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Collection of 7 offprints from Memoires de l'Academie des Sciences, as below. Antoine-Cesar and Alexandre-Edmond BECQUEREL.

BECQUEREL, Antoine-Cesar and Alexandre-Edmond.

Collection of 7 offprints from Memoires de l'Academie des Sciences, as below.

Paris: 1872. 4to, modern brown buckram, leather spine label; bookplate of Franz Sondheimer. (Paris, 1872-78). Fine. (1). (Edmond). Memoire sur l'Analyse de la Lumiere emise par les composes d'uranium phosphorescents..., 5 aout 1872. pp. 1-40; (2). (Antoine-Cesar). Premier Memoire sur le Mode d'Intervention de l'Eau et les Forces Electro-Motrices..., 7 juillet 1873. pp. 1-78; (3). (Antoine & Edmond). Memoire sur la Temperature de deux sols semblables...observee avec le thermometre electrique... 13 fevrier 1874. pp. 1-53. With 43pp. of temperature tables;... More

Price: $550.00

Item #39410

Fortgesezte Beschreibung einer sehr wirksamen Elektrisir-Maschine von ganz neuer Erfindung und einiger zur elektrischen Praxis gehorigen Werkzeuge mit angehangten Versuchen. Gottlieb Christoph BOHNENBERGER.

BOHNENBERGER, Gottlieb Christoph.

Fortgesezte Beschreibung einer sehr wirksamen Elektrisir-Maschine von ganz neuer Erfindung und einiger zur elektrischen Praxis gehorigen Werkzeuge mit angehangten Versuchen.

WITH: Zweyte Fortsezung. 2 works in 1. 10 folding copperplates, one in facsimile. 110, 138pp. 8vo, cont. boards (damaged); some worming on margins, no text damage. Stutgart: Johann Benedikt Mezler, 1786. First Editions. Two reports on the Walkiers de St. Amand electrical machine and various experiments conducted with it, by a German enthusiast. Between 1784 and 1791 Bohnenberger published seven reports on his scientific investigations in electricity. The Walkiers machine was also used by members of the Paris Academy of... More

Price: $600.00

Item #25253

Reactions de la Matiere Vivante et Non Vivante. Jagadis Chunder BOSE.

BOSE, Jagadis Chunder.

Reactions de la Matiere Vivante et Non Vivante.

Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1926. 192pp. (browned), tall slim 8vo, stiff green printed wrappers (rubbed). Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1926. VEry good. With the small ownership label of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More

Price: $85.00

Item #179522

Early Electrical Machines; The experiments and apparatus of two enquiring centuries (1600 to 1800 that led to the. Bern DIBNER.

DIBNER, Bern

Early Electrical Machines; The experiments and apparatus of two enquiring centuries (1600 to 1800 that led to the

Norwalk: Burndy Library, 1957. triumphs of the electrical age. Many Illus. including one large folding plate. 57pp. 4to, stiff pictorial wrs. Norwalk: Burndy Library, 1957. Very good. More

Price: $30.00

Item #280329

Oersted and the Discovery of Electromagnetism. Bern DIBNER.

DIBNER, Bern

Oersted and the Discovery of Electromagnetism

Norwalk: Burndy Library, 1961. Illustrated title page with illustrations and diagrams throughout. 47pp. Slim 4to, printed wrappers. Norwalk: Burndy Library, 1961. A very good(-) copy. More

Price: $17.50

Item #227977

Statement of Improvements in the Theory and Practice of the Science of Medicine. Thomas EWELL.

EWELL, Thomas.

Statement of Improvements in the Theory and Practice of the Science of Medicine.

Philadelphia: 1819. 168pp. age browned, tall 8vo, original boards, entirely uncut; (front cover detached, light foxing). Philadelphia: Bioren, Printed for the Author, 1819. Scarce. Good. Collected papers on a case of lunacy, aneurism, miasma and light, electricity, &. Austin 747. More

Price: $200.00

Item #124523

Radium, and Other Radio-Active Substances; Polonium, Actinium, and Thorium, with a consideration of Phosphorescent and Flourescent Substances, the Properties and Applications of Selenium and the Treatment of Disease by the Ultra- Violet Light. William J. HAMMER.

HAMMER, William J.

Radium, and Other Radio-Active Substances; Polonium, Actinium, and Thorium, with a consideration of Phosphorescent and Flourescent Substances, the Properties and Applications of Selenium and the Treatment of Disease by the Ultra- Violet Light.

