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Dark Light

Dark Light

by Simon, Linda

The modern world imagines that the invention of electricity was greeted with great enthusiasm. But in 1879, Americans reacted to the advent of electrification with suspicion and fear. Forty years after Thomas Edison invented the incandescent bulb, only 20 percent of American families had wired their homes. Meanwhile, electrotherapy emerged as a popular medical treatment for everything from depression to digestive problems. Why did Americans welcome electricity into their bodies even as they kept it from... Read more about this item
Dark Light

Dark Light

by Linda Simon

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Autograph letter signed, probably to Latimer Clark

Autograph letter signed, probably to Latimer Clark

by Rijke, Pieter Leonhard, Baron

1865. Very Good. Rijke, Pieter Leonhard, Baron (1812-1901). A.L.s. to an unidentified correspondent, probably Latimer Clark. Leiden, August 13, 1865. 3pp. 214 x 137 mm. Remains of mounting present. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Rijke published several memoirs on electricity in the Philosophical Magazine. His letter concerns several pieces of scientific equipment that he wanted his correspondent to send him, including lenses and cells made from rock salt. He mentions that he had previously obtained rock... Read more about this item
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NZ$633.45
Autograph letter signed to Charles Bright and Latimer Clark

Autograph letter signed to Charles Bright and Latimer Clark

by Matthiessen, Augustus

1865. Very Good. Matthiessen, Augustus (1831-70). A.L.s. to Charles Tilston Bright and Latimer Clark. [London], April 20, 1865. 1- pp. 176 x 112 mm. Small holes in lower corner, tremains of mounting present. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Between 1862 and 1865 Matthiessen participated in the British Association's Electrical Standards Committee. His letter mentions some of the standard units that he manufactured in 1865 for the committee: "They are made of the Platinum silver alloys and are adjusted to 0.01... Read more about this item
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NZ$422.30
Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark

Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark

by Ayrton, William Edward

1873. Very Good. Japan's Telegraphic System Ayrton, William Edward (1847-1908). A.L.s. to Latimer Clark. Tokyo, March 2, n.y. [between 1873 and 1878]. 7pp. 155 x 101 mm. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Ayrton, a pupil of Sir William Thomson (later Lord Kelvin), was a noted physicist, electrical engineer, inventor, and technical educator; his wife was the physicist Hertha Ayrton, best known for her investigations of the electric arc and of sand ripples. For five years Ayrton served as professor of physics... Read more about this item
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NZ$1,013.52
Evoliutsiia osnovnykh idei elektro-dinamiki.

Evoliutsiia osnovnykh idei elektro-dinamiki.

by KUZNETSOV, Boris Grigor'evich (1903-1984)

Moscow:: Izdatelstvo Akademii nauk SSSR, 1963., 1963. Small 8vo. 292 pp. Printed wrappers; rubbed. Burndy bookplate. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Very good. 'Evolution of the basic ideas of electrodynamics', this copy inscribed by Kuznetsov to professor Arthur E. Woodruff (b.1928, taught at Yeshiva University), Moscow 1963. Boris Grigorievich Kuznetsov was a Russian physicist and historian of science. He was director of research at the Institute for the History of Science and Technology of the Academy of... Read more about this item
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NZ$33.78
Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark

Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark

by Alexander, James

Very Good. Alexander, James. A.L.s. to Latimer Clark (1822-98). Dumfries [Scotland,] August 19, 1873. 4pp. 179 x 117 mm. Provenance: Latimer Clark. An invitation to Clark to visit, issued in conjunction with Alexander's forthcoming "electrical exhibit." In the postscript, Alexander asks Clark whether he shall "require any batteries from Sir W[illiam] Thomson for his artificial cable." Origins of Cyberspace 112. .
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NZ$422.30
Experimental Researches in Electricity

Experimental Researches in Electricity

by FARADAY, MICHAEL

London: Richard and John Edward Taylor, 1839. First edition. Original cloth. Very Good. FIRST EDITIONS IN ORIGINAL CLOTH OF ALL THREE VOLUMES OF FARADAY'S MONUMENTAL EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHES IN ELECTRICITY, THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RECORD OF HIS ACHIEVEMENTS. PMM 308. "Faraday was both one of the greatest physicists of the nineteenth century and one of the finest experimenters of all time... He was the first to produce an electric current from a magnetic field, invented the first electric motor... Read more about this item
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NZ$13,175.76
Autograph letter to Elliot Brothers

Autograph letter to Elliot Brothers

by Jacobi, Moritz Hermann von

1871. Very Good. Jacobi, Moritz Hermann von (1801-74). A.L. to Elliot Brothers. St. Petersburg, "8/20 July," 1871. 1 page plus integral blank leaf. 129 x 101 mm. Remains of mounting present. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Jacobi, a German-born physicist, spent most of his career at the Imperial Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg, where he performed researches on electricity and its applications. He built one of the first practical electric motors in 1834, and in 1839 invented an electromagnetic... Read more about this item
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Prinzipien der Atomdynamik; 1. teil, Die elektrischen Quanten; Die elementare Strahlung.

