The Circle of the Sciences. With An Introductory Discourse of The Objects, Pleasures, and Advantages of Science. By Henry, Lord Brougham. Volume 1, Experimental, Chemical, Mathematical, and Mechanical Philosophy.

No date, (c. 1860), originally issued in parts and bound in three volumes, this being Vol.I. Steel engraved frontispiece from a photograph of Henry, Lord Brougham and six further like illustrations of eminent scientists with a page of text describing their achievements, 5 full-page diagrammatic plates and numerous engraved illustrations throughout the text. pp. xxviii (Introductory Discourse), 760. This volume covers Division I of the Sciences: Physics (Heat, Light, Electricity, Magnetism, Accoustics), Chemical Philosophy (both Inorganic and Organic Chemistry), Mathematics (all branches, with log and other tables), Mechanical Philosophy (Statics, Dynamics etc.), Applied Mechanics, Astronomy, Navigation etc. and Meteorology. Division II, the Natural Sciences were covered in subsequent volumes. This volume is complete in itself. Bound in black half calf, spine with raised bands and leather labels, marbled page edges. Contents are generally clean, one page has darkened and chipped edges through becoming loose, a few pages with some dirty marks, including the title page, damp mark to margin of frontispiece, end-papers creased at hinge and all over the rear end-paper with some tears, these have been reaffixed. The binding is worn but firm. An eminently usable copy, but shows signs of its age. This is an exceptionally heavy volume and will require additional postage. 4to.…