral lines, a precursor to Bohr's development of the quantum theory. A handsomely bound copy in excellent condition. Johannes Rydberg (1854-1919) was a Swedish physicist at Lund University who studied atomic masses and electromagnetic radiation; inspired by Mendeleev's periodic table, he was convinced that the electromagnetic spectra emitted by atoms could provide insight into atomic structure and theory. "Notwithstanding the imperfect spectroscopic tables then at his disposal, Rydberg discovered most of the important properties of series spectra, including the relation between corresponding series in the spectra of related elements, and foreshadowed discoveries which…
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MEMOIR'S (sic) FOR A NATURAL HISTORY OF ANIMALS. Containing The Anatomical Descriptions of Several Creatures Dissected By The Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris. Englished by Alexander Pitfeild, Fellow of the Royal Society.: To Which is added an ACCOUNT of the Measure of a Degree of a great Circle of the Earth, Published by the Same Academy, and Englished By Richard Waller, S.R.S."
by Perrault, Claude
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Quarto (12 by 8 1/4 inches) London: "Printed by Joseph Streater, and are to be Sold by T. Basset, at the George in Fleet-Street. J Robinson, at the Golden Lyon in St. Paul's Church-Yard. B. Ayimer, at the Three Pigeons over against the Royal-Exchange. Job. Southby at the Harrow in Cornhil. And by W. Canning, in the Temple." 1688. (16) 267 (12) & (3) 40 pages.TWO works bound together, as published, in original full mottled calf, with raised bands and gilt ornaments on spine.
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Art de la Verrerie, de Neri, Merret et Kunckel: Auquel on a Ajouté Le Sol Sine Veste d'Orschall; L'Helioscopium videndi sine Veste Solem Chymicum; Le Sol non Sine Veste; Le Chapitre XI. du Flora Saturnizans de Henckel, sur la Vitrification des Végétaux
by Holbach, Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron, translator
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Paris: Durand, Pissot, 1752. Hardcover. Very Good. Title page continued: "Un Mémoire sur la Maniere de faire le Saffre; Le Secret des Vraies Porcelaines de Chine & de Saxe. Ouvrages ou l'on trouvera la maniere de faire le Verre & le Crystal, d'y porter des Couleurs, d'imiter les Pierres Prétieuses, de préparer & colorer les Emaux, de faire la Potasse, de Peindre sur le Verre, de préparer des Vernis, de composer des Couvertes pour les Fayances & Poteries, d'extraire la Couleur Pourpre de l'Or, de contrefaire les Rubis, de faire le Saffre, de faire & peindre les Porcelaines, &c. Traduits de l'allemand, par M. D***." [4], lv, [1], 629, [3] p., 16 leaves of copperplate engravings, including the frontispiece (most folded); 26 cm. Contemporary full calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Orange leather spine label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title; gilt-tooled decoration in other…
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An essay on electricity, explaining the principles of that useful science; and describing the instruments, Contrived Either to Illustrate the Theory, or Render the Practice Entertaining. Illustrated with six plates. To which is added, a letter to the author, from Mr. John Birch, Surgeon, on the Subject of Medical Electricity. By the late George Adams, Mathematical Instrument maker to his Majesty, &c. The fifth edition, with corrections and additions, by William Jones, Mathematical Instrument Maker [Uncut]
by ADAMS, George (1750-1795)
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London: printed by J. Dillon, and Co. for, and sold by, W. and S. Jones, Opticians, Holborn, 1799. Early Reprint. Paper-Covered Boards. Fine. Fifth (and most desirable) Edition of this seminal work on electricity and its applications (first published 1784), with corrections and additions by William Jones. 8vo: xiv[bound out of sequence],594pp, with six copper-engraved plates. Tall, uncut, wide-margined copy, completely unsophisticated, in original drab grey boards, beige paper spine, printed paper label. An exemplary example, binding square and tight; pages, clean fresh and bright. Wheeler Gift 519b. Adams came from a family of makers of scientific instruments and globes, and was Mathematical Instrument-Maker to His Majesty George III. In the 1780s, he began publishing a series of illustrated texts dealing with the physical sciences. Following close on the heels of Essay on Electricity were Essays on the Microscope (1787), Astronomical and Geographical Essays (1789), Geometrical and Graphical Essays…
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L'USAGE DES GLOBES CELESTES ET TERRESTRES, ET DES SPHERES, SUIVANT LES DIFFERENS SYSTEMES DU MONDE. PRÉCEDÉ D'UN TRAITÉ DE COSMOGRAPHIE, OÙ EST EXPLIQUÉ AVEC ORDRE TOUT CE QU'IL Y A PLUS CURIEUX DANS LA DESCRIPTION DE L'UNIVERS, SUIVANT LES MEMOIRES & OBSERVATIONS DES PLUS HABILES ASTRONOMES & GEOGRAPHES. . .
by Bion, Nicolas
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Paris: Chez l'auteur... Laurent d'Houry... Jean Boudot, libraire..., 1699. 12mo. [18],300;112 pp. plus 26 plates (three folding). Contemporary speckled calf, spine richly gilt, gilt leather label, raised bands, edges rouged. Light institutional inkstamp in title page. 18th-century inscription in titlepage and signature of Theophile Leonard in title page and final page of the dedication. Occasional 18th-century marginalia. Minor wear. Near fine. First edition of the first major work of Nicolas Bion, complete with 26 plates of terrestrial and celestial maps, diagrams, and images of globes. Bion (ca. 1652-1733) was a Paris-based cosmographer and maker of mathematical and astronomical instruments, holding the title of "king's engineer for mathematical instruments" under Louis XIV (DSB II, pp. 132-1330). A landmark in its field.
