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ABEL‚ Sir Frederick Augustus. 10985
Autograph Letter Signed‚ addressed ‘My dear Dean’‚ accepting the offer of front seats at the Thanksgiving Service. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good conditoin‚ integral blank leaf (traces of mounting on verso). Imperial Institute‚ 4 June 1896. Sir Frederick Augustus Abel (1827-1902)‚ chemist‚ inventor of cordite‚ author of works on explosives.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ addressed ‘My dear Dean’‚ accepting the offer of front seats at the Thanksgiving Service. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good conditoin‚ integral blank leaf (traces of mounting on verso). Imperial Institute‚ 4 June 1896. Sir Frederick Augustus Abel (1827-1902)‚ chemist‚ inventor of cordite‚ author of works on explosives. Price : £35.00
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AIKIN‚ Arthur. 9324
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to E.Solly‚ inviting him and his family to “an evening party & dance”. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ generally in good condition‚ minor defects only. 19 John Street Adelphi‚ 7 June‚ no year given. Arthur Aikin (1773-1854)‚ English chemist‚ mineralogist and scientific writer‚ studied chemistry under Joseph Priestley at Warrington Academy. He was one of the founders of the Geological Society of London in 1807 and was its honorary secretary in 1812-1817. His publications included A Journal of a Tour through North Wales and Part of Shropshire with Observations in Mineralogy and Other Branches of Natural History (London‚ 1797); A Manual of Mineralogy (1814; ed. 2‚ 1815); A Dictionary of Chemistry and Mineralogy (with his brother C. R. Aikin)‚ 2 vols. (London‚ 1807‚ 1814).
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to E.Solly‚ inviting him and his family to “an evening party & dance”. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ generally in good condition‚ minor defects only. 19 John Street Adelphi‚ 7 June‚ no year given. Arthur Aikin (1773-1854)‚ English chemist‚ mineralogist and scientific writer‚ studied chemistry under Joseph Priestley at Warrington Academy. He was one of the founders of the Geological Society of London in 1807 and was its honorary secretary in 1812-1817. His publications included A Journal of a Tour through North Wales and Part of Shropshire with Observations in Mineralogy and Other Branches of Natural History (London‚ 1797); A Manual of Mineralogy (1814; ed. 2‚ 1815); A Dictionary of Chemistry and Mineralogy (with his brother C. R. Aikin)‚ 2 vols. (London‚ 1807‚ 1814). Price : £45.00
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AINSWORTH‚ William Francis. 11000
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Frank Parr‚ thanking him for the Lake Papers‚ despairing of the Literary Guild‚ saying he has just attended a function “for promoting railways in Turkey in Asia”. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ folds‚ occasional light soiling. Ravenscourt Villa‚ Hammersmith‚ 6 August 1878. William Francis Ainsworth (1807-96)‚ geologist‚ surgeon and Eastern traveller‚ was an original Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society‚ and published various works‚ including Observations on the Pestilential Cholera (1832)‚ Travels in Asia Minor (1842) and The River Karun‚ an Opening to British Commerce (1890).
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Frank Parr‚ thanking him for the Lake Papers‚ despairing of the Literary Guild‚ saying he has just attended a function “for promoting railways in Turkey in Asia”. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ folds‚ occasional light soiling. Ravenscourt Villa‚ Hammersmith‚ 6 August 1878. William Francis Ainsworth (1807-96)‚ geologist‚ surgeon and Eastern traveller‚ was an original Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society‚ and published various works‚ including Observations on the Pestilential Cholera (1832)‚ Travels in Asia Minor (1842) and The River Karun‚ an Opening to British Commerce (1890). Price : £65.00
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BABBAGE‚ Charles. 14377
Autograph Letter Signed ‘C.Babbage’‚ to Benjamin Hawes‚ inviting him to look at the drawings of the Difference Engine. 1½ pages 6 x 4 inches‚ folds‚ in good condition. Dorset Street‚ Thursday‚ undated A gathering of the great scientists of the nineteenth century to view the drawings of an early prototype of the computer. “I expect Brunel‚ Stephenson‚ the Lord Advocate‚ Ld Rosse and one or two others on tuesday at 2 PM to look at the Drawings of the Difference Engine and the language by which they are explained.” Charles Babbage (1792-1871)‚ mathematician‚ philosopher‚ inventor‚ and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer. Parts of his uncompleted mechanisms are on display in the London Science Museum. In 1991‚ a perfectly functioning difference engine was constructed from Babbage's original plans. Considered a "father of the computer"‚ Babbage is credited with inventing the first mechanical computer that eventually led to more complex designs. His correspondent is Benjamin Hawes (1797-1862)‚ the brother-in-law of I.K.Brunel. In 1842‚ in the House of Commons‚ it was Hawes alone who spoke in support of the building of Babbage’s Difference Engine‚ after the Government had abandoned the project. In 1848 it was with Hawes that Babbage conferred while preparing a letter to Lord Derby‚ then Prime Minister‚ about the possibilities of building an Analytical Engine.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘C.Babbage’‚ to Benjamin Hawes‚ inviting him to look at the drawings of the Difference Engine. 1½ pages 6 x 4 inches‚ folds‚ in good condition. Dorset Street‚ Thursday‚ undated A gathering of the great scientists of the nineteenth century to view the drawings of an early prototype of the computer. “I expect Brunel‚ Stephenson‚ the Lord Advocate‚ Ld Rosse and one or two others on tuesday at 2 PM to look at the Drawings of the Difference Engine and the language by which they are explained.” Charles Babbage (1792-1871)‚ mathematician‚ philosopher‚ inventor‚ and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer. Parts of his uncompleted mechanisms are on display in the London Science Museum. In 1991‚ a perfectly functioning difference engine was constructed from Babbage's original plans. Considered a "father of the computer"‚ Babbage is credited with inventing the first mechanical computer that eventually led to more complex designs. His correspondent is Benjamin Hawes (1797-1862)‚ the brother-in-law of I.K.Brunel. In 1842‚ in the House of Commons‚ it was Hawes alone who spoke in support of the building of Babbage’s Difference Engine‚ after the Government had abandoned the project. In 1848 it was with Hawes that Babbage conferred while preparing a letter to Lord Derby‚ then Prime Minister‚ about the possibilities of building an Analytical Engine. Price : £4,750.00
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BACHE‚ Alexander Dallas. 13239
