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Books and Manuscripts of the Bakken [the Catalogue of the Bakken Library of Electricity in Life].
Published by Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, first edition, 1992, 1992
ISBN 10: 0810825708ISBN 13: 9780810825703
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Cloth, 4to, 29 cm, 525 pp, ills. (some in colour). 5,180 entries. This is a splendid bibliographical catalogue of the books, journals and manuscripts held by The Bakken Library and Museum of Electricity in Life. The Bakken was founded by Earl Bakken, inventor of the first wearable cardiac pacemaker : the focus of the Bakken collection is on the historical role of electricity and magnetism in the life sciences and medicine, thus encompassing the history of electricity and magnetism, electrophysiology, electrotheraputics, and accompanying instrumentation. It also includes many works from the mesmerist movement. The collecting emphasis is on materials from the 18th, 19th,and early 20th centuries. The catalogue entries include full bibliographical and provenance information, including cross-references to the Wheeler, Gartrell and Ronalds catalogues. Some entries are also briefly annotated. Books and manuscripts are arranged by author within four chronological groupings for early works (pp 3-30) and works of the 18th (pp 31-119), 19th (pp 120-329) and 20th (pp 321-487 pp) centuries. There is an index of authors. Fine.
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Books and manuscripts of the Bakken.
Published by Metuchen u London Scarecrow Press, 1992
4to. 17, 512 S. Mit 1 farb. Porträttafel, 3 Farbtafeln u. 26 ganzseitigen Textabbildungen. OLwd. Umfangreiche Bibliographie zur Geschichte der Elektrizität und ihrer Anwendungen in der Medizin. Zugrunde liegt die Sammlung "The Bakken: A Library and Museum of Electricity in Life". Der amerikanische Geschäftsmann Earl E. Bakken gründete die Firma Medtronics und entwickelte den ersten tragbaren Herzschrittmacher. Mit genauen Kollationen und Querverweisen zu anderen bibliographischen Referenzwerken. Sprache: Englisch.
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Books and Manuscripts of the Bakken.
Published by Scarecrow Press, 1992., Metuchen & London:, 1992
Seller: Jeff Weber Rare Books, Montreux, VAUD, Switzerland
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4to. xvii, 512 pp. 4 color plates, index. Red cloth. Fine. Important catalogue of the rare books in the Bakken Library on the history and origins of electricity. Arranged by early books then by century (eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth centuries).
