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Edité par Dover Publications, 1945
Vendeur : BookDepart, Shepherdstown, WV, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : UsedGood. Hardcover; first American edition, which includes Volumes 1 and 1 of the 1894 2nd edition, revised and enlarged, bound into one volume; with a historical introduction by Robert Bruce Lindsay; fading and edge wear to exterior; former owner's reference label taped to spine; stamping inside front cover; fading to pages; otherwise in good condition with clean text, firm binding. ASIN: B001DO9T2C.
Edité par Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1930
Vendeur : Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Photo Frontispiece (illustrateur). First Edition. Association copy, presented to Carolyn Grosvenor by Lady Evelyn Rayleigh, Lord Rayleigh's wife, with her signature dated 1931.
Edité par Itek Corporation, 1966., 1966
Vendeur : Scientia Books, ABAA ILAB, Arlington, MA, Etats-Unis
Livre
Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 36 pp, 1 leaf, 7 pp. 4to. Original wrappers. Very Good. Reprint in Facsimile of Rayleigh's manuscript of his paper "On the Light from the Sky. Its Polarization and Colour" published in 1871 in the Philosophical Magazine. One of Rayleigh's earliest publications, which "resolved a long-standing puzzle in optics, the blue color of the sky. In this research, published in 1871, Rayleigh derived the well-known law expressing the scattering of light by small particles as a function of the inverse fourth power of the wavelength of the incident light" (D.S.B. 13: 101).
Date d'édition : 1896
Vendeur : Atticus Rare Books, West Branch, IA, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
1st Edition. John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842-1919), was an English theoretical and experimental physicist who "made seminal contributions to theoretically defining the resolving power of gratings, prisms, telescopes and microscopes" (Lord Rayleigh: A Scientific Life, The Optical Society, June 2009). He was also head of the Royal Society, winning the 1904 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his investigations of the densities of the most important gases and for his discovery of argon in connection with these studies" (Nobel Prize Committee). In the paper offered here, his 1896 publication on the theory of optical images as applied to microscopes, Rayleigh "discusses extensively the resolution of microscopes. He is the first to deal with illuminated objects as well as with self-luminous objects. He also distinguishes between different phase relationships of the illuminated objects. Lord Rayleigh extends his investigations to different objects (points, lines, gratings) and different aperture shapes. He emphasizes the similarities of microscopes and telescopes and complains about insufficient communication between physicists and microscopists" (Lauterbach, Finding, defining and breaking the diffraction barrier in microscopy - a historical perspective, Optical Nanoscopy, Vol. 1, 8, 2012). CONDITION & DETAILS: Extract complete August 1896 issue. (8.5 x 5.5 inches; 213 x 138mm). One library stamp on the first page of the issue (not the Rayleigh paper). Otherwise bright and very clean throughout.
Edité par Taylor & Francis, London, 1900
Vendeur : Atticus Rare Books, West Branch, IA, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
1st Edition. FIRST EDITION OF RAYLEIGH'S FORMULA TO DESCRIBE THE INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION OF BLACKBODY RADIATION. Also included: two papers in which Rutherford 1st described the phenomenon of half-life as well as a 2nd in which he further describes those experiments, one of which provided the first indication that the emanation might be a gas by determining that the emanation could be dispersed by a flow of air. RAYLEIGH "The claim that black-body radiation should conform to the distribution law that has since been variously attributed to Rayleigh and Jeans was not made until 1905. But the main conceptual foundations for that claim can be found in a two-page note published by Rayleigh in the June 1900 issue of the Phil Mag [this paper]" (Kuhn, Black-Body Theory, 144). Here Rayleigh argued "that, at least for long wavelengths, the spectral energy density should rise linearly with temperature for fixed wavelengths" (Brandt, Harvest of the Century, 31). At the end of the 19th century, physicists began to try to understand the behavior of blackbody radiation. They "had determined that all bodies give off radiation according to their temperature (and emissivity) and if a body strongly absorbed incident radiation of a certain wavelength, then that same body also radiated strongly at that wavelength to its surroundings. If a body were perfectly black - that is, if it completely absorbed all radiation of all wavelengths incident on it - then that body would also emit radiation (according to its temperature) to its surroundings