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Professor Wheatstone‚ reminding him of their planned meeting at King’s College and asking him for letters of recommendation for the Continent‚ France‚ Germany or Italy. 1 page 10 x 8 inches‚ with address panel‚ folds. 20 June 1837. Alexander Dallas Bache (1806 – 1867)‚ American physicist‚ scientist and surveyor who erected coastal fortifications and conducted a detailed survey mapping of the United States coastline. Bache spent the years 1836 to 1838 in Europe on behalf of the trustees of what became Girard College in 1848. Abroad‚ he examined European systems of education and‚ on his return‚ published a valuable report. From 1839 to 1842‚ he served as the first president of Central High School of Philadelphia‚ one of the oldest public high schools in the United States. He occupied the post of professor of natural philosophy and chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania from 1828 to 1841 and again from 1842 to 1843. In 1843‚ on the death of Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler‚ Bache was appointed superintendent of the United States coast survey. He convinced the United States Congress of the value of this work and by means of the liberal aid it granted‚ he completed the mapping out of the whole coast by a skillful division of labor and the erection of numerous observing stations. In addition‚ magnetic and meteorological data was collected. Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875)‚ scientist and inventor‚ a major figure in the development of electric telegraphy.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Professor Wheatstone‚ reminding him of their planned meeting at King’s College and asking him for letters of recommendation for the Continent‚ France‚ Germany or Italy. 1 page 10 x 8 inches‚ with address panel‚ folds. 20 June 1837. Alexander Dallas Bache (1806 – 1867)‚ American physicist‚ scientist and surveyor who erected coastal fortifications and conducted a detailed survey mapping of the United States coastline. Bache spent the years 1836 to 1838 in Europe on behalf of the trustees of what became Girard College in 1848. Abroad‚ he examined European systems of education and‚ on his return‚ published a valuable report. From 1839 to 1842‚ he served as the first president of Central High School of Philadelphia‚ one of the oldest public high schools in the United States. He occupied the post of professor of natural philosophy and chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania from 1828 to 1841 and again from 1842 to 1843. In 1843‚ on the death of Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler‚ Bache was appointed superintendent of the United States coast survey. He convinced the United States Congress of the value of this work and by means of the liberal aid it granted‚ he completed the mapping out of the whole coast by a skillful division of labor and the erection of numerous observing stations. In addition‚ magnetic and meteorological data was collected. Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875)‚ scientist and inventor‚ a major figure in the development of electric telegraphy. Price : £150.00
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BACHHOFFNER‚ George Henry. 4613
Letter Signed‚ to W.E.Greenwell‚ subscribing two guineas to the Browning Fund. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ minor thin in upper margin‚ otherwise good. 204 Marylebone Road‚ 9 March 1874. George Henry Bachhoffner (1810-1879)‚ inventor (inventions connected with the electric telegraph‚ gas stoves‚ oil lamps) and one of the founders of the London Polytechnic Institution.
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Letter Signed‚ to W.E.Greenwell‚ subscribing two guineas to the Browning Fund. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ minor thin in upper margin‚ otherwise good. 204 Marylebone Road‚ 9 March 1874. George Henry Bachhoffner (1810-1879)‚ inventor (inventions connected with the electric telegraph‚ gas stoves‚ oil lamps) and one of the founders of the London Polytechnic Institution. Price : £30.00
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BECQUEREL‚ Antoine César. 10252
Autograph Letter Signed ‘Becquerel’‚ to Monsieur Boutigny [Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny‚ professor of chemistry]‚ discussing his research into the action of hydro-chloric acid in the formation of sulphur of arsenic. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition‚ with address leaf‚ tippped on to part of an old album page. Paris‚ 26 March 1833. Antoine César Becquerel (1788-1878)‚ French scientist and a pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena. In 1825 he invented a differential galvanometer for the accurate measurement of electrical resistance. In 1829 he invented a constant-current electrochemical cell‚ the forerunner of the Daniell cell. In the same year‚ working with his son A. E. Becquerel‚ he discovered the photoelectric effect on an electrode immersed in a conductive liquid. In 1837 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society‚ and received its Copley Medal for his various memoirs on electricity‚ and particularly for those on the production of metallic sulphurets and sulphur by electrolysis. He was the first to prepare metallic elements from their ores by this method.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘Becquerel’‚ to Monsieur Boutigny [Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny‚ professor of chemistry]‚ discussing his research into the action of hydro-chloric acid in the formation of sulphur of arsenic. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition‚ with address leaf‚ tippped on to part of an old album page. Paris‚ 26 March 1833. Antoine César Becquerel (1788-1878)‚ French scientist and a pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena. In 1825 he invented a differential galvanometer for the accurate measurement of electrical resistance. In 1829 he invented a constant-current electrochemical cell‚ the forerunner of the Daniell cell. In the same year‚ working with his son A. E. Becquerel‚ he discovered the photoelectric effect on an electrode immersed in a conductive liquid. In 1837 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society‚ and received its Copley Medal for his various memoirs on electricity‚ and particularly for those on the production of metallic sulphurets and sulphur by electrolysis. He was the first to prepare metallic elements from their ores by this method. Price : £450.00
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BECQUEREL‚ Edmond. 10251
Autograph Letter Signed ‘Edmond Becquerel’‚ to Monsieur Boutigny [Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny‚ professor of chemistry]‚ apparently inviting him to witness experiments with sulphuric acid (based on Boutigny’s work) to be undertaken by Becquerel’s father at the botanical gardens In French. A good one page example 8 x 6 inches‚ integral address leaf‚ tipped on to an old album leaf. 18 October 1850. Uncommon. Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel (1820-1891) was a French physicist who studied the solar spectrum‚ magnetism‚ electricity‚ and optics. He is known for his work in luminescence and phosphorescence. He discovered the photovoltaic effect‚ which is the physics behind the solar cell‚ in 1839. He was the son of Antoine César Becquerel and the father of Henri Becquerel.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘Edmond Becquerel’‚ to Monsieur Boutigny [Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny‚ professor of chemistry]‚ apparently inviting him to witness experiments with sulphuric acid (based on Boutigny’s work) to be undertaken by Becquerel’s father at the botanical gardens In French. A good one page example 8 x 6 inches‚ integral address leaf‚ tipped on to an old album leaf. 18 October 1850. Uncommon. Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel (1820-1891) was a French physicist who studied the solar spectrum‚ magnetism‚ electricity‚ and optics. He is known for his work in luminescence and phosphorescence. He discovered the photovoltaic effect‚ which is the physics behind the solar cell‚ in 1839. He was the son of Antoine César Becquerel and the father of Henri Becquerel. Price : £450.00
