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Physiologie Des Mouvements D�Montr�E a L�Aide De L�Exp�Rimenatation �Lectrique Et De L�Observation Clinique Et Applicable a L�Etude Des Paralysies Et Des Deformations
by Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne De Boulogne
Electricity Books & Ephemera
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...
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Dark Light: Electricity and Anxiety from the Telegraph to the X-Ray
by Simon, Linda
First Edition - first printing - hardcover - autographed by author on Title page. In great condition, text unmarked, bookplate inside front cover, light wear to dust jacket.
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€13.54
Our Changing World: Our Electric World: A Teaching Unit Book
by HAYNES, Muriel
New York: Thomas Nelson, 1940. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good hardcover. Later printing. Text clean. Illustrated. Reynolds is the editor. Spine ends bumped. Slight spine twist. Top corners on cover slightly bent.
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€18.90
A Textbook In Electricity And Magnetism
by Kelly Harry C
John Wiley & Sons. Very Good. 1941. Hardcover. Burgundy hard covers, tightly bound and lightly marked with wear to the spine ends and corners. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 356 pages .
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€24.88
THE ARTIST'S GUIDE AND MECHANIC'S OWN BOOK,; embracing the portion of chemistry applicable to the mechanic arts, with abstracts on elctricity, galvanism, magnetism, [neumatics, optics, astronomy, and mechanical philosophy and mechanical exercises in iron, steel, lead, zinc, copper, and tin soldering and a variety of useful receipts, extending to every prosion and occupation of life: particularly dyeing, silk, woolen, cotton, and leather
by PILKINGTON, James
Portland: Sanborn & Carter, 1847. 8vo, pp. viii, 490. Engraved frontispiece, Some water stain and little foxing, rebound in modern cloth, stamped in gilt. Good copy.
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€140.83
Lighting of Factories and Offices; Part One, Lighting For Production in the Factory. Part Two, Lighting for Seeing in the Office. Part Three, Mazda Lamps
by Gaetjens, A. K. ; Warren, Dean W. Brown, W. C. Weitz, C. E. ; General Electric Company
Nela Park, Cleveland: General Electric Co., Nela Park Engineering Department, 1940. Hardcover. Ex-library of Engineering Society of Detroit, with the organization's large bookplate to front board verso. About very good(-) with general wear. Plese refer to photos.. Quarto in blue cloth boards; stapled binding; three parts in one volume (approx 150p total -- in three separate numerations) b/w llus., diagrams. Uncommon. Handsomely inscribed by Walter Sturrock of Genral Electric. Worthwhile charts, photos,...
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€64.27
On the conversion of electric oscillations into continuous currents by means of a vacuum valve
by Fleming, John Ambrose
London, 1905. First edition. The Beginning of Electronics Fleming, John Ambrose (1849-1945). On the conversion of electric oscillations into continuous currents by means of a vacuum valve. In Proceedings of the Royal Society. 74 (1905): 476-487. Whole volume, 8vo. [66, variously paginated], 580pp. Plates, text illustrations. Later library buckram, very minor rubbing and wear. Book-label and stamps of the Liverpool Athenaeum. First Edition. Fleming's paper introducing the basic principle of the...
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€2,599.30
Compedium d'Électricité Médicale... Troisième édition, Revue, corrigée et augmentée d'un Aperçu des progrès faits en ëlectro-therapie jusqu'en 1868
by VAN HOLSBEEK, Henri (1829-1879)
Bruxelles,: Henri Manceaux,, 1868.. xiii, [i, blank], 680 pp. Small 8vo (12 x 18 cm.). Contemporary half dark green morocco, spine gilt lettered (partly slightly rubbed); marbled end-papers. With 15 text figures. ¶ Last and best edition of this comprehensive compendium on all aspects of the medical application of electricity up to that date. The first 165 pages comprising an important "Revue historique et Bibliographique de l'électricité médicale". --(A few pages...
