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Volumes I and II: Natural Philosophy: Vol. I: Mechanical Philosophy &c., &c., & Vol. II: Chemistry. A new edition, enlarged and improved. 1850. With a three page Preface by the author to this enlarged edition, dated 24th May, 1850. ***"I have introduced into this enlarged edition, the latest, and most important discoveries and improvements which have been made. As this is a new work, rather than a new edition, some few inaccuracies may, notwithstanding every care, have escaped my notice." [Taken from the author's preface] ***Illustrated throughout with black and white woodcut figures. ***Very good in original purple cloth-covered blind decorative-bordered boards, with gilt titles and blind bordered compartments to the spines. Pale lemon front and rear free endpapers and pastedowns. Edges of boards and spines of both volumes slightly faded to a brown colour. Head and tail of spines slightly rubbed. Prelims, endpapers and pastedowns slightly spotted and surface-marked. Spines tight. Interior pages clean. ***228 mm x 146 mm. ix prelim-pages including contents and three-page preface by the author plus Volume I: 368 pages including index to rear. Volume II: 286 pages including index to rear. ***Vol I: Contents: Mechanics; Hydrostatics: Balloons, motion of fluids in pipes; Capillary action, vertical water wheels etc. etc., Pneumatics; Optics; Electricity; Galvanism; Magnetism; Electo-Magnetism: Electrical telegraph etc. etc.; Photography; Heat: the steam-engine: the details of the steam-engines; the locomotive engine etc. etc. ***Volume II; Contents: Inorganic Chemistry: nature, history and division of the science; The elements of water, air, nitrous oxide, gases for illumination etc. etc.; sulphur, phosphurretted hydrogen, silex, manufacture of porcelain and glass; the metals: barium, bismuth, lithium, mercury etc. Organic Chemistry: structure of plants; peculiarities of organic elements, citric acid, tannic acid etc.; constituents of oils & fats, sugar, brewing, putrefaction, fermentation etc. etc.; Chemical Analysis. ***An early antiquarian edition of these scientific lectures, enlarged and improved, published as a complete set of two volumes - complete in their original cloth-covered boards. Containing early chapters on Electricity, Electro-magnetism, Photography and Locomotive engines to Vol. I. ***Of interest to collectors of historical natural philosophy, mechanical philosophy and chemistry antiquarian titles. ***An uncommon and interesting scientific work from the mid-19th Century. With an 11 page section on the various early methods of Photography, including the work of Niepce, Daguerre, Daguerrotypes, Fox Talbot, Calotypes, Fluorotypes, Ferrotypes, Chromatypes etc. Also, a 4 page section on Railway Locomotives, including Brunel's Atmospheric Railway - a failed experiment of the time. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # 6677
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Title: LECTURES ON NATURAL PHILOSOPHY - TWO VOLUMES...
Publisher: Alex. Thom, Printer and Publisher, 87 Abbey Street, Dublin, Ireland
Publication Date: 1850
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued
Edition: New Edition, Enlarged and Improved
