Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Addresses and Reviews.
New York: Appleton, 1891. 589pp. 8vo, cloth; top & bottom of spine fraying and corners lightly bumped. New York: Appleton, 1891. Sixth Edition. Very good (-). More
New York: Appleton, 1891. 589pp. 8vo, cloth; top & bottom of spine fraying and corners lightly bumped. New York: Appleton, 1891. Sixth Edition. Very good (-). More
London: Henry S. King, 1872. Woodcut illustrations, 8vo, original decorative red cloth. London: Henry S. King, 1872. First Edition. Very good . This is a more popular presentation of subjects dealt with in Tyndall's classical work, The glaciers of the Alps, (1860), in which, through the direct application of the doctrine of regelation he had arrived at a satisfactory explanation of the nature of glacier motion. In the introduction Tyndall gives an eye-witness account of a "breaking out" of the..... More
New York: Appleton. 2 volumes, tall 8vo, 3/4 black morocco backed marbled boards, top edges gilt, untrimmed. Appleton, (no dat, circa 1880). Limited numbered edition. Very good(+). More
New York: Appleton, 1873. With an Appendix. Text illustrations, slim 12mo, original maroon decorative cloth. New York: Appleton, 1873. First Edition. Very good(+). The proceeds of these six lectures were devoted to the encouragement of science in the U.S. More
New York: Appleton, 1888. Illustrated. 8vo, decorative rust cloth. New York: Appleton, 1888. Second edition. Very good (+). Tyndall (1820-1893), in three conclusive investigations, ... put the polarity of bismuth and other diamagnetic bodies beyond question. Five years were devoted by him to the investigation of diamagnetism and the influence of crystalline structure and mechanical pressure upon the manifestations of magnetic force. (DNB). More
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