W Napier Shaw (7 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book presents a series of experiments and observations on heat conducted by the author as part of the advanced practical demonstrations in heat at the Cavendish Laboratory in 1884. These demonstrations formed part of a broader educational syllabus that included topics such as the manufacture and calibration of a mercury thermometer, the comparison of mercury and air thermometers, and the determination of the specific heat of water using Bunsen's ice calorimeter. The experiments described in this book focus on the measurement and analysis of heat, and provide a valuable historical perspective on the development of our understanding of thermal physics. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Bound in green cloth with light edgewear and minor foxing. 528 pages, plus 2 fold-out charts at end (one with 1" closed tear). Inner hinges starting, binding shaken. Each front endpaper has a light rubber stamp of the Blue Hill Observatory of Harvard Univerity and the front pastedown has a bookplate indicating that the book was presented to the Institute of Geographical Exploration of Harvard University by the estate of Robert DeCourcy Ward, eminent Harvard professor, author and climatologist. Rare original 1917 edition in French of this scientific book on Brazil as part of this author's continuing series. Excellent provenance, as noted above. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Large 8vo. vii + (1) + 232pp. 5 section fold our frontis. Publisher's plain blue cloth covers, white printed label with blue lettering on front + spine. Original white eps. Covers : very slight 0.1cm shelf knocks top/bottom of spin, faint rubs corners else bright. Contents : very clean & tight. Bright copy. VG+.…