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Contributions to Electricity and Magnetism: No. I Description of a Galvanic Battery for producing Electricity of different Intensities by Joseph Henry [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, vol. 5 New Series, Article IX]
by Henry, Joseph
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Philadelphia: Printed by James Kay, Jun. & Brother, 1837. Very Good. [6] p., 1 leaf of an engraved plate; 29 cm. Disbound from a larger volume. Read before the Society on Jan. 14, 1835. The plate was drawn by S. Rufus Mason and engraved by J. Yeager. Joseph Henry (1797-1878), one of the founding fathers of electrical technology, was the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. In this paper he describes his construction in 1833 and 1834 of a large galvanic battery for the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University). Very scarce. In Very Good Condition: disbound from a larger volume; last leaf is detached from remainder; shadow from plate onto first page of text; otherwise, clean and bright.
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Vergleichende Anatomie der Wirbeltiere: Die Zauneidechse. Lacerta agilis. [Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates: Sand Lizard. Lacerta agilis.]
by Schmid, Bastian
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Munich: J. F. Schreiber & Deutsche Hochbild-Gesellschaft, c. 1920s. Painted plaster anatomical relief display in wooden frame (240 x 302 mm). Printed paper label to the rear. Housed in the original box with the stamp of the publisher's archive and two handwritten labels - one giving the name of the display and the other reading "F22". Also with the original tissue-covered cotton insert to protect the relief. Some minor spots and scuffs to the frame. Slight damage to the paper backing of the frame not affecting the its integrity. Some wear to the box. Excellent condition. Uncommon, early-20th century anatomical relief of the European lizard species Lacerta agilis (the sand lizard, here called the fence lizard). The publisher's archive copy, in excellent condition in the original box. This relief was one of a series produced for schools, Vergleichende Anatomie der Wirbeltiere (Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates), designed by the German behavioural scientist and educational writer Bastian Schmid…
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Marktech Optoelectronics Data Book
by Marktech International
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Menands, NY, USA: Marktech International, Corp., 8888. 9840 20M : Circa late 80's-90's, Very Good condition Softcover Quarto, no date anywhere in this book, 1st edition presumed. Light edgewear of the wraps. Interior unmarked and tight.. 1st Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. Book.
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A Beginner's Guide to True BASIC to Accompany Exploring Macintosh: Concepts in Visually Oriented Computing
by Abitabile, John; Abernethy, K
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NY: J. Wiley. Poor; Covers heavily creased and water-damaged with portions of lift-off . on front cover, water stains at outer margins of text, some highlighting. . Large tear across front cover appears to have been glued with some . yellowish adhesive.. 1989. Softcover. 0471500798 . A scarce copy of this early Macintosh computer programming manual that unfortunately looks as if Homer Simpson used it as a coaster next to his nuclear plant computer keyboard. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 259 pages .
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Panama: And The Canal In Pictures and Prose
by Willis J. Abbot
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This book is an antique but it is in poor condition. The binding is loose and peeling off the spine of this book. The cover is worn substantially on the edged, corners and all over. The previous owners name is written on the inside front board and the front end page. The inside pages are yellowed and tanned and the page is torn. "A complete story of Panama, as well as the history, purpose and promise of its world famous canal - the most gigantic engineering undertaking since the dawn of time. Approved by leading officials connected with the great enterprise. Profusely illustrated by over 600 unique and attractive photographs taken expressly for this book by our special staff." - Panama
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LUNAR IMPACT: A HISTORY OF PROJECT RANGER
by Hall, R. Cargill
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Washington D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Very Good. 1977. Trade Paperback. Book is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, mild offsetting to front cove & spiner, light creasing to front cover, mild soiling to covers else a bright and solid copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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Lahey Personal Fortran Toolkit Reference Manual : Revision B
by Editors
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Incline Village, NV, USA: Lahey Computer Systems, Inc., 1990. Very Good Minus condition Stapled Softcover Octavo, 1990, Revision B, June 1990. Edgewear of wraps, with creases along spine edge. Interior unmarked and tight.. 3rd Edition. Paperback. Very Good -. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Book.
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Lahey Blackbeard Editor Reference Manual : Revision A 1990
by Editors
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Incline Village, NV, USA: Lahey Computer Systems, Inc., 1990. Good condition Spiral Bound Softcover Octavo, Revision A, June 1990. Edgewear of wraps, with creasing at fold-over rear flap. Interior unmarked and solid.. 2nd Edition. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Book.
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A General Approach to the Analysis of Holographic Optical Systems for Stress Analysis
by Sanford, Robert Joseph
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Robert Joseph Sanford. Good. 1971. Hard Cover. An original dissertation. Contents include: General Theory of the Holographic Polariscope, Application of the Theory to Specific Cases, Holographic Circular Polariscope for a light Field, Holographic Polariscope for a dark field, photoelastic interferometry using a holographic polariscope, interpretation of fringes in stress-holo-interferometry, differential stress-holo-interferometry, computer simulated stress-optic patterns. Illustrated with drawings and charts; Ex-Library .
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Advanced Materials III, Proceedings of the Special Symposium on Advanced Materials, High Tech Materials, 1991, Nagoya Japan
by Imura, Toru and Hiroshi Fujita [eds]
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Joint Committee for Advanced Materials Research, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. blue cloth with gilt titles and decorations. corner bump.197pp..
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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre
by Traven, B
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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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Thinking through Technology: The Path between Engineering and Philosophy
by Carl Mitcham
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