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€98.33
Observations sur la physique, sur l'histoire naturelle et sur les arts,...
by Rozier, François, 1734-1793, Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier; J.A. Mongez, Jr, and others
Paris: Au Bureau du Journal de Physique, 1787. Original edition. Very Good. Quarto (28 cm); 480 pages, 12 engraved plates. Engraved headpieces. Many pages unopened. In stiff paste paper, paper label on spine titled in manuscript and with volume number in ink. Old bookplate. Volumes 31, comprising the issues for August through December 1787, of the lively forum for the publication of advancements in physics, natural history, and in mechanical arts. The "Journal de Physique, as it was known,...
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€330.82
ETSA. The Story of Electricity in South Australia
by Linn, Rob
Adelaide: ETSA Corporation. 1996. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Diagrams. 262 pages. This book celebrates the story of ETSA, the people who made it and the State they served. . 1st Edition. Softcover.
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€12.36
Basic Electrical Measurements
by Stout, Melville B
New York: Prentice Hall. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1953. Cloth. 0130598089 . Green cloth covers with gilt titles pannelled in brown on the cover and spine. In good condition with wear to the spine ends and corners, scuffing to the covers. The interior is unmakred, but there are notes on the back of the back end paper and back paste down. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 504 pages .
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€18.17
Electrification Work for British Railways
by Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co. Ltd
Manchester: Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co. Ltd., 1929. Book. Very Good. Card Covers. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 48pp, photos, maps (1 large folding in pocket at rear), inscr on front cover, sl wear, staples rusty. Special Publication 7977/6..
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€47.30
Autograph letter signed to Mr. Becker
by Everett, Joseph David
1872. Good +. Everett, Joseph David (1831-1904). A.L.s. to Mr. Becker. Belfast, December 7, 1872. 1- pp. 178 x 113 mm. Tear in left margin affecting 1 word, remains of mounting present. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Everett served as secretary of the British Association's committee on electrical standards between 1871 and 1873. His letter concerns a piece of scientific equipment he had ordered: "a stand for putting the resistance coils in connection with each other . . . with metallic projections to fit...
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€189.04
![Wonderful experiments! . . . Electricity . . . [Broadside]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/024/492/299492024.0.b.1.jpg)
Wonderful experiments! . . . Electricity . . . [Broadside]
by Electricity
1850. Rare 19th Century American Electricity Broadside [Electricity] Wonderful experiments! At the [Liberty Hall (Groton)] this evening, [Feb. 19] inst. Dr. Fisk begs to inform the ladies and gentlemen of this place, that he will give one night of pleasing and instructive amusement . . . Broadside. Woodcut illustrations. N.p.: Samuel B. Hall, n.d. [ca. 1850]. 627 x 225 mm. Small portion of one corner torn (not affecting text), some creasing, minor stains, but very good. Rare nineteenth-century American...
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€1,654.10
Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark
by Jenkin, Henry Charles Fleeming
1866. Very Good. Jenkin, Henry Charles Fleeming (1833-85). A.L.s. to Latimer Clark. St. Adelphi, January[?] 23, 1866. 2pp. 204 x 127 mm. Holes punched in upper margin. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Jenkin, a British engineer, served as secretary of the British Association's Electric Standards Committee (formed in 1861), which was responsible for setting and naming the standard units of electrical quantity and resistance. Between 1858 and 1872 Jenkin worked in the design and manufacture of submarine...
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€708.90
TIBERII CAVALLOS FULLSTÄNDIGA AFHANDLING OM ELECTRICITETEN. Öfversättning Jemte Tillägg Och Anmärkningar af Carl Gust. Sjöstén, Carl Pet. Ohrling. 1-3
by CAVALLO, Tiberius
Lund: Prof. Joh. Lundblad, 1795-96. First Edition. Hardcover. Moderate to heavy foxing throughout, the folding plates generally clean. While the spine is in very nice shape, the boards are heavily rubbed with loss. Good. Three parts in one small octavo (4-1/4" x 7-1/8") volume in calf-backed boards with contrasting gilt-lettered morocco spine labels; [14], 207, [2]; [2], 387, [1]; [2], 139, [13] + 8 folding plates engraved by J. M. Weller. Swedish translation of the treatise on electricity by the...
