Venus Physique: First Edition (11 results)
Published by New York & London: Johnson Reprint Corp, 1966., 1966
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. xxxii, 86 pp. Original cloth. Ex-library: white ink number and label on spine, ink stamp on verso of title page, bookplates on pastedown, pouch on rear pastedown. Else Very Good. The Sources of Science No. 29. First Edition of this English translation of Garrison-Morton 21…5.2 (citing 1st French ed, 1745).
More imagesVenus physique / Ritus usus et laudabiles Facultatis Medicinae Parisiensis consuetudines. / Statuta Facultatis Medicinae Parisiensis, supremi senatus Authoritate confirmata anno M.DCC.Ll.
MAUPERTUIS, Pierre Louis Moreau de / HYACINTHE, Théodore Baron
Language: French
Published by [publisher unknown], [The Hague?], 1745
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Venus physique. [The Hague?]: [publisher unknown], 1745. Two parts. [8], 1-86, 67-194 pp. Part titles within pagination, woodcut head- and tailpieces. Bound without final blank S6. Occasional minor spotting. [Bound before:] II. HYACINTHE, Théodore Baron. Ritus usus et laudabiles Facu…ltatis Medicinae Parisiensis consuetudines. Authoritate totius ejusdem ordinis excusa. Paris: G. F. Quillau, 1751. [10], 196 pp., woodcut initial, printer's device on title. [Bound after:] III. HYACINTHE, Théodore Baron. Statuta Facultatis Medicinae Parisiensis, supremi senatus Authoritate confirmata anno M.DCC.Ll. Paris: G. F. Quillau, 1751. 126, [22] pp. Printer's device on title, woodcut initial and headpiece. Occasional very minor spotting. Three works in one volume. 12mo (142 x 80 mm). Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt-decorated and with 5 raised bands, red-sprinked edges (joints and spine ends repaired, recornered, one of two lettering-pieces gone, spine rubbed). Provenance: modern inscriptions to front free endpaper; some pencil annotations; Collection of Peter and Margarethe Braune. ---- Norman 1460; Garrison-Morton 215.2; Heirs of Hippocrates 847; Osler 3350. FIRST EDITION. Maupertuis's Venus physique refuted the preformationist theories of embryonic development held by most of his contemporaries in favor of the then-discredited epigenetic hypothesis, which Maupertuis had adopted after considering the obvious facts of biparental heredity. Maupertuis rejected all vitalist or spiritual interpretations of the hereditary mechanism, arguing that biparental heredity required corporeal contributions from each parent. This argument was based on research that Maupertuis performed shortly after his arrival in Berlin in 1740, when he began collecting the pedigrees of the polydactylous Ruhe family. These pedigrees showed that the abnormal trait could be passed either by the male or female parent and that the trait tended to weaken and disappear over time as polydactylous individuals continued to marry normal spouses. According to Glass, Maupertuis's theories of biparental heredity and epigenesis substantially anticipated those of Darwin, Mendel and de Vries nearly a century and a half later." (Norman). See also: Glass, Maupertuis, pioneer of genetics and evolution. In: Forerunners of Darwin 1745-1859, ed. Glass, Temkin & Straus (1968) pp. 51-83. For II + III: Not in Wellcome, NLM/BlakeII and Waller. Wellcome library b14570063. EXCEPTIONALLY RARE FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE about the statutes and history of the Faculty of Medicine in Paris. This work was reissued in 1752 with different pagination. A reprint was issued in 1903. Hyacinthe Théodore Baron (1707-1787) was a French military physician and bibliophile. - Visit our website to see more images.
More imagesPublished by Sans nom d'editeur, 1745
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Add to basketCouverture rigide. Condition: Bon. Edition originale. In 12. 194 pages Edition originale de "Maupertuis ouvrage remarquable sur l'embryologie et la génétique. Elle est divisée en deux parties : "Dissertation sur l origine des hommes et des animaux" et "Dissertation sur l origine des noirs". La première partie a été initialement…publiée un an plus tôt sous le titre "Dissertation physique à l'occasion du Nègre blanc" et a été écrit après l'apparition d'un nègre albinos à Paris. Scientifique, philosophe et penseur original, Maupertuis était en avance sur son temps dans de nombreux aspects de la biologie, en particulier l'embryologie et la génétique. Ses arguments contre la théorie alors dominante de la formation et de l'épigenèse étaient si proches de l'idée d'évolution qu'il est un véritable précurseur de Darwin et Mendel. Ses théories et observations sont contenues dans cet ouvrage, qu'il a peut-être fait publier anonymement pour éviter les répercussions des autorités ecclésiastiques." (Héritiers d'Hippocrate) théorie de la préformation de l'embryon. Maupertuis a soutenu de manière convaincante que l'embryon ne pouvait pas être préformé, ni dans l'?uf ni dans l'animalcule (spermatozoïde), puisque les caractéristiques héréditaires pouvaient être transmises également par le parent mâle ou femelle" Reliure fatiguée,premiere page de garde manquante,interieur propre.