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BOWMAN‚ John Eddowes. 9275
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Dr John Forbes Royle‚ regretting that an engagement at home prevents him accepting Royle’s invitation. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches. Kings College‚ 17 January 1849. John Eddowes Bowman (1819-1854)‚ chemist‚ first Professor of Practical Chemistry at King’s College London.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Dr John Forbes Royle‚ regretting that an engagement at home prevents him accepting Royle’s invitation. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches. Kings College‚ 17 January 1849. John Eddowes Bowman (1819-1854)‚ chemist‚ first Professor of Practical Chemistry at King’s College London. Price : £35.00
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BRANDE‚ William Thomas. 11474
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to D.P.Gamble‚ making arrangements for their meeting. 1¼ pages‚ 7 x 4¼ inches‚ folds‚ address leaf. Royal Mint‚ 9 May[?]‚ no year given. William Thomas Brande (1788-1866)‚ chemist‚ editor of the Dictionary of Science and Art. He became superintendent of the die department at the Mint.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to D.P.Gamble‚ making arrangements for their meeting. 1¼ pages‚ 7 x 4¼ inches‚ folds‚ address leaf. Royal Mint‚ 9 May[?]‚ no year given. William Thomas Brande (1788-1866)‚ chemist‚ editor of the Dictionary of Science and Art. He became superintendent of the die department at the Mint. Price : £45.00
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BRANDE‚ William Thomas. 13737
Autograph Letter Signed‚ responding to his correspondent’s scientific query. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. Grafton Street‚ undated. William Thomas Brande (1788-1866)‚ chemist‚ editor of the Dictionary of Science and Art‚ author of a Manual of Chemistry. He became superintendent of the die department at the Mint. “... I cannot send a more satisfactory answer to your queries than that inclosed‚ which although it states the relative quantities of nutritive matter‚ does not specify its nature. In the grains it is chiefly gluten and starch - in the toots starch & sugar‚ and in the fruits gum & sugar - in animal substances it is albumen and gelatine ...”
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ responding to his correspondent’s scientific query. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. Grafton Street‚ undated. William Thomas Brande (1788-1866)‚ chemist‚ editor of the Dictionary of Science and Art‚ author of a Manual of Chemistry. He became superintendent of the die department at the Mint. “... I cannot send a more satisfactory answer to your queries than that inclosed‚ which although it states the relative quantities of nutritive matter‚ does not specify its nature. In the grains it is chiefly gluten and starch - in the toots starch & sugar‚ and in the fruits gum & sugar - in animal substances it is albumen and gelatine ...” Price : £65.00
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BREWSTER‚ Sir David. 14220
Autograph Letter Signed ‘D.Brewster’‚ to Mrs. Hawes‚ regretting that a previous engagement prevents him accepting the invitation to dinner. A good one page example‚ 6 x 4 inches. The recipient has written ‘Sir David Brewster’ at the foot of the page. 44 St. James’s Place‚ 5 May 1853. Sir David Brewster (1781-1868)‚ Scottish physicist‚ made many discoveries in the field of optics. He was principal of Edinburgh University from 1859.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘D.Brewster’‚ to Mrs. Hawes‚ regretting that a previous engagement prevents him accepting the invitation to dinner. A good one page example‚ 6 x 4 inches. The recipient has written ‘Sir David Brewster’ at the foot of the page. 44 St. James’s Place‚ 5 May 1853. Sir David Brewster (1781-1868)‚ Scottish physicist‚ made many discoveries in the field of optics. He was principal of Edinburgh University from 1859. Price : £65.00
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BRODIE‚ Sir Benjamin Collins. 9831
His printed Visiting Card. 1½ x 3 inches‚ paper adhering to verso. Undated. Found among the papers of Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny‚ professor of chemistry. Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie‚ the younger (1817-1880)‚ chemist. In 1865 he was appointed professor of chemistry at Oxford. He discovered an important process for the purification of graphite.
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His printed Visiting Card. 1½ x 3 inches‚ paper adhering to verso. Undated. Found among the papers of Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny‚ professor of chemistry. Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie‚ the younger (1817-1880)‚ chemist. In 1865 he was appointed professor of chemistry at Oxford. He discovered an important process for the purification of graphite. Price : £30.00
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CARDEW‚ Philip. 7597
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr.trotter‚ making arrangements for their meeting. A good one page example‚ 7 x 4½ inches‚ Board of Trade‚ 10 July 1889. Major Philip Cardew‚ Royal Engineers (1851-1910)‚ inventor of the voltmeter‚ the vibratory transmitter for telegraphy‚ and other electrical devices. Cardew's invention of the vibratory transmitter for telegraphy was perhaps his most important‚ and in the case of faulty lines it proved useful not only on active service overseas but also during heavy snowstorms at home. He received a money reward for this from the imperial and Indian governments. The utility of the invention was greatly extended by his further invention of ‘separators’‚ consisting of a combination of choking coil and two condensers. These instruments enabled a vibrating telegraph circuit to be superimposed on an ordinary Morse circuit without interference between the two‚ thus doubling the message-carrying capability of the line. His apparatus for testing lightning conductors was adopted by the war department. [DNB]
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr.trotter‚ making arrangements for their meeting. A good one page example‚ 7 x 4½ inches‚ Board of Trade‚ 10 July 1889. Major Philip Cardew‚ Royal Engineers (1851-1910)‚ inventor of the voltmeter‚ the vibratory transmitter for telegraphy‚ and other electrical devices. Cardew's invention of the vibratory transmitter for telegraphy was perhaps his most important‚ and in the case of faulty lines it proved useful not only on active service overseas but also during heavy snowstorms at home. He received a money reward for this from the imperial and Indian governments. The utility of the invention was greatly extended by his further invention of ‘separators’‚ consisting of a combination of choking coil and two condensers. These instruments enabled a vibrating telegraph circuit to be superimposed on an ordinary Morse circuit without interference between the two‚ thus doubling the message-carrying capability of the line. His apparatus for testing lightning conductors was adopted by the war department. [DNB] Price : £45.00
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CARLISLE‚ Anthony. 11389