with a emissivity of one, and there was considerable interest in determining the precise wavelength distribution of blackbody emitted radiation as a function of temperature" (Ash, Rayleigh-Wave Theory and Application, 7). With this paper, "Lord Rayleigh turned his attention to possible mechanisms for explaining blackbody radiation, from the point of view of classical physics. He considered a cavity surrounded by walls at a uniform temperature and then assumed that the â??complete radiation' in the cavity would be a summation of all of the possible standing waves of light radiated from the walls. He thus obtained an expression (Rayleigh's â??Law') that nicely represented the curve of blackbody radiation at long wavelengths" (ibid). Raleigh derived [this] solely on classical physical arguments and empirical facts; he used the equipartition theorem to derive that the energy output at a given wavelength of an ideal black body radiator varies inversely with the 4th power of wavelength" (Wenner Collection). It is important to note that Rayleigh's expression "blew up' at short wavelengths (because there was a wavelength term in the denominator). Ultimately it would be Planck's efforts to devise an empirical formula that would succeed. "Almost by serendipity, he found such a formula. and then spent several weeks trying to derive the formula on a theoretical basis. He was finally able to do this by postulating that radiation is not emitted continuously, but rather in small steps of energy which he called â??quanta of action'. He published his formula in 1901 and thus began the age of quantum physics" (ibid). RUTHERFORD: Rutherford's papers demonstrate that in 1900 he "found that each radioactive emanation "gradually loses its radioactive power" and that the rate of decline differs by radioactive material. He plotted the radioactivity curve of thorium oxide and determined that â??the intensity of the radiation has fallen to one-half its value after an interval of about one minute,' and that the exponential decline occurred in the same way over time and independent of the type of gas surrounding it" (Wenner). CONDITION & DETAILS: The volume is complete and the textblock is clean and intact, however the boards are missing.
Edité par Vanity Fair Dec 21, 1899
Vendeur : Robert Frew Ltd. ABA ILAB, London, Royaume-Uni
Art / Affiche / Gravure
Drawn by FTD. Original chromolithograph. Page size approx. 38 x 26.5cm. Image size approx. 35 x 19cm. Library stamp to verso, image unaffected. With original leaf of biographical text.
Edité par The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1896
Vendeur : Graphem. Kunst- und Buchantiquariat, Berlin, Allemagne
gr 4°, Brosch., 43 S. - Rücken schadhaft, Bindung jedoch fest, Randbereiche bestoßen, leichte Kncikspuren, unaufgeschnitten, innen sauberes Exemplar / spine damaged, binding firm, lightly creased. Buch.
Edité par Longmans, Green, And Co, London, 1908
Vendeur : Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, Etats-Unis
Membre d'association : IOBA
Livre
Hardcover. Etat : Good. A Few Illustrations In Text (illustrateur). Reprint. Xiv, 348 Pp. Green Cloth. "Text-Books Of Science" Series, 1908 Date On Title Page. Good: Light Wear, Points Of Fraying At Tips, Front Spine Edge; Hinges Tight; Gilt Brilliant; Inked Owner's Information Dated 1917.
Edité par Smithsonian Institution, Washington D. C., 1896
Edition originale
Wraps. Etat : Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Line drawings; diagrams; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 43 pages; Oversize paperback in original title lettered wraps. Bright tight and very neat example of Rayleigh and Ramsay's important monograph, the basis, in considerable part, for their being awarded 1904 Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry, respectively. Expected edge toning to covers and mild furring of an unopened edge. Publisher's binding instruction sheet laid in. VG+ . Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping.
Edité par Dover Publications, 1964
Vendeur : Massy Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. B001640IHO Six volumes bound in three. xiii+562+x+598 pp., xiv+596+xiv+568 pp., xvi+624+xiii+718 pp.; index. Hardcover. Dust Jackets: Good (+); the spines are somewhat faded, minor chipping and rubbing to the edges, vol V-VI jacket spine with small puncture, little wear overall. Books: Very Good; light shelf rubbing, very little wear overall. "The scientific investigations of Lord Rayleigh (1842-1919) form one of the most important and exciting chapters in the intellectual history of the Western world. His work in various branches of physics contributed enormously to the general theoretical and technological advance in the late 19th and early part of this century." This Dover edition, first published in 1964, is an unabridged and corrected republication of of the work first published by Cambridge University Press. Oversized, no overseas shipping. 6 vols in 3, Dover Publications, 1964.