More imagesPublished by No publisher. No place ?Paris Sixieme Édition revue & augmentée. First 1745. 12mo, 1751
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Add to basketpp. 5, (i) Errata, (ii) blank, 240. Contemporary calf, spine with gilt panels and raised bands, characteristic wear to edges and corners, joints firm and contents bright with very wide margins, book-plate of ALFRED BRAITHWAITE, ex libris RICHARD FREEMAN, Darwin scholar, with a few of his notes at the front - 'stock evolutionary…quotation is on p.175', a nice copy with excellent provenance. *TOGETHER WITH : BASSET DE ROSIERS, Gilles. L'Anti-Venus Physique. Premiere Partie. Ou Critique de la Dissertation Sur l'origine des Hommes & des Animaux. N'éveillez point le chat qui dort [Let sleeping dogs (or cats) lie]. No publisher. No place. 1746. First edition. 12mo. in 8s. pp. (iv), 219, (i) blank. Title to Part II tipped-in before p.145. Part I : Critique de la Dissertation Pre'tendue Physique a l'occasion du Negre Blanc; Part II : La Critique de la Dissertation Sur l'origine des Noirs. Contemporary tree calf newly rebacked, title and final leaf foxed with occasional marginal foxing elsewhere, otherwise a very good copy with good margins, ex libris RICHARD FREEMAN with his notes at the front. **SEE - Forerunners of Darwin, 1745-1859, edited by Bentley Glass, Owsei Temkin, and William L. Straus, Jr. COPAC records the 1751 edition in Edinburgh, Cambridge and at the Wellcome [with a frontispiece, though this is not mentioned elsewhere]; it does not record the 1745 edition of Maupertuis in the UK; OCLC gives the BN France and BEIC Italy; COPAC has the British Library only for the Basset whilst OCLC gives 7 locations, all in Europe.
Published by np: 1745., 1745
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- First Edition
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 2 Parts in 1 Volume [continuous pagination]. 12mo. pp. 4 p.l., 86, 67-194. contemporary mottled calf, gilt back (extremities worn, joints partly cracked, some mild to moderate foxing & a few stains). First Edition of "Maupertuis remarkable work on embryology and genetics. It is divided in…to two parts: "Dissertation sur l origine des hommes et des animaux" and "Dissertation sur l origine des noirs". The first part was originally published a year earlier under the title "Dissertation physique à l occasion du Nègre blanc" and was written after an albino Negro appeared in Paris. A scientist, philosopher, and original thinker, Maupertuis was years ahead of his time in many aspects of biology, particularly embryology and genetics. His arguments against the then-prevailing theory of peformation and for epigenesis were so close to the idea of evolution that he is a true forerunner of Darwin and Mendel. His theories and observations are contained in this work, which he may have had published anonymously to avoid repercussions from Church authorities." (Heirs of Hippocrates) "The Vénus Physique of 1745 was an enlarged and more fully analyzed argument against the then-dominant biological theory of the preformation of the embryo. Maupertuis argued convincingly that the embryo could not be preformed, either in the egg or in the animalcule (spermatozoon), since hereditary characteristics could be passed down equally through the male or the female parent" (DSB) "Maupertuis' theories of biparental heredity and epigenesis substantially anticipated those of Darwin, Mendel and de Vries nearly a century and a half later." (Garrison & Morton) Barbier IV 922. Bib. Osleriana 3350. Blake p. 293. Cioranescu 43863. Garrison & Morton 215.2. Heirs of Hippocrates 536. Quérard V 642. cfWaller 6354.