Prinzipien der Atomdynamik; 1. teil, Die elektrischen Quanten; Die elementare Strahlung.

by STARK, Johannes (1874-1957)

Leipzig:: S. Hirzel, 1910-11., 1910. Series: Prinzipien der Atomdynamik. Issued in 3 vols. (present is vols. I + 2 only, bound as one). 8vo. X, 124; XV, 286 pp. Figs. Later decorative steel-gray cloth; original wrappers bound in; rubbed. Very good. J.R. Partington's copy with his signatures (noted historian of chemistry). Stark won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his "discovery of the Doppler effect in canal rays and the splitting of spectral lines in electric fields" (the latter is known as the Stark... Read more about this item
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NZ$84.46
One Man's Full Life

One Man's Full Life

by Earl E. Bakken

Medtronic, Inc., 1999. Hardcover. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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NZ$10.12
The Adelaide Electric Supply Company Limited. Fifty Years of Progress. Being a History of the Foundations and Development of the Company 1896-1946

The Adelaide Electric Supply Company Limited. Fifty Years of Progress. Being a History of the Foundations and Development of the Company 1896-1946

by Wakelin, D

Adelaide: The Adelaide Electric Supply Company Limited. 1947. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good in original navy-blue cloth with gilt lettering. No dustjacket. Very slight offsetting to endpapers. Illustrated with monochrome plates. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. Slight mothball odour. 182 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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NZ$55.04
THE ELECTRIC CURRENT INSTRUCTION PAPER

THE ELECTRIC CURRENT INSTRUCTION PAPER

by American School of Correspondence

Boston: A. S. C.. Good. 1901. pamphlet. Covers stained. ; 8vo; 48 pages .
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NZ$13.43
The Maintenance Electrician's Handbook

The Maintenance Electrician's Handbook

by Hartshorne, D.J

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. 1947. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Black & white illustrations. Printed on War Economy paper. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 136 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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NZ$22.01
Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark

Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark

by Rowland, Owen

Kentish New Town, 1861. Rowland, Owen. Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark (1822-98). Kentish New Town, 5 August 1861. 4pp. 179 x 113 mm. Traces of former mounting, 2 holes punched in upper margin (not affecting text), but very good. To telegraph engineer Latimer Clark, involved in the development and construction of submarine cables, including the Atlantic Cable. Rowland worked with Clark on developing insulation materials for submarine cables. In this letter Rowland discusses an antimony alloy he... Read more about this item
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Traité des Maladies de Poitrine et du Coeur. Phthisie pulmonaire, Catarrhe, Asthme, Scrofules et des Affections nerveuses, Gastralgies, Rhumatisme, Paralysies, etc. Suivid de Nombreux cas d'observations de guérison avec des recherches sur les Courant Electriques continus Considérés comme un des agents thérapeutique les plus efficases dans le traitement de ces affections... Cinquième Edition

Traité des Maladies de Poitrine et du Coeur. Phthisie pulmonaire, Catarrhe, Asthme, Scrofules et des Affections nerveuses, Gastralgies, Rhumatisme, Paralysies, etc. Suivid de Nombreux cas d'observations de guérison avec des recherches sur les Courant Electriques continus Considérés comme un des agents thérapeutique les plus efficases dans le traitement de ces affections... Cinquième Edition

by TIRAT, Joseph E

Paris,: L'Auteur & G.-A. Baillière,, 1858.. viii, 424, [12 cat. d'éditeur] pp. 8vo (14,5 x 22,5 cm.). Nicely bound in half roan, sipine gilt letterd, marbled boards and end-papers. Rare, only one copy in the WorldCat.-- (Some scattered light foxing; lower margin of the first two leaves slightly damaged).
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NZ$116.76
Something about telegraph cables. Manuscript (20pp.)

