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Published by Pergamon press, Oxford - Londres - New York - Paris, 1960
First Edition
Couverture rigide. Condition: Comme neuf. Edition originale. Pleine toile vinyle de l'époque, dos lisse portant la pièce de titre. Un volume in-8 (214x139), frontispice, viii-173-(3 bl.) pages / (4)-xiv-316 pages / (6)-180 pages. Édition originale. Cet ouvrage est une biographie consacrée à William Higgins (1763 - 1825), qui fut un chimiste et écrivain irlandais. Il étudia la chimie avec son oncle, Bryan Higgins, étant lui aussi chimiste. Il est surtout connu pour son travail important sur la chimie industrielle et ses recherches, principalement axées sur la théorie atomique et sur les combinaisons de particules "ultimes", ayant inspiré d'autres scientifiques. A la suite de la biographie, deux de ses textes sont reproduits : "A comparative view of the phlogistic and anti-phlogistic theories" et " Experiments and observations on the atomic theory and electrical phenomena". ____________________________________________________________________________ _______ ______________________________ENGLISH_DESCRIPTION : Contemporary full vinyl cloth, flat spine, title in gilt on lettering-piece. 8vo (214x139), frontispiece, viii-173-(3 bl.) pages / (4)-xiv-316 pages / (6)-180 pages. First edition. This book is a biography of William Higgins (1763 - 1825), who was an Irish chemist and writer. He studied chemistry with his uncle, Bryan Higgins, who was also a chemist. He is best known for his important work on industrial chemistry and his research, which focuses on atomic theory and "ultimate" particle combinations, and has inspired other scientists. Following the biography, two of his texts are reproduced: "A comparative view of the phlogistic and anti-phlogistic theories" and "Experiments and observations on the atomic theory and electrical phenomena". 869g.
Published by New York, etc.: Pergamon Press, 1960., 1960
Seller: Ted Kottler, Bookseller, Redondo Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Frontispiece, viii, 173 pp, xiv, 316 pp, [vi], 180 pp; text figs. Original leatherette. Near Fine, in very good+ dust jacket. 'The fundamental source for future work . . . A mine of information on Higgins's life, work, ideas, experiements, and acquaintances, it also includes photographic reproductions of A Comparative View and the Observations' (D.S.B. VI: 386).