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  • [Set of Nineteenth-Century Scientific and Mathematical Treatises]:

    AVOGADRO, Amadeo; BELLANI, Angelo [et al]; CAUCHY, Augustin-Louis; LEGENDRE, Adrien Marie; MONGE, Gaspard; PRONY, Gaspard de.
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    An attractive set of nineteenth-century scientific and mathematical treatises, bound to match.I) First edition of Avogadro's magnum opus, containi...

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  • Usus et Fabrica Circini Cuiusdam Proportionis...

    CAPRA, Baldassarre; GALILEI, Galileo.
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    From the Erwin Tomash collection. Two works extracted from the first volume of the 1655-1656 Dozza edition of Galileo's Opere, comprising Capra's (...

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  • Essay d'analyse sur les jeux de hazard.

    [MONTMORT, Pierre Rémond de].
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    Pierre Rémond de Montmort (1678-1719) was a French mathematician who is considered a pioneer of probability theory. He is best known for Essay d'a...

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  • Memoirs of Science and the Arts.

    [SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES].
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    First edition. The first edition of the Memoirs of Science and the Arts, an edited collection of scientific discoveries and experiments of general ...

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  • Description et usage du mécanisme uranographique, contenant un abrégé élémentaire de cosmographie.

    ROUY, Charles.
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    With royal provenance . an interesting and rare work on astronomy - dedicated to Louis XVIII. Charles Rouy's 'mechanism of uranography' presents a ...

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  • The Modern Motor Car.

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    Pop-ups include Chassis, Camshaft, Overhead Valve Engine, and Side Valve Engine.4to. 14pp., 5 colour pop-ups, index of parts, a few marks to margi...

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  • The Book of the Motor Car.

    KENNEDY, Rankin.
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    'The information contained in the work will be of invaluable assistance in conveying accurate understanding of the principles and practice of the ...

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  • An Essay About the Origine & Virtues of Gems,

    BOYLE, Robert.
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    First edition. The 'beginning of the modern development in knowledge of crystal structure' (Fulton).Robert Boyle (1627-1691), a natural philosopher...

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  • The variation of animals and plants under domestication.

    DARWIN, Charles.
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    Survival of the fittest. Featuring the first occurrence of the phrase 'survival of the fittest'. Originally intended as the first two chapters in a...

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  • Fusokoku daiissan-Yosan Hiroku [On Silk-Production]

    KAMIGAKI, Morikuni; Chuwa Nishimura.
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    Rare Japanese Treatise on Silk Manufacturing. Illustrated treatise on the rearing of silkworms and the manufacturing of silk. The work traces the h...

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  • The variation of animals and plants under domestication.

    DARWIN, Charles.
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    Survival of the fittest. Featuring the first occurrence of the phrase 'survival of the fittest'. Originally intended as the first two chapters in a...

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  • Dialling, Plain, Concave, Convex [&c.]

    LEYBOURN, William.
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    The making and decoration of dials. William Leybourn (1627-1716) was a well-respected mathematician, surveyor, and private tutor. First published i...

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  • Feuilles d'analyse appliquée a la Géométrie...

    MONGE, Gaspard.
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    The father of 3d movies. Descriptive geometry is the science of presenting a three dimensional object on a two dimensional plane. Gaspard Monge inv...

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  • Moderne Technik.

    BLUCHER, H.
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    Detailed illustrations with various overlays of various engines, including: steam engine, diesel engine, train submarine, ship, airship, aeroplane...

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