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Published by Chez J. Schreuder., Amsterdam., 1769
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Add to basketDisbound. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 462pp (numbered 57 to 518) Interior in nice clean condition. 8 fold-out plates (numbered 2 to 10 and 13 to 15) all still in original folds & apart from some occasional age browning in good condition (see pics attached). There are no plates present numbered 11 and 12 although nothing appe…ars to have been removed. Plate 15 is La Lande's double hemisphere World map in "which is indicated the effect that parallax will produce on the time of the entry and exit of Venus in 1769". No cover but content still well bound together - a reference copy or suitable for rebind. Marbled edges. See my other listings for more volumes from this series. ### 462pp (numérotés 57 à 518) Intérieur en bon état de propreté. 8 planches dépliantes (numérotées de 2 à 10 et de 13 à 15) toutes encore dans leurs plis d'origine et à part quelques brunissements occasionnels dus au vieillissement, en bon état (voir photos ci-jointes). Il n'y a pas de planches numérotées 11 et 12 bien que rien ne semble avoir été enlevé. La planche 15 est la carte du monde à double hémisphère de La Lande dans laquelle est indiqué l'effet que produira la parallaxe sur le moment de l'entrée et de la sortie de Vénus en 1769. Pas de couverture mais le contenu est encore bien relié - exemplaire de référence ou apte à être relié. Bords marbrés. Voir mes autres annonces pour plus de volumes de cette série.
Published by (s.l., Den Haag ?) (s.n.), 1746., 1746
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Add to basket12°. 224 p. Reliure pleine basan d'époque a restaurer. Garrison-Morton215.1 (Husson Den Haag 1746.) - HOH 536 (s.l.,s.n. 1745) - Zweite (oder dritte Auflage). - Der wichtigste frühe Text zur Genetik und Embryologie, gedruckt in zwei Teilen "Dissertation sur l'origine des hommes et des animaux" und "Dissertation sur l'origine des… noirs". Der erste Teil war 1744 unter dem Titel "Dissertation physique à l'Occasion deu Nègre blanc" erschienen, nach der Präsentation eines Albino-Schwarzen in Paris. "Ne pourrait-on pas dire que, dans la combinaison fortuite des productions de la nature, comme il n'y avait que celles où se trouvaient certain rapport de convenance qui puissent subsister, il n'est pas marveilleux que cette convenance se trouve dans toutes les espèces qui existent actuellement? Le hasard, dirait-on, avait produit une multitude innombrable d'individus; un petit nombre se trouvait construit de manière que les parties de l'animal pouvaient satisfaire à ses besoins; dans un autre infiniment plus grand, il n'y avait ni covenance, ni ordre: tous ces derniers ont péri; des animaux sans bouche ne pouvaient pas vivre, d'autres qui manquaient d'organes pour la génération ne pouvaient se perpétuer. les espèces que nous voyons aujourd'hui ne sont que la plus petite partie de ce qu'un destin aveugle avait produit." - Rücken angebrochen mit Fehlstellen. Vorsätze stark gebräunt. Mit alter bibliographischer Notiz auf dem fliegenden Vorsatz. - Reliure fatiguée. Manques au dos. Les feuilles volantes brunies. Sprache: französisch.
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Add to basket(Paris? No publisher mentioned), 1746. Small 8vo (14.0 x 10.0 cm). Half-title, title page, 224 pp., with two additional half-titles. Original boards. = A complete copy of the second, expanded edition of this groundbreaking work on heredity, published anonymously in two parts, both preceded by a half-title. DSB: "Maupertuis's Ven…us Physique refuted the pre-formationist theories of embryonic development held by most of his contemporaries of the then-discredited epigenetic hypothesis, which Maupertuis had adopted after considering the obvious facts of biparental heredity". Maupertius' theories of biparental heredity and epigenesis substantially anticipated those of Darwin and Mendel. "Maupertuis attacked the 'preformation' theory, pointing out many contradictions to it by the simple process of reasoning from readily available observations. His speculations about evolution were not generally appreciated but his transformist theory is now considered an anticipation of the modern concept of mutation." (Garrison-Morton) In this remarkable observation Maupertuis may be said to have been a prophetic precursor of the recent exciting discoveries of the molecular structure of DNA by J. Watson and F. Crick a.o., who through the methods of physical chemistry unravelled the mystery of the basic structure of organic matter. The first edition, published the year before, had only 194 pages in 12mo. The British Library has a "cinquième édition" dated 1748. Further editions were published in 1751, 1765, and 1777. Uncut. Old, handwritten label on the spine, otherwise a very good, clean copy. DSB vol. IX, pp. 186-189; Garrison-Morton 215.1. See also Glass, Forerunners of Darwin 1745-1859, pp. 67-72: 'Maupertuis' Theory of Heredity and the origin of the Foetus.".
