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Published by Legare Street Press, 2022
ISBN 10: 1017971854ISBN 13: 9781017971859
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Published by Gale Ecco, Print Editions, 2010
ISBN 10: 117012500XISBN 13: 9781170125007
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Published by Forgotten Books, 2015
ISBN 10: 1331483662ISBN 13: 9781331483663
Seller: Buchpark, Trebbin, Germany
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Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut - Gepflegter, sauberer Zustand. | Seiten: 274 | Sprache: Englisch.
Published by HardPress Publishing, 2019
ISBN 10: 0371044812ISBN 13: 9780371044810
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Condition: Wie neu. Zustand: Wie neu | Seiten: 206 | Sprache: Englisch.
Published by Cambridge University Press, 2013
ISBN 10: 1108056571ISBN 13: 9781108056571
Seller: Mispah books, Redhill, SURRE, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Like New. Like New. book.
Published by Thomas and George Underwood: London, 1827
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 6 charts, 9 x 5.5", roughly attached to old boards, leather, 643pp with index, very soiled, some staining, looks rough. 2nd Edition, enlarged and revised. Trade winds, oscillations of the barometer, radiation of heat in the atmosphere, meteorological observations made at Madeira and Sierra Leone, barometrical experiments.
Published by Manchester: Printed by Harrison and Crosfield, 1834
Seller: Forest Books, ABA-ILAB, Grantham, LINCS, United Kingdom
Second edition, 8vo, xx, 244, [4]pp., orig. cloth, upper joint split with short tears, printed spine label chipped. Provenance: Bookplate of the Royal Agricultural Society of England.
Published by Manchester ; Printed by Harrison and Crosfield, 1824
Seller: Roger J Treglown, ABA., MILNTHORPE, CUMBR, United Kingdom
Second edition. 8vo. ( 225mm. ) Pp. [5] vi - xx,[1] 2 - 244, [4] publishers adverts. Unopened.Title page and verso of the last leaf of the publishers adverts browned, otherwise a very clean copy. Publishers original drab paper backed boards, corners bumped, sometime new cloth backstrip retaining the original printed paper label. Dalton, John ( 1766 - 1844 ) , English meteorologist and chemical theorist, born in Cumbria. In the first edition ( 1793 ) of this important book, Dalton in the Preface alluded to a person who had given him much advice and time in his study of the physical and mechanical sciences, in this edition he reveals his mentor as a Mr Gough of Kendal and goes on to reveal that it was he who ' first set the example of keeping a meteorological journal at Kendal. For more details of Dalton see the Dictionary of Scientific Biography and Odnb.
Published by Printed by Harrison and Crosfield for Baldwin and Cradock, Manchester, 1834
DALTON'S FIRST BOOK - INSCRIBED. Second edition (first, 1793), inscribed by Dalton, of Dalton's first book which, according to Dalton himself, "contained the germs of most of the ideas afterwards expanded by him into discoveries" (DNB V, 428-34). Dalton (1766-1844) is famous today for his atomic theory of matter, but this grew out of his early work on meteorology, which resulted in his Meteorological Observations and Essays. "It created little stir at first but contained original ideas that, together with Dalton's more developed articles, marked the transition of meteorology from a topic of general folklore to a serious scientific pursuit" (Britannica). In this book Dalton stated that "water evaporated is not chymically combined with the aerial fluids but exists as a peculiar fluid diffused amongst the rest," and that "when a particle of vapour exists between two particles of air let their equal and opposite pressures upon it be what they may, they cannot bring it nearer to another particle of vapour." "The ideas that in a mixture of gases every gas acts as an independent entity (Dalton's law of partial pressures) and that the air is not a vast chemical solvent were thus first stated in the Meteorological Observations" (DSB). "Dalton's first scientific experiments stemmed from his life-long interest in meteorology . One of his most important scientific conclusions was that water is a component of air at all temperatures, and he produced a table of the vapour pressure of water at different temperatures from his own experiments. This work led on to what is now called the Law of Partial Pressures . In lectures to the Royal Institution in 1810 Dalton himself attributed the origins of his atomic theory to his studies on the properties of mixed gases" (Lappert & Murrell, p. 3817). Meteorological Observations "contained not only a record of his unremitting observations but also inferences of the causes of the meteorological phenomena so exposed. These reflections, which inevitably concerned the relation between air, water, and water vapour, played an important part in the evolution of his future theories . The book began with a description of the instruments needed for observation. There followed a series of typical observations and essays on their interpretation. Then a more interesting section on the aurora showed Dalton's breadth of experience with many instruments, even including work with a new design of theodolite. The final section interpreted the findings of the earlier sections, offering theories and speculations, including one of great ingenuity-proposing that the aurora is of electrical or magnetic origin" (DNB). Provenance: The Manchester publishers Bradshaw & Blacklock (inscribed 'To Bradshaw & Blacklock presented by John Dalton D.C.L., F.R.S. &' on front free endpaper). By 1839, Bradshaw & Blacklock had moved premises to 27 Brown Street, from where they published their famous railway guides. Dalton and George Bradshaw attended the same Manchester Quaker's Meeting