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€413.53
Experimental Researches in Electricity
by Michael Faraday
Paperback / softback. New.
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€23.07
Autograph letter signed to Charles Vincent Walker
by Quetelet, Lambert Adolphe Jacques
1850. Very Good. Quetelet, Lambert Adolphe Jacques (1796-1874). A.L.s. to Charles Vincent Walker (1812-82). Brussels, July 14, 1850. 2pp. 207 x 132 mm. Pin-holes in upper margin, small inkstain in lower corner. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Discusses the construction of telegraph lines in Belgium, and some packages of books on electricity and other subjects that Quetelet was sending to Wheatstone and Faraday. Quetelet, an astronomer at the Brussels Royal Observatory, published several memoirs on...
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€897.94
![Experimental researches in electricity - twenty-eight series. On the Lines of Magnetic Force; their definitive character; and their distribution within a Magnet and through Space. [With:] Ibid. - twenty-ninth series. On the employment of the Induced Magneto-electric Current as a test and measure of Magnetic Forces](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/693/298/1053298693.0.b.jpg)
Experimental researches in electricity - twenty-eight series. On the Lines of Magnetic Force; their definitive character; and their distribution within a Magnet and through Space. [With:] Ibid. - twenty-ninth series. On the employment of the Induced Magneto-electric Current as a test and measure of Magnetic Forces
by FARADAY, MICHAEL
London: Taylor and Francis, 1852. First edition. Original Wrappers. Very Good. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS of two papers containing Faraday's detailed investigations of the nature of the 'lines of force'; an extension of work he had begun in his first paper (1821) on electromagnetism. These investigations laid the foundations of field theory. "Faraday's work on electromagnetic rotations led him to take a view of electromagnetism different from that of most of his...
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€2,646.56
Electricity: Radio Shack Technology Series
by Mackie Dan
Burlington, Ont: Hayes Publishing Company. Very Good+. 1986. Paperback. 0886251311 . An oversize Trade Paperback in Very Good + condition, the binding is tight with a bright, unmarked text. Fuly illustrated in color. ; 32 pages .
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€11.94
Observations sur la physique, sur l'histoire naturelle et sur les arts,...
by Rozier, François, 1734-1793, Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, and others
Paris: Chez Ruault, 1775. Original edition. Very Good. 2 volumes Quarto (28 cm); 464; 504 pages, 25 engraved plates (some folding), and folding table. Engraved headpieces. Many pages unopened. In stiff paste paper, paper labels on spine titled in manuscript and with volume numbers in ink. Old bookplate. References: (For Lavoisier) Duveen, 24-27. Volumes 3 and 4, comprising the year 1774, of the lively forum for the publication of advancements in physics, natural history, and in mechanical arts....
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€850.68
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 first of this three-volume collection of his papers, published between 1839 and 1855, he describes his early experiments and their frustrating pitfalls.
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€67.33
Experimental Researches in Electricity
by FARADAY, Michael
London: Richard Taylor, 1832. Read November 24, 1831, pp. 125-162. [With]: The Bakerian Lecture: Experimental Researches in Electricity, Second Series... Read January 12, 1832, pp. 163-194. [Within] The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London for the Year 1832: Part I. London: Richard Taylor, 1832. First edition of Faraday's first two papers, from a series of 29 published in Philosophical Transactions starting in 1832. A rare offprint. Comprises: First Series. 1. On the Induction of...
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€9,452.00
Autograph letter signed (carbon copy) to Charles Tilston Bright
by Jenkin, Henry Charles Fleeming
1862. Very Good. Jenkin, Henry Charles Fleeming (1833-85). A.L.s. (carbon copy) to Charles Tilston Bright. [London], January 9, 1862. 2pp. 254 x 202 mm. Small holes punched in left margin, traces of mounting present. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Jenkin, a British engineer, served as secretary of the British Association's Electric Standards Committee (formed in 1861), which was responsible for setting and naming the standard units of electrical quantity and resistance. His correspondent, Charles Bright,...
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€425.34
