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Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Inscribed by author Matthew Budd on half title page.

Two volumes folio (420 x 280 mm), continuously signed. Titlepages in red and black. Folded engraved frontispiece and 21 engraved plates, eight of them folding. In contemporary speckled calf over boards, double ruled in gilt, spine in seven compartments, title labels missing, volume numbers applied directly in gold, and gilt tool stamped in remaining compartments. Red speckled edges. Binding scuffed and abraded in places, revealing wood substrate; worn at corners, edges, and at spine ends, joints split, boards held on with later adhesive strips applied to hinges. Frontispiece partially split along fold, with some loss. Text block otherwise strong and entire, with plates clean and intact. Reference ESTC T136232, etc. EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES WILL APPLY. The first English encyclopedia, and an undertaking as massive and comprehensive as its subtitle might suggest. The great French Encyclopédie edited by Diderot and d'Alembert originated in a proposal to translate this second edition of Chambers. Indeed, the second edition, published ten years after the first, is copiously enlarged from its original printing, "retouched," Chambers writes in a preface, "and amended in a thousand places." Chambers appears to have been largely self-taught, having apprenticed at a young age to a globe-maker and bookseller. That the Cyclopaedia was the work of a single clerk (albeit one who was ultimately elected to the Royal Society) rather than a committee of doctors makes its scope, detail, and accuracy all the more awesome. The entertainment value of the Cyclopaedia should not be ignored: it has taken us several hours to write this short description, having gotten quite lost in reading the fascinating and lucid articles on, for example, paper and type (a Caslon specimen sheet folds out), on Spinozism, on optics, the Nimethulehites, or on enthusiasm ("a poetic or prophetic rage, or fury, which transports the mind, and raises the imagination, and makes it conceive and express things extraordinary, and surprizing." Text, very good; boards, acceptable The second edition, corrected and amended; with some additions.

Darwin's work had profound implications for the relationship between science and religion and here he opposed anyone who would seek to profess religious over scientific faith?Scientists, Darwin felt, should work in the spirit of seeking "truth," with no preconceived notions?The adoption of the Theory of Evolution by scientists is "the real cream of the enjoyment to me; indeed it is to me worth far more than any medal."?Significantly, he hopes to continue his work in science?One of the most important Darwin letters we have carriedCharles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" was one of the most important books of all time. When it was published in 1859, there was skepticism within (as well as without) the scientific community about the central premise, that species changed through time by a process Darwin labeled natural selection. The idea that human beings evolved from other, previous species struck at the heart of the generally accepted belief that humans were different from other animals, and that species were fixed or immutable. Everyone had learned the story of creation from the Bible, and Darwin's ideas presented a challenge to those who looked at the question through a literal, religious perspective. But Darwin hoped that scientists as well as others would be able to accommodate, adopt an essentially new view and accept evolution. Yet, at the same time, he realized that many who had grown up in the previous scientific school would have a hard time doing so. It seemed that perhaps a new generation of scientists might have to rise before his work was generally accepted.The Copley Medal, the highest award of the Royal Society, is given for ?sustained, outstanding achievements in any field of science? In 1864, Darwin was nominated to receive the medal, and was awarded it "For his important researches in geology, zoology, and botanical physiology? Previous winners included scientists like Benjamin Franklin, William Herschel, Alessandro Volta, Humphry Davy, and Michael Faraday.Hugh Falconer was a paleontologist and botanist who was an admirer of Darwin, though not a convert to his theory of evolution. He seconded the nomination of Darwin for the medal, and Darwin wrote to thank him for doing so. In his letter, Darwin made some points of great importance: 1. That more and more scientists were becoming converts to his theory of evolution; 2. That he hopes to continue his work in science, despite advancing age; 3. That scientists should work in the spirit of seeking truth, with no preconceived notions, and 4. That the support of scientists he respected (like Falconer) meant more than the medal to him.Falconer was outraged by a petition that was circulating within Britain?s learned societies that attempted to limit the bounds of scientific enquiry. The petition claimed that scientific research was being ??perverted by some?into occasion for casting doubt upon the Truth and Authenticity of the Holy Scriptures? and was specifically aimed against evolutionary theory and investigations into the antiquity of man. Falconer made clear to Darwin that he aimed to "protest against the profession of religious against scientific faith?.Autograph letter signed, four pages with the addressed envelope, Down House headed stationery, Kent, November 4, 1864, to Hugh Falconer, making all the important points cited above. ?What a good, kind friend you are. I know well that this medal must have cost you a great deal of trouble. It is a very great honor to me, but I declare that the knowledge that you & a few other friends here so much interested themselves in the subject is the real cream of the enjoyment to me; indeed it is to me worth far more than any medal. So accept my true and cordial thanks. I hope that I may yet have strength to do a little more work in natural science; shaky and old though I be.??I have chuckled and triumphed over your postscript about poor M. Brull? and his young pupils. About a week ago I had a nearly similar account from Ge.

Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The uses and practices of sign languages are strongly related to scientific research on sign languages and vice versa. Conversely, sign linguistics cannot be separated from Deaf community practices, including practices in education and interpretation. Therefore, the current volume brings together work on sign language interpreting, the use of spoken and sign language with deaf children with cochlear implants and early language development in children exposed to both a spoken and sign language, and reports on recent research on aspects of sign language structure. It also includes papers addressing methodological issues in sign language research. The book presents papers by 'more seasoned' researchers and 'new kids on the block', as well as papers in which the two collaborate. The contributions will be of interest to all those interested in linguistics, sociolinguistics, cultural studies, interpreting and education. It will have particular relevance to those interested in sign linguistics, sociolinguistics of deaf communities, Deaf studies, Deaf culture, sign language interpretation, sign language teaching, and (spoken/signed) bilingualism. Given the scarcity of literature on 'Deaf studies', the book will also appeal widely beyond the traditional academic milieu. As a result, it has relevance for those teaching and learning sign languages, for professional and student interpreters and for teachers of the deaf. 328 pp. Englisch.