Something about telegraph cables. Manuscript (20pp.)

by Gibson, Henry H

1876. Gibson, Henry H. Something about telegraph cables. A paper read before the Hornsea Mutual Improvement Society. Autograph manuscript signed. N.p., 1876 (date supplied in a different hand). [20]ff., stapled at the top. 318 x 203 mm. Right margins a little frayed. Gibson was a member of the shipbuilding family that founded the firm of Edward Gibson & Son in Hull, Yorkshire; he was also vice president of the Mutual Improvement Society in Hornsea, a town on the Yorkshire seacoast connected to Hull by... Read more about this item
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NZ$2,956.10
The Standard Electrical Dictionary

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

by SLOANE, T. O'Conor

London: Henley & Co, 1892. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good Hardcover. Book has minor wear of spine ends and cover corners, fading covers, cracking hinges, tear across entire page 1" from bottom front endpaper. Clean text. All pages still tightly bound.
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NZ$312.50
Autograph letter signed to O. Becker

Autograph letter signed to O. Becker

by Cooke, Josiah Parsons

1870. Very Good. Cooke, Josiah Parsons (1827-94). A.L.s. to O. Becker. Cambridge, Mass., February 21, 1870. 3- pp. 206 x 126 mm. Traces of mounting on verso of second leaf. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Cooke, the founder of Harvard University's chemistry department, here writes to an instrument maker regarding a shipment of prisms, and about the manufacture of some resistance coils about which "Sir William Thompson [sic] . . . has communicated with you. . . . Please make the coils according to his... Read more about this item
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Precis Historique et Experimental des Phenomenes Electriques depuis l'Origine de cette Decouverte jusqu'a ce Jour . . . Seconde edition, Revue et augmentee.

Precis Historique et Experimental des Phenomenes Electriques depuis l'Origine de cette Decouverte jusqu'a ce Jour . . . Seconde edition, Revue et augmentee.

by SIGAUD DE LA FOND, Joseph-Aignan (1730-1810)

Paris:: Rue et Hotel Serpente, 1785., 1785. 200 x 125 mm. 8vo. xvi, [4], 624 pp. Half-title, 10 folding engraved copperplates (by Sellier), [pl. 3 has a manuscript annotation relating to the electrical machine of the author's design], errata; lacks the 2 privilege leaves at end. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards; cover corners showing, joints mended with kozo. 19th-century stamp on title and elsewhere of Binet Dufour; inscription "Electrobiologique Traitement Electropathique, Par M. Guerin,... Read more about this item
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NZ$844.60
The Marginal Cost and Pricing of Electricity: An Applied Approach

The Marginal Cost and Pricing of Electricity: An Applied Approach

by Cicchetti, Charles J

Ballinger Pub Co, 1977-06-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.1102 in x 9.1299 in x 6.5709 in. Signed by the author and inscribed on the front free page: Hasty With Highest Regards, Charlie, 8/29/77. No other markings in lightly read book. Scuffed DJ with shelf wear to edges (no tears).
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NZ$8.45
Experimental Researches in Electricity: v. 1 & 2 in 1v. & v. 3

Experimental Researches in Electricity: v. 1 & 2 in 1v. & v. 3

by Faraday, Michael

New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1966. New edition. New edition.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Other than library markings, there are NO MARKINGS in these books.. 2 volume set. Product in slip-cased set. 592 p. Three volumes in two books. Two books will ship (Vols 1-3).
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NZ$101.35NZ$86.15
Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark

Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark

by Bright, Charles Tilston

London, 1861. Very Good. Bright, Charles Tilston (1832-88). A.L.s. to Latimer Clark. London, January 31, 1861. 2pp. 178 x 110 mm. Remains of mounting on verso of second leaf. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Bright was engineer-in-chief of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, formed by himself, Cyrus Field, George Saward, and J. W. Brett in 1856 for the purpose of manufacturing and laying the first transatlantic cable. Bright superintended the laying of the first complete Atlantic telegraph cable in 1858,... Read more about this item
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Experimental Researches in Electricity

Experimental Researches in Electricity

by Michael Faraday

Paperback / softback. New. In the 1820s and 1830s, Michael Faraday (1791-1867) undertook crucial work in electromagnetism which forms the basis of modern electromagnetic technology. In the third of this three-volume collection of his papers, published between 1839 and 1855, Faraday presents his notes on other equally brilliant investigations, including his landmark work on the effect of magnetism on light.
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NZ$124.02