House. "John Dalton was born in the village of Eaglesfield a few miles from Cockermouth in Cumbria and his house, though altered, is still there marked with a plaque. His Quaker family was initially extremely poor but his father was able to teach him mathematics, and John attended the Friends school until he was 12 years old. Such was his progress that, when his teacher left, John took over the school himself. During this period he also obtained a thorough grounding in mathematics under the tuition of a gentleman who lived nearby. In 1781John was asked to teach at a Quaker school in Kendal, jointly with his brother. After taking advice from the Council of Friends this was agreed. He walked to Kendal carrying one of the new umbrellas which had just become available in Cockermouth. When their cousin who ran the school left in 1785 the two brothers took over with the help of their sister, who came to keep house. Their advertisements proudly state that the school 'has a valuable library of books on history, mathematics and natural philosophy, also an air pump, globes and several other philosophical, mathematical and optical instruments'. "It was during his time at Kendal that Dalton began his life-long interest in things meteorological, stimulated by his contacts with the blind scientist John Gough who gave him the run of his library and with whom he had frequent scientific discussions. In 1793, following an invitation from Dr Thomas Barnes, Principal of the New College Manchester (now moved to Oxford University as Harris Manchester College), Dalton took up the position of which he held until 1800. It was during his time there that he produced some of his most important meteorological work. After leaving the college Dalton continued to live simply in Manchester, spending his time teaching and researching on subjects within and far beyond natural philosophy. He presented papers to, and played an increasingly important role in, the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, with an extended period as its President. Public acclaim led to lecture tours around the UK and abroad and to the award of many honours, including an FRS, various degrees and eventually a Government pension. On his death the Manchester Corporation mounted a vast funeral with a mile-long procession attended by 40 000 mourners. As a person Dalton lived modestly and never lost his rustic accent and his simple Quaker approach to life. In addition to Quaker activities on Sundays, he allowed himself just one afternoon of relaxation each week to play bowls. He never married, his main excuse being 'I never had the time'. He never really adapted to the social expectations of international fame and continued with basic tutoring throughout his life. The rigid pattern of his life and his meticulous approach to measurement and research made him an ideal meteorological observer. "During his years at Kendal, Dalton refined the skill of making barometers and began takin.
London, W. Richardson, 1793. Cont. hcalf, professionally rebacked in old style with raised bands. orig. gilt title-label preserved. XVI,208 pp. Light yellowing to leaves, scattered brownspots. Front-and end-papers brownspotted. First edition of Dalton's first book. In chemistry Dalton was the founder of "The Atomic Theory" (A New System of Chemical Philosophy 1808-27) and with his "Meteorological Observations" and supplementary lectures he laid the foundation of modern meteorology, establishing the cause of air's homogeneity and formulating the law of partial pressures. In the attempt to give solid experimental bases for his studies, Dalton laid the foundation of future atomic theory, beginning an experimental inquiry into proportions of different gases in the atmosphere. (PMM p.157). - A.L. Smyth No. 1.
Published by W. Richardson, J. Phillips, W. Pennington, London, 1793
Seller: Manhattan Rare Book Company, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE IN ORIGINAL BOARDS of Dalton's first book; one of the foundational works in meteorology. "In 1793 Dalton moved to Manchester to teach mathematics at a dissenting academy, the New College. He took with him the proof sheets of his first book, a collection of essays on meteorologic topics based on his own observations together with those of his friends John Gough and Peter Crosthwaite. This work, Meteorological Observations and Essays, was published in 1793. It created little stir at first but contained original ideas that, together with Dalton's more developed articles, marked the transition of meteorology from a topic of general folklore to a serious scientific pursuit" (Britannica). His book "contained not only a record of his unremitting observations but also inferences of the causes of the meteorological phenomena so exposed. These reflections, which inevitably concerned the relation between air, water, and water vapour, played an important part in the evolution of his future theories. "The book began with a description of the instruments needed for observation. There followed a series of typical observations and essays on their interpretation. Then a more interesting section on the aurora showed Dalton's breadth of experience with many instruments, even including work with a new design of theodolite. The final section interpreted the findings of the earlier sections, offering theories and speculations, including one of great ingenuity-proposing that the aurora is of electrical or magnetic origin" (Dictionary of National Biography). First issue: with date (1793) on title page and price of four shillings. London: W. Richardson, J. Phillips, W. Pennington, 1793. Octavo, original boards sympathetically rebacked with paper spine; pages uncut. Complete with subscribers list. Some light occasional browning, small taped closed tear in margin of one leaf (p.73). A rare survival in original boards.