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr. Iliff‚ thanking him for the Specimens‚ and asking for further contributions ot the Museum of Guy’s Hospital. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ remains of guard. Langham Place‚ 17 December 1839. Sir Anthony Carlisle FRCS‚ FRS (1768-1842)‚ surgeon. In 1800 he and William Nicholson discovered electrolysis by passing a voltaic current through water‚ decomposing it into its constituent elements of hydrogen and oxygen. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1804.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr. Iliff‚ thanking him for the Specimens‚ and asking for further contributions ot the Museum of Guy’s Hospital. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ remains of guard. Langham Place‚ 17 December 1839. Sir Anthony Carlisle FRCS‚ FRS (1768-1842)‚ surgeon. In 1800 he and William Nicholson discovered electrolysis by passing a voltaic current through water‚ decomposing it into its constituent elements of hydrogen and oxygen. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1804. Price : £35.00
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CHAPTAL‚ Jean-Antoine. 11656
Letter Signed‚ as Minister of the Interior‚ to the Minister of War‚ about the transport of large quantities of grain from Marseilles to Bastia‚ and its distribution. In French. 2 pp. 9 x 7 inches‚ integral address leaf (torn at seal opening)‚ in good condition. Ministry of the Interior‚ Paris‚ 17 Ventose an 11 [8 March 1803]. Jean-Antoine Chaptal‚ comte de Chanteloup (1756-1832)‚ French chemist and statesman‚ established a factory for the production of sulphuric acid‚ alum‚ etc.‚ and became head of the gunpowder works at Grenelle (1793)‚ and then Minister of the Interior (1800-1804). Author of works on applied chemistry‚ especially dyeing‚ agriculture‚ viticulture and wine making. The process of adding sugar to unfermented wine in order to increase the final alcohol level is known as chaptalization after him.
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Letter Signed‚ as Minister of the Interior‚ to the Minister of War‚ about the transport of large quantities of grain from Marseilles to Bastia‚ and its distribution. In French. 2 pp. 9 x 7 inches‚ integral address leaf (torn at seal opening)‚ in good condition. Ministry of the Interior‚ Paris‚ 17 Ventose an 11 [8 March 1803]. Jean-Antoine Chaptal‚ comte de Chanteloup (1756-1832)‚ French chemist and statesman‚ established a factory for the production of sulphuric acid‚ alum‚ etc.‚ and became head of the gunpowder works at Grenelle (1793)‚ and then Minister of the Interior (1800-1804). Author of works on applied chemistry‚ especially dyeing‚ agriculture‚ viticulture and wine making. The process of adding sugar to unfermented wine in order to increase the final alcohol level is known as chaptalization after him. Price : £250.00
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CLAUSIUS‚ Rudolf. 12138
Autograph Letter Signed R.Clausius‚ to the Hon. Andrew Orr‚ Provost of the British Association‚ thanking him politely for the kind invitation to attend the British Association meeting‚ explaining that he has already planned to spend his short autumn holiday at the Paris Exhibition‚ and must therefore postpone to another year “the pleasure of attending a meeting of the Association‚ and of visiting your interesting country”. A superb example‚ in English‚ 16 lines on 1 page 8½ x 5½ inches‚ with an integral blank leaf. Berlin‚ 8 July 1855. Rare. Rudolf Julius Emmanuel Clausius (1822-1888) German physicist and mathematician‚ is considered one of the central founders of the science of thermodynamics. By his restatement of Sadi Carnot's principle known as the Carnot cycle‚ he put the theory of heat on a truer and sounder basis. His most important paper‚ On the mechanical theory of heat‚ published in 1850‚ first stated the basic ideas of the second law of thermodynamics. In 1865 he introduced the concept of entropy.
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Autograph Letter Signed R.Clausius‚ to the Hon. Andrew Orr‚ Provost of the British Association‚ thanking him politely for the kind invitation to attend the British Association meeting‚ explaining that he has already planned to spend his short autumn holiday at the Paris Exhibition‚ and must therefore postpone to another year “the pleasure of attending a meeting of the Association‚ and of visiting your interesting country”. A superb example‚ in English‚ 16 lines on 1 page 8½ x 5½ inches‚ with an integral blank leaf. Berlin‚ 8 July 1855. Rare. Rudolf Julius Emmanuel Clausius (1822-1888) German physicist and mathematician‚ is considered one of the central founders of the science of thermodynamics. By his restatement of Sadi Carnot's principle known as the Carnot cycle‚ he put the theory of heat on a truer and sounder basis. His most important paper‚ On the mechanical theory of heat‚ published in 1850‚ first stated the basic ideas of the second law of thermodynamics. In 1865 he introduced the concept of entropy. Price : £950.00
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COMBE‚ George. 6611
Autograph Letter Signed ‘Geo.Combe’‚ to Professor Bell‚ complying with a request received in Boston from Judge Story‚ “to deliver in the form of a leaf from a work on the United States which I have in the press”. 1 page 9 x 7½ inches‚ in good condition‚ occasional light creasing‚ one small marginal tear. Gorgie Cottage‚ Slateford [near Edinburgh]‚ 7 January 1841. George Combe (1788-1858)‚ phrenologist. In 1819 in 1819 his essays were collected into a book entitled Essays in Phrenology. In 1824 Combe published a further volume: A System of Phrenology. Between 1838 and 1840 Combe toured Canada and the United States‚ seeking to propagate his views by lecturing and by establishing links with like-minded reformers. His impressions of this visit appeared in 1841 as Notes on the United States.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘Geo.Combe’‚ to Professor Bell‚ complying with a request received in Boston from Judge Story‚ “to deliver in the form of a leaf from a work on the United States which I have in the press”. 1 page 9 x 7½ inches‚ in good condition‚ occasional light creasing‚ one small marginal tear. Gorgie Cottage‚ Slateford [near Edinburgh]‚ 7 January 1841. George Combe (1788-1858)‚ phrenologist. In 1819 in 1819 his essays were collected into a book entitled Essays in Phrenology. In 1824 Combe published a further volume: A System of Phrenology. Between 1838 and 1840 Combe toured Canada and the United States‚ seeking to propagate his views by lecturing and by establishing links with like-minded reformers. His impressions of this visit appeared in 1841 as Notes on the United States. Price : £65.00
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COMBE‚ George. 9290
Autograph Letter Signed‚ saying that he has “has sent a copy of Saturday’s Scotsman to Mr Cobden” and encloses his answer‚ discussing political matters with particular reference to the Maynooth College (Ireland) Act. 3½ pages 4½ x 3½ inches‚ occasional light dust soiling only. Edinburgh‚ 26 April 1852. George Combe (1788-1858)‚ phrenologist. In 1819 in 1819 his essays were collected into a book entitled Essays in Phrenology. In 1824 Combe published a further volume: A System of Phrenology. Between 1838 and 1840 Combe toured Canada and the United States‚ seeking to propagate his views by lecturing and by establishing links with like-minded reformers. “They cannot say that Popery is false‚ unless they pretend to infallibility. If anyone is infallible‚ he is able to find the truth & may consistently endow it; but not otherwise; if we cannot determine truth‚ neither can we decide infallibly what is error.”
