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Electricity and Magnetism Translated from the French. . . Revised and Edited by Silvanus P. Thompson, D.Sc., B.A., F.R.S. with six hundred illustrations
by Guillemin, Amedee ; Thompson, Silvanus P. (editor)
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About This Item
London and New York: MacMillan and Co, 1891. First English Edition. Cloth. Very Good. First English Edition. xxxiii, [3], 976 pages. Color lithographed frontispiece of the Aurora Borealis. Original blue cloth with blind stamped title and decorations. Titles in gilt on spine. Spine panel still bright and readable, minor wear at the corners and head/tail spine. Textblock edges mildly soiled but overall a bright copy. Corners lightly bumped. An unopened copy. Presents very nicely on the shelf. Cloth. Over 600 illustrations, many of scientific instruments or apparatus used in demonstration of the concepts described. A fascinating view into the thoughts of the times. A translation of the work from the French edition by Amedee conducted mostly by Mr. Colman Starling and Professor R. Mullineux Walmsley. The editor Thompson revised and rewrote the chapters on Dynamo-electric machines and the Telephone "in accordance with modern knowledge.
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- Kuenzig Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29213
- Title
- Electricity and Magnetism Translated from the French. . . Revised and Edited by Silvanus P. Thompson, D.Sc., B.A., F.R.S. with six hundred illustrations
- Author
- Guillemin, Amedee ; Thompson, Silvanus P. (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English Edition
- Publisher
- MacMillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- 1891
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Topsfield, Massachusetts
About Kuenzig Books
Kuenzig Books specializes in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). We handle ephemera and artifacts including early computer material, the history of communications, and other innovations that have affected the way we live and work. We also deal in scientific instruments (didactic and professional), a broad range of documentary photography and ephemera, and other eclectic material as luck and interest provides.
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