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[Paris]: L'Academie des Science, 1823.[393]-433. 4to, rebound in green boards, boards scuffed & sunned, minor spotting in margins, otherwise generally in very good condition. Extract from a Scientific journal. Fresnel at a young showed great aptitude in the sciences and qualified as an engineer at an early age. He began researching theories on light and polarisation and further developed the wave-theory of light. He became a member of the Academie des Sciences in 1823, and in the same year had his work on light polarisation published. In 1827 he received the Royal Society's Rumford Medal and being of weak constitution, died a few days later at the age of 39. His work extended also to the distribution of light from lighthouses by way of a special lens rather than by reflectors. Fresnel's calculations on lenses and reflecting systems are still the foundations of lighthouse design. [Biographical Dictionary of Scientists].

1834.. Spine and perimetre faded, spine strip about detached, last 6 signatures loose, else good. Plates clean. . 12mo, . Edinburgh, London and Dublin: W.H. Lizars and Stirling and Kenney, et al, cloth Wood p. 405 Sir William Jardine was a 19th Century Scottish naturalist. Originally studying medicine in Edinburgh and Paris, he was captivated by the natural sciences. He founded the Magazine of Zoology and Botany in 1837. This volume deals with fowl including turkeys, guinea fowl, peacock, cocks, pheasants and tragopan. Beautifully illustrated and delicately coloured. Ornithology, Hand coloured plates, birds, turkey, pheasant,

1836.. Spine and perimetre faded,boards spotted, else very good. Plates clean. . 12mo, . Edinburgh, London and Dublin: W.H. Lizars and Stirling and Kenney, et al, cloth Wood p. 405 Sir William Jardine was a 19th Century Scottish naturalist. Originally studying medicine in Edinburgh and Paris, he was captivated by the natural sciences. He founded the Magazine of Zoology and Botany in 1837. He collaborated with other authors in the Naturalists Library such as Duncan. This volume deals with moths and caterpillars. Beautifully illustrated and delicately coloured. Entomology, Hand coloured plates, insects, moths, caterpillars

1842.. Spine and perimetre faded, upper cover detached, name to ffep, pages uncut, else very good. Plates clean. . 12mo, . Edinburgh, London and Dublin: W.H. Lizars and Stirling and Kenney, et al, cloth Wood p. 405 Sir William Jardine was a 19th Century Scottish naturalist. Originally studying medicine in Edinburgh and Paris, he was captivated by the natural sciences. He founded the Magazine of Zoology and Botany in 1837. This volume deals with rasores and grallatores including pigeons, doves, grouse, herons, egrets, storks, cranes, woodcocks, snipes, sandpipers, plovers etc. Beautifully illustrated and delicately coloured. Ornithology, Hand coloured plates, tasores and grallatores, pigeons, doves, grouse, herons, egrets, storks, cranes, woodcocks, snipes, sandpipers, plovers

1838.. Spine and perimetre faded, upper cover detached, name to ffep, else very good. Plates clean. . 12mo, . Edinburgh, London and Dublin: W.H. Lizars and Stirling and Kenney, et al, cloth Wood p. 405 Sir William Jardine was a 19th Century Scottish naturalist. Originally studying medicine in Edinburgh and Paris, he was captivated by the natural sciences. He founded the Magazine of Zoology and Botany in 1837. This volume deals with birds of prey including falcons, eagles, ospreys, buzzards, owls and their eggs. Beautifully illustrated and delicately coloured. Ornithology, Hand coloured plates, falcons, eagles, ospreys, buzzards, owls, birds of prey

1834.. Spine and perimetre faded, front hinge starting, else very good. Plates clean. . 12mo, . Edinburgh, London and Dublin: W.H. Lizars and Stirling and Kenney, et al, cloth Wood p. 405 Sir William Jardine was a 19th Century Scottish naturalist. Originally studying medicine in Edinburgh and Paris, he was captivated by the natural sciences. He founded the Magazine of Zoology and Botany in 1837. This volume deals with game fowl including partridge, ptarmigan, grouse and ortygis. Beautifully illustrated and delicately coloured. Ornithology, Hand coloured plates, partridge, ptarmigan, grouse, ortygis, game birds, fowl

N.p: , N.d. [c. 1950's]. Offprint from the University of California Publications in Philosophy. 8vo,. wraps. Very good. Inscribed by the author. Discusses the general characteristics of the classical philosophy of nature including the four theories of theoretical physics including statistical mechanics, electrodynamics, quantum theory and the theory of relativity.

Kobenhavn [Copenhagen]: : Thiels, , 1771. First Danish edition. 8vo, . Illustrated with 2 folding plates 1/2 calf and boards, lacking most of spine strip, boards rubbed with upper board detached, names to ffep, split to fold on one plate with marginal chips but still a good clean copy. In this work, Bergman identified four major classes of rock strata and examined the importance of fossils. Considered Bergman's most important work, his "Physical description of the Earth" was first published in Sweden in 1766. It became an instant success and was translated into several languages (although not in English).