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ saying that he has “has sent a copy of Saturday’s Scotsman to Mr Cobden” and encloses his answer‚ discussing political matters with particular reference to the Maynooth College (Ireland) Act. 3½ pages 4½ x 3½ inches‚ occasional light dust soiling only. Edinburgh‚ 26 April 1852. George Combe (1788-1858)‚ phrenologist. In 1819 in 1819 his essays were collected into a book entitled Essays in Phrenology. In 1824 Combe published a further volume: A System of Phrenology. Between 1838 and 1840 Combe toured Canada and the United States‚ seeking to propagate his views by lecturing and by establishing links with like-minded reformers. “They cannot say that Popery is false‚ unless they pretend to infallibility. If anyone is infallible‚ he is able to find the truth & may consistently endow it; but not otherwise; if we cannot determine truth‚ neither can we decide infallibly what is error.” Price : £65.00
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CORFIELD‚ William Henry. 9772
Letter Signed‚ to R.Fraser‚ agreeing to give a lecture to the London Institution. 1½ pages 7 x 4½ inches‚ a few minor stains only. 19 Savile Row‚ 23 May 1890. William Henry Corfield (1843-1903)‚ professor of hygiene and public health. “... should be glad to know whether a technical lecture on some subject connected say with house sanitation or with the disposal of sewage‚ or whether a general popular lecture on some Hygiene subject would‚ in your opinion‚ be preferable.”
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Letter Signed‚ to R.Fraser‚ agreeing to give a lecture to the London Institution. 1½ pages 7 x 4½ inches‚ a few minor stains only. 19 Savile Row‚ 23 May 1890. William Henry Corfield (1843-1903)‚ professor of hygiene and public health. “... should be glad to know whether a technical lecture on some subject connected say with house sanitation or with the disposal of sewage‚ or whether a general popular lecture on some Hygiene subject would‚ in your opinion‚ be preferable.” Price : £35.00
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DECK Isaiah junior. 10482
Autograph Letter Signed ‘Isaiah Deck le jeune’ to Monsieur Boutigny [Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny professor of chemistry] in Paris about the invention and design of a lamp. In French. 10 x 8 inches integral address leaf with Deck’s visiting card affixed tipped on to album page. Victoria Terrace Leamington 1 December 1845. Isaiah Deck son of Isaiah Deck (1792-1853). In 1825 the elder Deck established himself in Cambridge on Trumpington Street as a pharmaceutical chemist and mineral dealer and around 1830 moved to new quarters at 9 King's Parade. In 1843 he also opened a chemists' shop at 6 Victoria Terrace in Leamington Spa. It was run by his son also Isaiah and closed in 1848. Isaiah Deck the younger went to Egypt in search of emeralds in the 1850's and there conceived an incredible plan to satisfy America's desperate shortage of rags for paper-making by shipping tons of Egyptian mummies across the Atlantic for making paper pulp from their linen wrappings (he published a paper on it in 1855).
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘Isaiah Deck le jeune’ to Monsieur Boutigny [Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny professor of chemistry] in Paris about the invention and design of a lamp. In French. 10 x 8 inches integral address leaf with Deck’s visiting card affixed tipped on to album page. Victoria Terrace Leamington 1 December 1845. Isaiah Deck son of Isaiah Deck (1792-1853). In 1825 the elder Deck established himself in Cambridge on Trumpington Street as a pharmaceutical chemist and mineral dealer and around 1830 moved to new quarters at 9 King's Parade. In 1843 he also opened a chemists' shop at 6 Victoria Terrace in Leamington Spa. It was run by his son also Isaiah and closed in 1848. Isaiah Deck the younger went to Egypt in search of emeralds in the 1850's and there conceived an incredible plan to satisfy America's desperate shortage of rags for paper-making by shipping tons of Egyptian mummies across the Atlantic for making paper pulp from their linen wrappings (he published a paper on it in 1855). Price : £75.00
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DESPRETZ‚ César-Mansuète. 11057
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Monsieur Boutigny [Pierre Hipployte Boutigny‚ Professor of Chemistry at Evreux] about the time of the lecture and experiment (”la vaporisation spheroidale”) at which Boutigny will assist. In French. 2 pp. 8 x 5½ inches‚ integral address leaf‚ tipped on to part album page‚ in good condition. 12 October 1845. César-Mansuète Despretz (1798-1863)‚ chemist and physicist. He was Chaire de physique at the Faculté des sciences in Paris.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Monsieur Boutigny [Pierre Hipployte Boutigny‚ Professor of Chemistry at Evreux] about the time of the lecture and experiment (”la vaporisation spheroidale”) at which Boutigny will assist. In French. 2 pp. 8 x 5½ inches‚ integral address leaf‚ tipped on to part album page‚ in good condition. 12 October 1845. César-Mansuète Despretz (1798-1863)‚ chemist and physicist. He was Chaire de physique at the Faculté des sciences in Paris. Price : £45.00
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DESPRETZ‚ César-Mansuète. 9832
Certificate‚ headed ‘Cours de Physique à la Sorbonne’‚ recording the solidification of mercury for the first time in France‚ signed by Despretz and Boutigny‚ with details of the experiment. In French. 6 x 9 inches‚ tipped on to part of an old album page. Leçon du 29 Janvier 1848. César-Mansuète Despretz (1798-1863)‚ chemist and physicist‚ became head of Physics at the Faculté des Sciences in Paris. Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny (1798-1884)‚ professor of chemistry‚ author of Etudes sur les corps à la l’état sphéroidal‚ etc.
