Nature: A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science (105 Volume Set)

Published by Macmillan & Co., London, 1887

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[The Preeminent British Natural Science Journal] A long run of 105 volumes. Includes: vol. 36, 1887; v.37, Nov. 1887-Apr. 1888; v.38, May 1888-Oct. 1888; v.39, Nov. 1888-Apr. 1889; v.40, May 1889-Oct. 1889; v.41, 1889-1890; v.42, May 1890-Oct. 1890; v.43, 1890-1891; v.44, May 1891, Oct. 1891; v.45, 1891-1892; v.46, May 1892-Oct. 1892; v.47, 1892-1893; v.48, 1893; v.49, 1893-1894; v.50, 1894; v.51, 1894-1895; v.52, 1895; v.53, 1895-1896; v.54, 1896; v.55, 1896-1897; v.56, 1897; v.57, 1897-1898; v.58, 1898; v. 59, 1898-1899; volumes 60-140. Hardcover. Library stamps and markings. Shelf wear. 22 of the early volumes are bound in contemporary 3/4 leather over marbled boards that is deteriorating. Some boards detached from those volumes, rubbing, general wear to bindings. Sold with all faults. The other 73 volumes have good bindings in red cloth. Includes J. Thomson's famous essay "On the Cathode Rays" (vol. 55; cf. PMM 386) and Swinton's description of the electronic principles of television (vol. 78). Also includes Chemists William Ramsay and Frederick Soddy article that helium gas is produced by the radioactive decay of radium (1903). Interesting articles in this collection include: On the Mechanical Conditions of a Swarm of Meteorites; British Tertiary Volcanoes; Fritsch's Crustacean Fauna of the Chalk of Bohemia; New Zealand Scale Insect; The History of Ancient Civilization; The Northfleet Series Electric Tramway; Skeleton of Phenacodus; Three Days on the Summit of Mont Blanc; Whirlwinds, Waterspouts, Storms, and Rotating Spheres; Marine Biology and the Electric Light; The Surface Film of Water, and its Relation to the Life of Plants and Animals; The Discover of Australian-Like Mammals in South America; A New Form of Air Leyden; A Treatise on Zoology; Fossil Insects; On Some Points in the Early History of Astronomy; The Application of the Microscope to Physical and Chemical Investigations; The Extermination of the American Bison; The Anatomy of the Frog. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.…

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Title
Nature: A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science (105 Volume Set)
Author
Richard Arman Gregory; R.W. Church; T. Fowler; Oliver J. Lodge; J.H. Gladstone; Robert L. Bowles; H. Marshall Ward; W.A. Herdman; A.G. Greenhill; J. Norman Lockyer; Alexander Ecker
Publisher
Macmillan & Co., London
Publication year
1887
Condition
Good
Binding
Hardcover
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