Search Results: History of Science from Wykeham Books

Tri-Service, London, first edition, 1989. Cloth, 8vo, 25 cm,. 330 pp. From the blurb: "You will find virtually every significant and important event in the history of flight in The Aerospace Chronology. Previously published as Milestones of Flight, the book has been fully up-dated and will be used as a standard reference work for all those involved in aviation or just interested in the aerospace world. The information is attractively and clearly arranged in a strictly chronological order and is generously illustrated with over 500 photographs. The period covered is from ancient times to the present. Whether you want to know when the first public sighting of the 'invisible' B-2A Stealth bomber took place (1988) or when Louis Bleriot made his first flight in the Type VH monoplane (1907), you will find the answer in The Aerospace Chronology. Valuable for professionals and enthusiasts alike, The Aerospace Chronology provides serious reference material which is not only accessible, but also… Read More

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, first edition, 1984. Cloth, blindstamped cover device, 8vo, 24 cm,. xii, 261 pp, 27 plates. From the blurb: " "The history of the Royal Society in the nineteenth century is published as a full-length account for the first time in this book. Dr Marie Boas Hall has meticulously explored this fascinating period, using the Royal Society's own records. In 1800 the Royal Society was a leisurely club for scientists, scholars/politicians and patrons of science and learning. More important, it was a centre for improving knowledge of the natural sciences, and adviser to the Government on scientific matters. By 1899 it was a prestigious society restricted to practising scientists of distinction. The first half of the book describes the manner of transition; the struggles and controversies among the most eminent scientists of the day. The second half concerns the emergence of the Royal Society as once again a leader of scientific opinion, as the recognised… Read More

A. Kröner, Stuttgart, 1961. Cloth, 8vo,. 710 pp. Short note on front free endpaper. Good in used and edgeworn dustwrapper.

Antiquarian Horological Society,. 43 issues, laminated illustrated wrappers, small 4to,. typically around 100-150 pages per issue, numerous ills. A complete unbroken run of this high-quality journal for the period March 2000-September 2010 ( Volume 25 No. 3 -Volume 32 No. 3 inclusive). . Each issue contains a number of articles by experts in the field, the AHS programme, news, letters and advertisements. Very Good clean copies.

Readers Union : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1955 reprint edition,. Cloth, 8vo, 22 cm,. 278 pp, plates. INDEX" inked on spine. Pencil notes filling rear endpaper, otherwise Good.

Princeton University Press, Princeton, first edition, 1997. Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,. xv, 302 pp. From the blurb: "The fascinating and widely popular subject of Astronomy is introduced m this engaging book in an unusually accessible way. In an historical perspective, warmly enriched by the special attention paid to the lives of the individuals involved, Professor Sir Robert Wilson presents an entirely non-mathematical introduction to Astronomy from the first endeavours of the ancients to the latest exciting developments in research enabled by cutting-edge technological advances. The book starts with the first serious observations by the Babylonians in 5000 BC (driven by astrology), then the Egyptians, followed by the great intellectual revolution of the Ancient Greeks in the first millennium BC which defined the basis of Astronomy (and science in general) for 2000 years. The second great intellectual explosion had to wait until the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries, when the basis for modern science… Read More

VUB Brussels University Press, Brussels, first edition, 2001. Illustrated boards, large 8vo, 31 cm,. 367 pp, ills (some colour), maps. From the publisher's description: "On 16 August 1897, captain Adrien de Gerlache left Antwerp for the Antarctic with an international crew on a robust three-master, the Belgica. This expedition was the first Antarctic expedition of a purely scientific nature and was also the first to overwinter in the austral polar night. On 10 March 1898 and for twelve months the Belgica got imprisoned in the ice. The icebound ship drifted over 3200 kilometers and was finally released on 14 March 1899 after great efforts. The Belgica expedition returned with an important scientific harvest and a complete annual cycle of observations. The ‘Belgica Expedition Centennial' discusses the historical context of the expedition as well as the actual research programme of Belgium in Antarctica. Near Fine.