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Certificate‚ headed ‘Cours de Physique à la Sorbonne’‚ recording the solidification of mercury for the first time in France‚ signed by Despretz and Boutigny‚ with details of the experiment. In French. 6 x 9 inches‚ tipped on to part of an old album page. Leçon du 29 Janvier 1848. César-Mansuète Despretz (1798-1863)‚ chemist and physicist‚ became head of Physics at the Faculté des Sciences in Paris. Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny (1798-1884)‚ professor of chemistry‚ author of Etudes sur les corps à la l’état sphéroidal‚ etc. Price : £45.00
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DEWAR‚ Sir James. 14123
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to “Dear Marcus”‚ a light hearted letter - “Pity the poor old man”- possibly about himself‚ or another scientist. A good one page example 7 x 4½ inches‚ centre fold neatly repaired. Royal Institution‚ 15 February 1915. Sir James Dewar (1842-1923)‚ Scottish chemist and physicist‚ discovered cordite‚ accomplished the liquefaction of hydrogen (1898)‚ and invented the vacuum flask.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to “Dear Marcus”‚ a light hearted letter - “Pity the poor old man”- possibly about himself‚ or another scientist. A good one page example 7 x 4½ inches‚ centre fold neatly repaired. Royal Institution‚ 15 February 1915. Sir James Dewar (1842-1923)‚ Scottish chemist and physicist‚ discovered cordite‚ accomplished the liquefaction of hydrogen (1898)‚ and invented the vacuum flask. Price : £75.00
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DIAMOND‚ Hugh Welch. 12429
A series of eight Autograph Letters Signed‚ to Henry Lee in Croydon‚ arranging visits and thanking him “for your little Volume on the Octopus”. 15 pp.‚ with 3 envelopes‚ in good condition. Twickenham House‚ Middlesex; Bognor‚ 1874-1875. Uncommon. Hugh Welch Diamond (1809-1886) has been described as "the father of psychiatric photography". From 1848-1858 he was Resident Superintendent of the Female Department of the Surrey County Lunatic Asylum. During this time he was influential in disseminating information on new developments in photography and applied this interest to his professional work. He wrote many articles and was a popular lecturer‚ and he also sought to encourage younger photographers. Among the latter was Henry Peach Robinson‚ who was later to refer to Diamond as a "father figure" of photography. Recognition for his encouragement and for his willingness to share his knowledge came in 1855‚ in the form of a testimonial amounting to £300 for services to photography; among those who subscribed were such people as Delamotte‚ Fenton and George Shadbolt. In 1867‚ the Photographic Society awarded its Medal in recognition of "his long and successful labours as one of the principal pioneers of the photographic art and of his continuing endeavours for its advancement." Diamond’s letters‚ all written to Henry Lee‚ deal chiefly with personal matters‚ but one letter refers to photography: “... I found the other day a likeness of our departed friend J.B.Reade which I do not remember ever to have printed - in early photographic days I must have taken soem dozen portraits of him in our experiments‚ and this seems too good to be lost...”
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A series of eight Autograph Letters Signed‚ to Henry Lee in Croydon‚ arranging visits and thanking him “for your little Volume on the Octopus”. 15 pp.‚ with 3 envelopes‚ in good condition. Twickenham House‚ Middlesex; Bognor‚ 1874-1875. Uncommon. Hugh Welch Diamond (1809-1886) has been described as "the father of psychiatric photography". From 1848-1858 he was Resident Superintendent of the Female Department of the Surrey County Lunatic Asylum. During this time he was influential in disseminating information on new developments in photography and applied this interest to his professional work. He wrote many articles and was a popular lecturer‚ and he also sought to encourage younger photographers. Among the latter was Henry Peach Robinson‚ who was later to refer to Diamond as a "father figure" of photography. Recognition for his encouragement and for his willingness to share his knowledge came in 1855‚ in the form of a testimonial amounting to £300 for services to photography; among those who subscribed were such people as Delamotte‚ Fenton and George Shadbolt. In 1867‚ the Photographic Society awarded its Medal in recognition of "his long and successful labours as one of the principal pioneers of the photographic art and of his continuing endeavours for its advancement." Diamond’s letters‚ all written to Henry Lee‚ deal chiefly with personal matters‚ but one letter refers to photography: “... I found the other day a likeness of our departed friend J.B.Reade which I do not remember ever to have printed - in early photographic days I must have taken soem dozen portraits of him in our experiments‚ and this seems too good to be lost...” Price : £400.00
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DUMAS‚ Jean Baptiste André. 10670
Autograph Letter Signed [to Pierre Hipployte Boutigny]‚ confirming his admiration for Boutigny’s scientific work‚ stating that the possibility of further assistance is likely to rest with the Emperor and his ministers. In French. A good one page example 8 x 5¼ inches‚ integral blank leaf‚ remains of guard. Undated. Jean Baptiste Dumas (1800-1884)‚ French chemist‚ prominent teacher and investigator‚ one of the first men in France to realize the importance of experimental laboratory teaching. In the Essai Statique Chimique (1841)‚ he treated the chemistry of life‚ both plant and animal. The recipient of the letter is Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny‚ professor of chemistry‚ author of Etudes sur les corps à la l’état sphéroidal‚ etc.
