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Science, Medicine & Natural History
Mankind's scientific progress, as it happened, complete with all the dead ends and unrealised theories. Four hundred years of thinking and re-thinking and all the breakthroughs.
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1841 A History of the Earth and Animated NatureLondon: 1841An illustrated edition of Oliver Goldsmith's concise history of the Earth, a vivid scientific study complete with detailed engravings.
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1892 The Nationalisation of HealthLondon: 1892The first edition of one of Havelock Ellis's early works on early theories for a nationalised health service.
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1824 3Vol A History of the Earth and Animated NatureLondon: 1824A very scarce three volume edition of Goldsmith's study of the animal kingdom, with numerous engraved illustrations.
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c1850 A History of the Earth and Animated NatureDublin, London and Edinburgh: c1850A beautifully hand-coloured collection of plates from Oliver Goldsmiths important and influential work.
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1922-38 Sitzungsberichte der Preussischen Akademie der WissenschaftenBerlin: 1922-38A scarce, complete run of the Akademie der Wissenschaften's publications from the year 1922-38, which contain twenty-six first editions of Einstein's lectures held at the Prussian Academy 1922-38.