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(BABBAGE) "Observations on the Decline of Science in England" AND (BABBAGE) "Observations on a Pamphlet, entitled "On the Alleged Decline of Science in England. By a Foreigner.accompanied by a preface by M. Faraday", in a full volume of "The Edinburgh Journal of Science. Offered is a full volume of "The Edinburgh Journal of Science, ("conducted by David Brewster")", Edinburgh, John Thomson and T. Cadell in London, Vol V (New Series, April-October), 1831. 8.5x5.5", 378pp, 2 engraved plates. Bound in half calf, with marbled boards, and decorated spine. The text is clean and bright. VERY GOOD strong copy. [++] (BABBAGE) "Observations on the Decline of Science in England" pp 1-16 AND (BABBAGE) "Observations on a Pamphlet, entitled "On the Alleged Decline of Science in England. By a Foreigner.accompanied by a preface by M. Faraday", pp 334-358. [The "foreigner" here is Garett Moll, from the Netherlands, a polymathic figure of the early 19th c.] This is a discussion of a paper relating to Babbage on this topic in the previous volume of the EJS, all this based on Babbage's short book "Reflections on the decline of science in England, and on some of its causes" (1830). Babbage was pretty upset with the state of support for science in Great Britain he made a very strong case for his position many thinking it was too strong--taking a particular aim at the Royal Society, saying that, in general, the scientific institutions of England were inferior to most of the rest of the scientific world. Babbage provides a lot of data and more polemic for his position. I'm also selling an earlier paper relating to this Babbage work elsewhere on ABE [offered by me under "Babbage" for this same journal vol IV 1830]. [++] Also in this volume are many other papers of interest, including: BREWSTER, David. "On a New Analysis of Solar Light, indicating three Primary Colours, forming Coincidental Spectra of equal length" pp 197-206. Leonard EULER, "On the Perfection of Microscopes", pp 233-237. Charles GORING, "Remarks on Mons. Chevalier's Paper, and on the Memoir of Euler" [on microscopes], pp 238-248. DALTON, John. "Extraordinary Facts Relating to the Vision of Colours, with Observations" (first published in 1794, Dalton famously recording his experience and research into his own color blindness. Pp 89-98. Charles GORING, "On Monochromatic Light, and on the Achromatism and Spherical Aberration if Eye-pieces and he Engyscopes. Pp 52-75. Potter, H. "Observations on the Meteor called the Aurora Borealis". Joseph Lister, : On some properties in Achromatic Object h=glasses applicable to the improvement of the Microscope", pp160-181, 249-252 (concluded).
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