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Autograph Letter Signed [to Pierre Hipployte Boutigny]‚ confirming his admiration for Boutigny’s scientific work‚ stating that the possibility of further assistance is likely to rest with the Emperor and his ministers. In French. A good one page example 8 x 5¼ inches‚ integral blank leaf‚ remains of guard. Undated. Jean Baptiste Dumas (1800-1884)‚ French chemist‚ prominent teacher and investigator‚ one of the first men in France to realize the importance of experimental laboratory teaching. In the Essai Statique Chimique (1841)‚ he treated the chemistry of life‚ both plant and animal. The recipient of the letter is Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny‚ professor of chemistry‚ author of Etudes sur les corps à la l’état sphéroidal‚ etc. Price : £65.00
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ELLIS‚ Alexander John. 12002
Autograph Letter Signed ‚ to the Revd. W.Loftie‚ explaining that he was unwell due to a vaccination‚ but looking forward to discussing a “scheme for writing English Dialects‚ which I have much at heart”. 2½ pages 8 x 5 inches‚ in good condition. 25 Argyll Road‚ Kensington‚ 3 March 1871. Bernard Shaw acknowledged Ellis as the prototype of Professor Henry Higgins of Pygmalion (My Fair Lady).Alexander John Ellis (1814-1890)‚ philologist and mathemician. Initially trained in mathematics and the classics‚ he became a well-known phonetician of his time. Through his work in phonetics he also became interested in vocal pitch and by extension in musical pitch as well as speech and song. Ellis is also noted for translating and extensively annotating Hermann Helmholtz's On the Sensations of Tone. The second edition of this translation‚ published in 1885‚ contains an appendix which summarizes Ellis' own work on related matters. Initially trained in mathematics and the classics‚ he became a well-known phonetician of his time. Through his work in phonetics he also became interested in vocal pitch and by extension in musical pitch as well as speech and song.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‚ to the Revd. W.Loftie‚ explaining that he was unwell due to a vaccination‚ but looking forward to discussing a “scheme for writing English Dialects‚ which I have much at heart”. 2½ pages 8 x 5 inches‚ in good condition. 25 Argyll Road‚ Kensington‚ 3 March 1871. Bernard Shaw acknowledged Ellis as the prototype of Professor Henry Higgins of Pygmalion (My Fair Lady).Alexander John Ellis (1814-1890)‚ philologist and mathemician. Initially trained in mathematics and the classics‚ he became a well-known phonetician of his time. Through his work in phonetics he also became interested in vocal pitch and by extension in musical pitch as well as speech and song. Ellis is also noted for translating and extensively annotating Hermann Helmholtz's On the Sensations of Tone. The second edition of this translation‚ published in 1885‚ contains an appendix which summarizes Ellis' own work on related matters. Initially trained in mathematics and the classics‚ he became a well-known phonetician of his time. Through his work in phonetics he also became interested in vocal pitch and by extension in musical pitch as well as speech and song. Price : £120.00
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ENGLEFIELD‚ Sir Henry Charles. 11206
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Doctor Blagden (later Sir Charles‚ and secretary of the Royal Society) at Gower Street‚ referring to Mr. E.Pigott (Edward Pigott jr‚ 1768-1807‚ astronomer)‚ who has asked Englefield to make corrections to a paper on Pigott’s behalf: “I therefore shall be obliged to you if you will send the Sheets to me as they are printed‚ & I will correct them.” 1 page 7½ x 6½ inches‚ integral address leaf‚ in good condition. Undated. Sir Henry Charles Englefield (1752-1822)‚ Fellow of the Royal Society‚ scientific writer. In 1781 Englefield joined the Dilettanti Society and acted as its secretary for fourteen years. Besides his antiquarian studies‚ which resulted in many contributions to Archaeologia‚ he carried on research in chemistry‚ mathematics‚ astronomy‚ and geology. His "Discovery of a Lake from Madder" won for him the gold medal of the Society of Arts.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Doctor Blagden (later Sir Charles‚ and secretary of the Royal Society) at Gower Street‚ referring to Mr. E.Pigott (Edward Pigott jr‚ 1768-1807‚ astronomer)‚ who has asked Englefield to make corrections to a paper on Pigott’s behalf: “I therefore shall be obliged to you if you will send the Sheets to me as they are printed‚ & I will correct them.” 1 page 7½ x 6½ inches‚ integral address leaf‚ in good condition. Undated. Sir Henry Charles Englefield (1752-1822)‚ Fellow of the Royal Society‚ scientific writer. In 1781 Englefield joined the Dilettanti Society and acted as its secretary for fourteen years. Besides his antiquarian studies‚ which resulted in many contributions to Archaeologia‚ he carried on research in chemistry‚ mathematics‚ astronomy‚ and geology. His "Discovery of a Lake from Madder" won for him the gold medal of the Society of Arts. Price : £120.00
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FARADAY‚ Michael. 14234
Autograph Letter Signed ‘M.Faraday’‚ to Benjamin Hawes M.P.‚ asking him for “an order of admission” for two named friends to the House of Commons the following night‚ hoping that this favour is not more than “you can properly grant”. A good one page example‚ 7 x 4½ inches‚ traces of old adhesive on verso‚ with some show through‚ otherwise an attractive speciment. R Institution‚ 4 March 1839. Michael Faraday (1791-1867)‚ chemist and physicist‚ famous for his discoveries relating to electricity‚ magnetism‚ and the liquefaction of gases.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘M.Faraday’‚ to Benjamin Hawes M.P.‚ asking him for “an order of admission” for two named friends to the House of Commons the following night‚ hoping that this favour is not more than “you can properly grant”. A good one page example‚ 7 x 4½ inches‚ traces of old adhesive on verso‚ with some show through‚ otherwise an attractive speciment. R Institution‚ 4 March 1839. Michael Faraday (1791-1867)‚ chemist and physicist‚ famous for his discoveries relating to electricity‚ magnetism‚ and the liquefaction of gases. Price : £450.00
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FERRERO‚ Guillaume. 11660
Autograph Letter Signed‚ thanking his correspondent for the tickets for Hamlet‚ praising his correspondent’s recently published article and related matters. In French. 3 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ fine. 8 Rue Saint Hyacinthe‚1 June 1896. Uncommon. Guillaume Ferrero‚ anthropologist and author of Les Lois Psychologiques Du Symbolisme (1895) and other works. Ferrero formulated the “law of least effort” in human psychology. The industrious European is contrasted with the lazy barbarian‚ and with the criminal population‚ thieves‚ nomads‚ and prostitutes‚ who are driven only by the desire to avoid work. Ferrero mentions in this letter Cesare Lombroso‚ his father-in-law and collaborator (in a study of female criminals in1893)‚ a celebrated criminologist‚ who devised the now-outmoded theory that criminality is determined by physiological traits.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ thanking his correspondent for the tickets for Hamlet‚ praising his correspondent’s recently published article and related matters. In French. 3 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ fine. 8 Rue Saint Hyacinthe‚1 June 1896. Uncommon. Guillaume Ferrero‚ anthropologist and author of Les Lois Psychologiques Du Symbolisme (1895) and other works. Ferrero formulated the “law of least effort” in human psychology. The industrious European is contrasted with the lazy barbarian‚ and with the criminal population‚ thieves‚ nomads‚ and prostitutes‚ who are driven only by the desire to avoid work. Ferrero mentions in this letter Cesare Lombroso‚ his father-in-law and collaborator (in a study of female criminals in1893)‚ a celebrated criminologist‚ who devised the now-outmoded theory that criminality is determined by physiological traits. Price : £150.00
