DEWAR, James. THIRTY OFFPRINTS
MOSTLY FROM THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF
GREAT BRITAIN 1876-1921. 1876-1921.
Thirty Very Good- to Very Good+ offprints in self
and printed wrappers as follows: "The Physiological Action of Light"; "The Liquefaction of
Gases"; " Experiments in Electro-Photometry"; "Investigations at High Temperatures"; "Origin
and Identity of Spectra"; "Researches on Liquefied Gases"; "Light as an Analytic Agent";
"Optical Properties of Oxygen and Ozone"; "Phosphorescence and Ozone"; "Scientific Uses of
Liquid Air"; "Phosphorescence and Photographic Action at the Temperature of Boiling Liquid
Air"; "Properties of Liquid Oxygen"; "Liquid Air as an Analytic Agent"; "Gases at the Beginning
and End of the Century"; "Problems of the Atmosphere"; "New Low Temperature Phenomena";
"Studies on Charcoal and Liquid Air"; "The Nadir Temperature and Allied Problems"; "Studies
in High Vacua and Helium at Low Temperatures"; "Chemical and Physical Change at Low
Temperatures"; "Heat Problem"; "Light Reactions at Low Temperatures"; "Problems of
Hydrogen and the Rare Gases"; "Problems in Capillarity"; "Studies on Liquid Films"; "Liquid
Oxygen in Warfare"; "Cloudland Studies"; "Chemical Combination and the Structure of the
Molecule"; "On the Changes Produced in Magnetised Iron and Steels by Cooling to the
Temperature of Liquid Air"; "History of Cold and the Absolute Zero." Paperback.
almost all are VG condition.
This guy was quite a scientist.
most of the offrprints have cool illustrations
please lote ..only about one third of the offprints are depicted here.
Because of the rarity ( and value ) of these items ,I would prefer to send them in a Priority Box with insurance, and that price is reflected in the ebay shipping (handling )cost.
International shipping will be in a First Class box ( (also airmail) with insurance