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An very good copy of volume five of Huxley's collected essays. Leather spine and corners with marbled boards - front and back endpapers also marbled.

A wonderful mixture of science and autobiography. Hamilton introduces each of these scientific papers with fascinating background biographical material, making this book one of the most readable collections of cutting-edge science ever published.

A collection of the many essays and lectures by Darwin's stalwart defender, Huxley, on the subject of evolution.
Ex-Library mark on spine and library stamp on inside front cover - otherwise in very good condition - essentially unread. No markings in the text.

A very nice volume of an extensive 19th century popular science partwork - The Museum of Science and Art - from the age of optimism."The 'Museum of Science and Art' is the most valuable contribution that has ever been made to Scientific Instruction of every class of society" - Sir David Brewster.....( Brewster of the Brewster Angle?)One hundred and Forty-Seven engravings. Front cover partly detached as shown - otherwise the binding is tight. Pages unmarked throughout. Some foxing on endpapers, otherwise very good.First owners bookplate inside front cover "Godding MBS".Includes fascinating ads at the back.

Morgan began working with Drosophila melanogaster in 1911 in the famous "Fly Room" at Columbia University. This is a fascinating 1919 summary of his work which quickly confirmed the notions of Mendel, and rapidly expanded the young science of Genetics to go far beyond them.In original publishers red cloth over boards. Inlayed gilt lettering on spine. Solid binding, all pages intact with no underlining, highlighting or notes. No foxing.

A detailed account of the science of radioactivity c. 1913. The discovery and purification of the radioactive elements. Analysis of the emanations. The transmutation of radioactive elements. The half-life of the radioactive elements. The radioactive gases. The properties of the Alpha, Beta and Gamma rays. With many diagrams of the experimental apparatus and tables of results.
Photographs of spectra etc., clould chamber photo showing particle tracks
Discussion of a revised "age of the earth" due to the newly discovered heating effect of radioactive breakdown in rock.
Descriptions of reckless experiments with Radium and its effect on the skin.
The book is in very good condition, some shelf ware at the top and bottom of the spine, otherwise the binding is solid and text pages unmarked. Prevoius owner "D. C. Rose, Cauis College Cambridge" autograph on flyleaf.

A key book from a fascinating moment in the history of the science of genetics. Weismann summerises and criticises the various current theories of inheritance - Darwin, Lamarck, Nagelli. Exposition of Weismann's germ plasm theory, somatic and germ cells, drawings of the stages of cell division showing what I think would be called chromosoms today - he calls them "loops". Diagrams of how these "loops" could be modified in inheritance. The 1866 work of Mendel was unknown at this time (1892) but repeated or rediscovered by de Vries later in the 1890's.
The two volumes are in very good condition. Pages of the second volume uncut.

A very good copy. See the photographs for owners name on first page and some underlining on page 7 and 9. Otherwise in excellent condition throughout.

A critical moment in the history of science, when belief in the existence of the elusive ether was being abandoned and Planck had introduced the idea that energy came in discrete portions.
Lorentz considers the latest results concerning the mass of the electron, which appeared to depend on its velocity. See page 42...work of Kaufmann....
Black body radiation - page 75 "Wein's Law" - page 79 he discusses the Theory of Planck.
Line spectra - page 98 "Theory of the Zeeman-Effect", and on following pages he discusses the various series of spectral lines. (Balmer….)
Page 173 "Stokes's Theory of Aberration" (of light from a star)
Relativity: Page 193 "Michelson's Experiment". Page 194 ,,,the dimensions of a solid body change when it moves through the ether…Page 223 "Einstein's Theory". Page 225 …..stationary and moving clock time....
A very good copy, all pages intact, the binding is firm. The cover is very good except for a small split on the outside back hinge.
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A complet but fragile edition of this important historical work. A massive achievment by Chambers (of encyclopedia fame) , summerising scientific knowledge of the origin of the earth, plants, animals and man at the beginning of the Victorian age.
Fascinating sections on Astronomy, Geology, Evolution. Babbage's calculating engine as a kind of complex sequencer cf. evolution is discussed on page 254.
Front cover partly detached. Front three or four pages loose. Not much foxing but all pages rather brittle.

Description:Description: A very early detailed exposition of Genetic Theory. Includes translations of Mendel's papers at the end of the book.I believe this is a first edition, first printing, 1909. See photo - verso of tittle page states "Printed by John Clay at the University Press" only.Text block solid, inside hinges intact, with minimal foxing and all colour plates/tissue protectors intact. Cracking of the cover cloth at front and back hinge. Back cover has bottom corner bent and cracked. Creasing on bottom right of front cover. See my photographs. A clean copy - no owners names, stamps etc. throughout. Minimal foxing. Bateson was one of the rediscoverers of Mendel's neglected publications in 1900. He became an advocate for Mendelism in Britian. Today, it is clear that there is no conflict between the ideas of Mendel and those of Darwin. However, Bateson was not a "Darwinian" in that he did not believe in gradual change over eons was the true story of evolution. He was convinced that, if… Leer más

Description:A very solid first British edition/first printing (1863). The original cover is in particularly good condition. Some separation beginning between cover and flyleaves. Some chipping at bottom of contents page vii. Otherwise, all pages intact and bright for their age. I have provided many photos. Take a look.

A complete first edition, three volume set of the classic (and brilliant) summary of all the sciences as of 1837. Mentions Faraday, Cuvier, Lyle, and hundreds of others. Darwin had just returned on the Beagle in 1837 - so Pre-Darwin. Original calf bindings, all tight. Marbled inside covers and all text block edges. Original (19th century?) owners' signature in ink on all three title pages. Otherwise unmarked throughout. Foxing on end papers only (caused by adjacent marbling?). All text blocks complete and in very good condition.