Edité par Published by the Smithsonian Institution, City of Washington, 1896
Vendeur : Fine Editions Ltd, Lancaster, PA, Etats-Unis
Membre d'association : IOBA
Edition originale
Original Cloth. Etat : Fine. First Printing. First separate appearance of this scientific paper reporting discovery of the first inert gas, for which Rayleigh and Ramsay were awarded the Nobel prize. Royal 8vo (322 x 242mm): [4],43,[1]pp, with tables and five text woodcut illustrations. Original forest green publisher's cloth, covers framed in blind, upper cover lettered in gilt, yellow coated end papers. Publisher catalog slip laid-in. Wanting the plain-paper dust jacket. A Fine, bright copy, pristine inside and out. Dibner 50 (for original periodical appearance). Originally published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, in 1895. Both Rayleigh and Ramsay claimed priority for the discovery of argon; they eventually agreed to submit a jointly authored paper. Both later won the Nobel prize (Rayleigh for Physics, Ramsay for Chemistry), and their discovery was a major factor in both awards. "Rayleigh and Ramsay had noted that nitrogen obtained from the air had a density greater than that of nitrogen liberated from its compounds by about one-half percent. This led to the isolation of the first of the inert gases, which they called argon," after the Greek word aergón ("inert, inactive") (Dibner). Ramsay later investigated other atmospheric gases, isolating helium, neon, krypton, and xenon, which pioneered a new section of the periodic table. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).
Edité par Dover Publications
Vendeur : Koster's Collectible Books, Farmingville, NY, Etats-Unis
Etat : Very Good-, Very Good-. 1964 edition. 8VO, 1800+ PGS., Photos/diagram, Hardcover Hardover. Six volumes bound into a three volume set. Cloth bindings with title in silver on spines. Bindings slighty foxed and soiled. Foredge soil.These scientific investigations of Lord Rayleigh brought him the Nobel Prize. Important studies in Gases - Hydronamics-capillarity - thermodynamics and much much more. Illustrated and diagrammed. Nice tight bindings. Matching dust jackets show light edgewear chipping and soil. Price clipped. Chip missing in upper corner of volume I. Small closed tears. Spines sunfaded. Desirable copies in protective mylar.
Edité par J. M. Dent, London, 1907
Vendeur : Temple Bar Bookshop, Dublin, DUB, Irlande
Livre Edition originale
Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing, a very good copy in wraps, covers a bit browned with light wear to the corners, light foxing to the edges of the prelims, with light toning to a few of the pages, free from an markings or inscriptions. Includes an early and important Bertrand Russell piece 'The Study of Mathematics'.
Edité par J. M. Dent & Company, London, 1907
Vendeur : Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Good in wrappers. Hinge is starting. Tearing to edges. Includes several scarce works: "The Study of Mathematics" by Bertrand Russell, "The Fire" by Max Beerbohm, "How Do We Perceive the Direction of Sound?" by Nobel Prize winner Lord Rayleigh, "Can We Detect Our Drift Through Space" by R. J. Strutt, Part I of "The Note-books of Samuel Butler." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Edité par Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1896
Vendeur : Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, Etats-Unis
Membre d'association : IOBA
Livre Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good + Dust Jacket. First Separate Edition. [Iii], 43 Pp. Green Cloth, Gilt. 33 Cm X 25 Cm. First Separate Hardcover Printing Of The Original Paper Describing Their Discovery Of Hydrogen. A Fine Copy, Bright And Fresh, Gilt Brilliant, No Marks Or Stains Or Fading, Slight Waviness To Front Free Endpaper Near The Spine Edge (Binding Flaw), Tiny Rubs Right On Edges At Spine Ends. With The Smithsonian Flyer Of May 1896 Describing The Book And Providing The Library Catalog Slips For The Book. Also With The Scarce Dust Jacket, Unprinted, Clean And Bright, Small Chips At Ends, Slight Browning (Much Less Than Usual).