New York: Van Nostrand, 1903. 41 illus. 72pp. + ads. Thin 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered cloth. New York: Van Nostrand, 1903. First Edition. Very good (+). Inscribed by the author. Hammer was an assistant to Thomas Edison and responsible for tests and records on incandescent lamps, later chief engineer of the Boston Edison Company and Edison's personal representative to the Paris Exposition of 1889. DAB. More

Price: $500.00

Item #116167

Lehrbuch der Elektrodiagnostik und Elektrotherapie, fuer Studirende und Aerzte. L. HIRT.

HIRT, L.

Lehrbuch der Elektrodiagnostik und Elektrotherapie, fuer Studirende und Aerzte.

87 text illus. 8vo, half leather. Stuttgart, 1893. More

Price: $40.00

Item #6909

Neurotransmitters. Proceedings of the Association December 4 and 5, 1970 New York, N.Y. Irwin J. KOPIN, ed.

KOPIN, Irwin J., ed.

Neurotransmitters. Proceedings of the Association December 4 and 5, 1970 New York, N.Y.

Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1972. 164 illustrations & 63 tables. 556pp. Tall 8vo, maroon cloth. Baltimore, 1972. Very good (+). Research Publications: Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Diseases. Vol. 50. More

Price: $45.00

Item #117521

De l'Influence Excitatrice de l'Electricite appliquee aux Organes de Secretion. Louis-Felix LARDEUR.

LARDEUR, Louis-Felix.

De l'Influence Excitatrice de l'Electricite appliquee aux Organes de Secretion.

Paris: Rignoux, 1859. 44 pages. Tall 8vo, modern wrappers. Paris: Rignoux, 1859. A very good copy, inscribed by the author. These pour le Doctorat en Medecine. Faculte de Medecine de Paris. More

Price: $45.00

Item #122223

Treatment of Vomiting by Electricity. Frederic LENTE.

LENTE, Frederic.

Treatment of Vomiting by Electricity.

15 pages. Slim 8vo, original pink printed wrappers; chipped. NY, 1874. Reprinted from D.r. Beard's "Archives of Electrology and Neurology" for Nov., 1874. More

Price: $25.00

Item #13397

An Attempt to Estimate Fatigue of the Cerebral Cortex When Caused by Electrical Excitation. A. G. LEVY.

LEVY, A.G.

An Attempt to Estimate Fatigue of the Cerebral Cortex When Caused by Electrical Excitation.

London: Journal of Psychiatry, 1901. 10 text figures, 19pp., 8vo, original orange printed wrappers. (London): Journal of Physiology, 1901. Very good (+). Author's presentation copy. Reprint from the "Journal of Physiology" More

Price: $50.00

Item #15021

Modern Views of Electricity. Oliver J. LODGE.

LODGE, Oliver J.

Modern Views of Electricity.

London: Macmillan, 1889. Illustrated. Small 8vo, original green cloth. London: Macmillan, 1889. First Edition. Very good (+). Nature Series. Old ownership signature on title page and new signature on flyleaf. More

Price: $200.00

Item #164670

Swope of G.E.: The Story of Gerard Swope and General Electric in American Business. David LOTH.

LOTH, David.

Swope of G.E.: The Story of Gerard Swope and General Electric in American Business

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1958. viii + 309pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper lightly chipped. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1958. A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More

Price: $22.50

Item #228069

Irascible Genius: The Life of Charles Babbage. Maboth MOSELEY.

MOSELEY, Maboth.

Irascible Genius: The Life of Charles Babbage.

Chicago: Henry Regnery, 1970. Foreword by B.V. Bowden. Illustrated. 288pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper rubbed and slightly worn. Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, (1970). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More

Price: $25.00

Item #228248

Ueber Diathermie (Transthermie, Thermopenetration). Karl Franz NAGELSCHMIDT.

NAGELSCHMIDT, Karl Franz.

Ueber Diathermie (Transthermie, Thermopenetration).

2 pages (pp. 2575-2576) IN: Muenchener Medizinische Wochenschrift, Vol. 56, No. 50. Tall 4to, modern wrappers. Muenchen, 1909. First Edition. Whole number offered entire. Father of Diathermy, Nagelschmidt employed high-frequency currents in treatment after the suggestions of Tesla and the work of Nernst, claiming priority over the latter in the use of this method. Nagelschmidt named his form of treatment "diathermy." GM 2007. More

Price: $75.00

Item #12497

Night of the Blackout, November 9, 1965. NEW YORK CITY BLACKOUT.

NEW YORK CITY BLACKOUT

Night of the Blackout, November 9, 1965

Stamford: Overbrook Press, 1965. 12pp. 8vo, pr. wrs., wrappers lightly soiled, small chip to back wrapper. Stamford: Overbrook Press, (1965). Reprint from the "The Talk of the Town" The New Yorker, November 20, 1965. More

Price: $27.50

Item #261349

L'Art des Experiences, ou, Avis aux Amateurs de la Physique, sur le Choix, la Construction et l'usage des Instruments. Abbe NOLLET.

