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1799 Manuel D'Un Cours De ChimieParis: 1799An uncommon first edition copy of volume two of Manuel D'Un Cours De Chimie, profusely illustrated with fifteen full page engraved plates.
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1769 Cours de Physique ExperimentaleParis: 1769A scarce, first French edition of Pieter van Musschenbroek's treatise on experimental physics.
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1620 Recueil de Plusieurs Machines Miltaires et Feux Artificiels Pour La GuerrePont-A-Mousson: 1620A scarce, first edition copy of this important work on military and recreational fireworks.
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1669 A Continuation of New ExperimentsOxford: 1669A scarce, first edition copy of Robert Boyle’s first continuation of his important work on air and gasses.
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1897 Minutes of Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute of Mining EngineersAukland: 1897A scarce illustrated work on the Hauraki peninsula goldfields in New Zealand. Being the transactions of the New Zealand institute of Mining Engineers at the end of the nineteenth century.
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1798 Cours Elementaire de Chimie Theorique et PratiqueParis: 1798/VIIA scarce two volume work on the principals of chemistry. Written by Pierre Philippe Alyon, a French medical botanist and prolific author on scientific subjects. A smart set, bound in contemporary quarter calf bindings.
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Electric Lighting a Practical TreatiseLondon: 1878A very scarce first edition of Paget Bigg's translation of this interesting study on electric lighting, originally written in French by Hippolyte Fontaine, illustrated throughout.
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A Bibliography of the Works of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier 1743-1794London: 1954A first edition copy of this fascinating bibliography of the works of the renowned French nobleman and "father of modern chemistry" Antoine Laurent Lavoisier.
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Die Fermente und Ihre WirkungenLeipzig: 1900The first edition of Carl Oppenheimer's important work on fermentation, here written in the original German.
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Handbook of MetallurgyLondon: 1898A very scarce first thus English edition of Carl Schnabel's fascinating treatise on Metallurgy; translated by Henry Louis and complete in two volumes.
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Pioneer Research on the Atom: The Life Story of Frederick SoddyLondon: 1958A first edition first issue copy of this fascinating biography of one of the great pioneers of atomic research, Frederick Soddy; a limited edition copy, No. 5 of one hundred copies, and signed by the author Muriel Howarth. -
1833 Report of Meetings of the British Association Science York Oxford First EdLondon: 1833The first edition of this report regarding the British Association for the Advancement of Science's meetings in 1831 and 1832. To this work there are the proceedings and transactions.
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1829 E Arthur New Spirit Calculator Rules Reducing Compounding Spirits UncommonWorcester: 1829An uncommon first edition of E Arthur's 'The New Spirit Calculator'.
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1975 Scientific Instruments by Harriet Wynter and Anthony Turner Illustrated ReceiptLondon: 1975The first edition of this profusely illustrated work detailing the history and variety of scientific instruments, presented in excellent condition in the original dustwrapper.
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1959 Fundamental Aspects of Reactor Shielding First Ed Illustrated Dust JacketLondon; Paris: 1959An illustrated authoritative exposition of the shield processes which serve as the basis for the design of any reactor shield.
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1800 William Saunders Treatise of Chemical History Mineral Water First ScienceLondon: 1800A fascinating first edition of William Saunders' scientific work, 'On Mineral Waters'.
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1929 The Constitution of Sugars Walter Norman Haworth First Edition Illustrated ScarceLondon: 1929A first edition copy of 'The Constitution of Sugars', by the famous British chemist and Nobel prize winner, Sir Walter Norman Haworth.
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1950 Catalogue Newton Grace K. Babson Collection Webber First Edition Limited Edition IllustratedNew York: 1950A first edition, limited edition copy 'Catalogue of the Works of Sir Isaac Newton' from the Grace K. Babson Collection.
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1951 The Growth of Scientific Ideas William P D Wightman Illustrated DustwrapperEdinburgh: 1951A study of the development of science through the ages.
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1836 Magnacopia A Library of Useful Information Chemist Bateman Scarce 1stLondon: 1836A scarce first edition of this work by William Bateman.
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1774 Rational Recreations W Hooper Natural Philosophy Pyrotechnics Plates FirstLondon: 1774A scarce first edition volume of this work on scientific experiments.