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Add to basketCouverture souple. Condition: fine. first edition. In-12 (160 x 90 mm) de 4 ff.n.ch., 194 pp., 1 f.n.ch. (blanc). Cartonnage gris, pièce de titre manuscrite, étui moderne de toile brune (reliure de l'époque). Garrison - Morton 215.2 ; Heirs of Hippocrates, 847; Osler, 3350; Norman, 1460.Édition originale, publiée sans lieu (on s…uppose Leyden ou La Haye comme lieu d'impression).Divisée en deux parties dont la première partie, Dissertation physique à l'occasion du nègre blanc (pp. 1-115) avait paru à Leyde l'année précédente. La seconde, Dissertation sur l'origine des noirs (pp. [117]-194) paraît ici pour la première fois. Maupertuis s'oppose à la théorie de la préformation de l'embryon alors en vogue, en affirmant que le père et la mère ont une influence égale sur l'hérédité. "Maupertuis's Venus physique refuted the preformationist theories of embryonic development held by most of his contemporaries in favor of the hen-discredited epigenetic hypothesis, which Maupertuis had adopted after considering the obvious facts of biparental heredity. Maupertuis rejected all vitalist or spiritual interpretations of the hereditary mechanism, arguing that biparental heredity required corporeal contributions from each parent. This argument was based on research that Maupertuis performed shortly after his arrival in Berlin in 1740, when he began collecting the pedigrees of the polydactylous Ruhe family. These pedigrees showed that the abnormal trait could be passed either by the male or female parent and that the trait tended to weaken and disappear over time as polydactylous individuals continued to marry normal spouses. According to Glass, Maupertuis's theories of biparental heredity and epigenesis substantially anticipated those of Darwin, Mendel and de Vries nearly a century and a half later" (Norman)."A rare first edition of Maupertuis' remarkable work on embryology and genetics. A scientist, philosopher, and original thinker, Maupertuis was years ahead of his time in many aspects of biology, particularly embryology and genetics. His arguments against the then-prevailing theory of preformation and for epigenesis were so close to the idea of evolution that he is a true forerunner of Darwin and Mendel" (Heirs).Pp. 125/126 avec coin arraché sans atteinte au texte.Très bon exemplaire, entièrement non rogné, à grands témoins.Provenance : Haskel F. Norman (ex-libris; vente II, New York 1998, lot 654).
Published by Sans lieu, 1745, 1745
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Add to basket2 parties en 1 volume in-12 de (3) ff., 214 pp. mal chiffrées 194 pp., veau havane, dos à nerfs orné et doré, pièce de titre de maroquin rouge, tranches rouges (reliure de l'époque). Edition originale. L'ouvrage est divisé en deux parties : Dissertation sur l'origine des hommes et des animaux et Dissertation sur l'origine des no…irs. La première partie avait déjà été en partie publiée un an auparavant sous le titre : Dissertation physique à l'occasion du nègre blanc. Elle relatait le cas d'un noir albinos. Dans ce petit livre Maupertuis expose ses idées qui ont fait de lui un théoricien des sciences de la vie; "ouvrage important pour l'étude des concepts biologiques au XVIII°siècle", selon René Taton. Pour lui, des variations fortuites expliquent l'apparition d'espèces nouvelles. Il est ainsi un des précurseurs du transformisme, ouvrant la voie à la génétique. Mathématicien, astronome, philosophe, Maupertuis convertit Voltaire au système de Newton. Haskell F. Norman library of science & medicine, n° 1460 : "Maupertui's theories of biparental heredity and epigenesis substantially antcipated those of Darwin, Mendel and de Vries nearly a century and a half later." - Garrison & Morton, n°215. - Heirs of Hippocrates, n° 847.
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Published by O.O,, 1765
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Add to basketSixième édition, 2 Teile in 1 Band. (2), 172 S., (2) S. (Anzeigen). Moderner Pergamentband. Vgl. Garrison & Morton 215.2. - Norman 1460. - HOH 847 (für die Erstausgabe von 1745) - Zu Beginn und am Schluss etwas fleckig. Sprache: Französisch / Français / French + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Ta…ge verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +.