NOLLET, Abbe.

L'Art des Experiences, ou, Avis aux Amateurs de la Physique, sur le Choix, la Construction et l'usage des Instruments.

Paris: Durand, 1770. 56 fine folding copperplates with several instruments depicted on each. 3 volumes.2 leaves in volume 3 repaired. 12mo, full mottled contemporary mottled calf, gilt spines, red leather labels, rubricated edges. Paris: P.E.G. Durand, 1770. Very good (+). Jean Antoine Nollet was a physicist and scientific instrument maker. He supplied instruments to Voltaire. This work, the author's last, "...offers the `amateur of physics' the distillation of forty years of attention to the `choice, construction and use of instruments.'"... More

Price: $1,250.00

Item #262981

Electromagnetics. A Discussion of Fundamentals. Alfred O'RAHILLY.

O'RAHILLY, Alfred.

Electromagnetics. A Discussion of Fundamentals.

Foreword by Prof. A.W. Conway. With diagrams. 884 pages, very thick 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Longmans Green & Cork Univ. Press, (1938). Near fine copy. The dust wrapper spine is lightly chipped & sunned; neat ownership signature on endpaper. More

Price: $375.00

Item #165148

The Description of Two New Micrometers. RAMSDEN.

RAMSDEN.

The Description of Two New Micrometers.

1779. By Mr. Ramsden, Optician; Communicated by Joseph Banks. Two large folding plates. Also contains: Fontana, Abbe. Account of the Airs extracted from different kinds of Waters; with Thoughts on the Salubrity of Air at different Places. Swift, William. Account of Some Experiments in Electricity. 2 large folding plates. pp. 419-462. 8vo, modern cloth-backed bds., leather label. n.p., 1779. Ramsden work is "...on the double-image principle, one by reflection, the other by refraction..." DNB XVI, p. 709. "Fontana's model of... More

Price: $250.00

Item #130828

Florida; Indexed Pocket Map Tourist and Shoppers Guide and Main Highway Map of Florida. RAND MCNALLY, CO.

RAND MCNALLY & CO.

Florida; Indexed Pocket Map Tourist and Shoppers Guide and Main Highway Map of Florida

Chicago: Rand McNally, 1925. Map. Lithograph and booklet. Sheet size 28 x 21 inches. In very good condition. Some wear along fold lines, small tear at along bottom right fold line. Full color standard map of Florida with railroads, steam ship lines, post offices and electric lines indicated. Verso shows black and white Main Highway Map of Florida. Booklet includes index of railroads, electric lines, counties, creeks, islands, lakes, Indian reservations, rivers, towns, and counties. Rand McNally is an American... More

Price: $300.00

Item #280838

Les Phenomenes Odiques ou Recherches Physiques et Physiologiques; sur les dynamides du magnetisme, de l'electricite, de la chaleur, de la lumiere, de la cristallisation et de l'affinite chimique consideres dans leurs rapports avec la force vitale. Baron Charles REICHENBACH.

REICHENBACH, Baron Charles

Les Phenomenes Odiques ou Recherches Physiques et Physiologiques; sur les dynamides du magnetisme, de l'electricite, de la chaleur, de la lumiere, de la cristallisation et de l'affinite chimique consideres dans leurs rapports avec la force vitale.

Paris: Bibliotheque Chacornac, 1904. 564 pages. Thick 8vo, rebound in plain green cloth. Paris: Bibliotheque Chacornac, 1904. Woodpulp paper is browned and a bit delicate at edges, still a very good copy. Librairie Generale des Sciences Occultes. More

Price: $100.00

Item #264726

Dynamos and Virgins: An advocate's personal account of the struggle to force a new idea, and a new future, on the nation's power companies. David ROE.

ROE, David.

Dynamos and Virgins: An advocate's personal account of the struggle to force a new idea, and a new future, on the nation's power companies.

218pp., tall 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Random House, (1984). Near fine. More

Price: $17.50

Item #147982

The Electrical Workers; A History of Labor at General Electric and Westinghouse, 1923-60. Ronald W. SCHATZ.

SCHATZ, Ronald W.

The Electrical Workers; A History of Labor at General Electric and Westinghouse, 1923-60

Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1983. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. chipped, cloth lightly soiled. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, (1983). More

Price: $60.00

Item #208975

Draw the Lightning Down; Benjamin Franklin and Electrical Technology in Age of Enlightenment. Michael Brian SCHIFFER.

SCHIFFER, Michael Brian

Draw the Lightning Down; Benjamin Franklin and Electrical Technology in Age of Enlightenment

Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003. Illus. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Berkeley: University of California Press, (2003). Very good. More

Price: $17.50

Item #239696

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