Frederick Muller Limited, London, first edition, 1976. Cloth, 4to, 26 cm,. 160 pp. [The citizen of 1900] believed that he would travel by 200 m.p.h. monorail; would cross an ocean in giant passenger submarines; or would even travel beneath it in huge sub-oceanic pneumatic tubes linking one continent with another. He also believed that latent powers within himself, such as Mesmerism, telepathy, animal magnetism, would be harnessed to accomplish feats dreamed of, but never achieved by the visionaries of the past. It was a time of optimism when anything and everything seemed possible. Writers felt free to let their imaginations run riot, and this was the heyday of H. G. Wells, Jules Verne and Conan Doyle. But as this collection shows, many other imaginative writers were also at work, giving their stories scientific twists which are often as daring as they are dramatic. Several ingredients of later science fiction here make their first appearance, gaining additional impact from the period setting. The… Read More

Reprinted from Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London Vol 20, No. 1, June 1965. Printed wrappers, 8vo,. 9-27 pp, 2 plates. Inscribed on the front wrapper "Bernard Cohen, with every good wish from Percy Andrade". Good.

British Society for the History of Science, London, original journal issues, 1962-2003. Printed wrappers, 8vo, 25 cm,. approximately 130 pp per issue. A near-complete run of this important international journal from the first issue in June 1962 to Issue 131 in September 2003 (lacking the 3 issues for 1982 and the 4 issues for 2002). The British Journal for the History of Science / BJHS. publishes scholarly papers and review articles on all aspects of the history of science, which is interpreted widely to include medicine, technology and social studies of science. BJHS papers make important and lively contributions to scholarship and the journal has been an essential library resource for more than thirty years. It is also used extensively by historians and scholars in related fields. A substantial book review section is a central feature. Very Good.

British Association, London, first edition, 1922. Cloth, 8vo, 22 cm,. vii, 318 pp, plates. Some corners folded, one or two small tears to margins, some pencil sidelining and underlining, endpapers browned, otherwise Good.

Dept. of plant Science, Leeds, first edition, 1976. Printed wrappers, spiral-bound, large 8vo, 30 cm,. [30] pp. From the introduction: "Having wasted a lot of time searching through the volumes of The Naturalist for particular items of bryology, it occurred to me that an index of bryological references vould be of the utmost value. This work of extraction has been in progress for several years, and I now present the result to bryologists in the hope that they will find it of some use and interest. It will be noted that there are three indices: (1) Localities for which lists of species are given; (2) Species (the more important references only); (3) Obituaries of bryologists. Weappers somewhat soiled, otherwise Good.

Leo S. Olschki, Firenze, first edition, 1954. Printed wrappers, 8vo, 25 cm,. vii, 394, [1] pp,16 plates, 89 ills. Copy No. 217. Elegant booklabel on front inside wrapper, rear wrapper chipped with some edge-loss, contents agetoned, otherwise Good. Tipped-in at the front is the front panel and blurb of a dustwrapper from the hardcover version of the book.

Sotheby & Co., unillustrated auction cataloguefor the sale held on 16th to 18th July 1951. Yellow printed wrappers, 8vo, 25 cm,. 72 pp. 867 lots. ... comprising a selection from the extensive scientific library of the late Professor Sir D'Arcy Thompson, C.B., F.R.S. (sold by order of the executors) including rare and curious books on mathematics, navigation, medicine & surgery, & various branches of natural history; a library of standard XIX century literature, finely printed and illustrated books, etc., the property of the late Sir Geoffrey R. Clarke, K.C.I.E., C.S.I. (sold by his testamentary direction); a library of English books printed since 1920, principally in first or limited editions, the property of W.G. Campbell, Esq. of Brentwood; an exceptional collection of George Meredith's works and of Meredithiana, the property of Messrs. Constable & Co., Ltd.; a small collection of the writings of Rudyard Kipling, the property of Anthony Brunner, Esq.; and other… Read More

W. & R. Chambers, London, 1985 reprint of 1951 first edition. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. vi pp, 500 columns, many ills. Entries of about 150-250 words each. Good.

Offprint from the Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. Printed wrappers, 4to,. pp 771-788, plates. Reprinted from Obituary Notices of Fellows of The Royal Society, Volume 4, November 1944. From the text: "If we look through the bibliography of Boys' work we find that after his research on gravitation was completed and he had given up his appointment at South Kensington, he turned his attention in the main to applied science, and his subsequent contributions to pure science were minor ones, dealing almost entirely with details of apparatus and experimental methods. Exception should be made of his well known demonstrations on soap bubbles including the Rainbow Cup. These have fascinated many audiences - juvenile and adult, but they are entirely eclipsed in importance by his determination of the constant of gravitation and it is by this and by his invention of quartz fibres that his name will chiefly be remembered. . Mild agetoning, otherwise Near Very Good.

English-Speaking Union, [London], n.d. but 1954. Printed wrappers within plain brown wrappers with typescript title, 8vo, 22 cm,. [11] pp. Page numbers written in ink, two ink notes on front wrapper.

Thoemmes Press, Bristol, 2001 reprint of the 1839-40 edition. 9 vols, cloth, 22 cm. xiv, 475 pp, [1] folded leaf + xii, 466 + xvi, 343 + xx, 376, [4] pp, 12 pp of plates+ xv, 527 + xi, 364 pp, 10 pp of plates+ xiii, 391+ viii, 365 + viii, 365 pp. The introduction is a revised version of David Knight's article, 'Humphry Davy: science and social mobility', which originally appeared in Endeavour, Vol.24, no.4 (2000), p.165-169. Contents: Vol.1 : Memoirs of the life of Sir Humphry Davy.Vol.2 : Early miscellaneous papers, from 1799 to 1805 with an introductory lecture, and outlines of letures on chemistry, delivered in 1802, and 1804. Vol.3 : Chemical and philosophical, chiefly concerning nitrous oxide, or dephlogisticated nitrous air, and its respiration. Vol.4 : Elements of chemical philosophy : as regards the laws of chemical changes : undecompounded bodies and their primary combinations. Vol.5 :Bakerian lectures and miscellaneous papers from 1806 to 1815. Vol.6 :Miscellaneous papers and… Read More

Methuen & Co. Ltd, London, first edition, 1973. Cloth, 8vo, 22 cm,. 306 pp. From the blurb: "Burnt as a heretic in Rome, in 1589, Giordano Bruno remained until recently a heroic, but shadowy figure. Even today his philosophical system is rarely explored; indeed his confused discourses confront the reader with difficulties scarcely paralleled in the works of any other philosopher. Paul-Henri Michel here outlines Bruno's cosmology. It is his fundamental thesis that Bruno's effusions do embody a systematic philosophy of Nature; and after sketching his career and sources and discussing the textual problems, he takes in order the recurring motifs of the dialogues and poems. 'Students have long felt the need for an orderly survey such as the patient scholar-ship of M. Michel has now provided .... The book is thoroughly documented, the chapters being supplemented by notes and illustrative quotations.' - Annals of Science." A translation of "La cosmologie de Giordano… Read More

The Arcadia Press, London, limited edition, 1970. Limited edition of 265 numbered copies, signed by the author. Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf in full brown morocco, with orange and brown onlays to front board, gilt spine-titles, raised bands, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, 4to, in original linen box with leather spine-labels,. 280 pp, numerous plates (some colour) and ills. A sumptuous de luxe edition of Moorehead's gripping account of the Beagle Expedition, produced form the sheets of Hamish Hamilton's 1969 trade edition. Copy No. 202, signed by the author. Fine in box which is partly sunned.