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FLEMING‚ Alexander. 14378
Autograph Letter Signed ‘yours sincerely‚ Alexander Fleming’‚ to Parker Smith‚ responding to his congratulations on recent honours awarded to Fleming: “Wonders will never cease.” A very good one page example‚ 8 x 5 inches‚ light surface creases. Inoculation Department‚ St. Mary’s Hospital‚ Paddington‚ 14 June 1944. Sir Alexander Fleming (1881-1955)‚ Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. His best-known achievements are the discovery of the enzyme lysozyme in 1922 and the discovery of the antibiotic substance penicillin from the fungus Penicillium notatum in 1928‚ for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945. In 1943 Fleming was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1944 he was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and knighted‚ and in October 1945 he received with Florey and Cain the Nobel Prize. He writes: “Wonders will never cease. Honours in Masonry - newspaper publicity - and then this last. It is a topsy-turvy world.” Fleming regrets that he was unable to attend the installation meeting‚ but hopes his correspondent will ask him again. Entirely autograph letters by Alexander Fleming are uncommon.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘yours sincerely‚ Alexander Fleming’‚ to Parker Smith‚ responding to his congratulations on recent honours awarded to Fleming: “Wonders will never cease.” A very good one page example‚ 8 x 5 inches‚ light surface creases. Inoculation Department‚ St. Mary’s Hospital‚ Paddington‚ 14 June 1944. Sir Alexander Fleming (1881-1955)‚ Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. His best-known achievements are the discovery of the enzyme lysozyme in 1922 and the discovery of the antibiotic substance penicillin from the fungus Penicillium notatum in 1928‚ for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945. In 1943 Fleming was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1944 he was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and knighted‚ and in October 1945 he received with Florey and Cain the Nobel Prize. He writes: “Wonders will never cease. Honours in Masonry - newspaper publicity - and then this last. It is a topsy-turvy world.” Fleming regrets that he was unable to attend the installation meeting‚ but hopes his correspondent will ask him again. Entirely autograph letters by Alexander Fleming are uncommon. Price : £1,200.00
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GALTON‚ Douglas. 12066
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Robert Rawlinson‚ asking whether the recent Sanitary Acts “empower domiciliary visits of local authorities to trace out suspected causes of disease in houses”‚ and other similar enquiries. 4 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ fine. British Association‚ Bradford‚ 17 September 1873. Sir Douglas Strutt Galton (1822-1899)‚ scientist‚ interested in submarine telegraphy‚ sanitary science‚ the higher education of women‚ and much else.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Robert Rawlinson‚ asking whether the recent Sanitary Acts “empower domiciliary visits of local authorities to trace out suspected causes of disease in houses”‚ and other similar enquiries. 4 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ fine. British Association‚ Bradford‚ 17 September 1873. Sir Douglas Strutt Galton (1822-1899)‚ scientist‚ interested in submarine telegraphy‚ sanitary science‚ the higher education of women‚ and much else. Price : £100.00
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GALTON‚ Sir Francis. 12037
Autograph Correspondence Post Card Signed‚ to The Vice-Chancellor‚ Downing College Cambridge‚ clarifying Galton’s wish to attend the Rede lecture‚ informing his correspondent that he will be staying with the Master of Trinity. 3½ x 4½ inches‚ one filing hole‚ otherwise good. Postage pre-printed. Postmark. 42 Rutland Gate‚ London‚ 8 June 1898. Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911)‚ scientist and explorer (North and South Africa)‚ cousin of Charles Darwin‚ founder of the study of eugenics. The 1898 Rede Lecture was given by Henry Irving: The theatre in its relation to the state.
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Autograph Correspondence Post Card Signed‚ to The Vice-Chancellor‚ Downing College Cambridge‚ clarifying Galton’s wish to attend the Rede lecture‚ informing his correspondent that he will be staying with the Master of Trinity. 3½ x 4½ inches‚ one filing hole‚ otherwise good. Postage pre-printed. Postmark. 42 Rutland Gate‚ London‚ 8 June 1898. Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911)‚ scientist and explorer (North and South Africa)‚ cousin of Charles Darwin‚ founder of the study of eugenics. The 1898 Rede Lecture was given by Henry Irving: The theatre in its relation to the state. Price : £175.00
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GALTON‚ Sir Francis. 13163
Autograph Letter Signed ‘Francis Galton’‚ to H.C.Marillier‚ amending a dinner invitation. A good one page example‚ 7 x 4½ inches. 42 Rutland Gate‚ S.W.‚ 6 October 1898. “Also‚ if it really does not inconvenience‚ come in ‘dress’ though I am not quite sure that the lady of whom I spoke will be able to come.” Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911)‚ scientist and explorer (North and South Africa)‚ cousin of Charles Darwin‚ founder of the study of eugenics. Galton had a prolific intellect‚ and produced over 340 papers and books throughout his lifetime. He also created the statistical concept of correlation and widely promoted regression toward the mean. He was the first to apply statistical methods to the study of human differences and inheritance of intelligence‚ and introduced the use of questionnaires and surveys for collecting data on human communities‚ which he needed for genealogical and biographical works and for his anthropometric studies. He was a pioneer in eugenics‚ coining the term itself and the phrase "nature versus nurture". His book‚ Hereditary Genius (1869)‚ was the first social scientific attempt to study genius and greatness. Henry Curie Marillier (1865-1951)‚ engineer‚ writer on literature and art‚ expert on tapestries‚ friend of Oscar Wilde.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘Francis Galton’‚ to H.C.Marillier‚ amending a dinner invitation. A good one page example‚ 7 x 4½ inches. 42 Rutland Gate‚ S.W.‚ 6 October 1898. “Also‚ if it really does not inconvenience‚ come in ‘dress’ though I am not quite sure that the lady of whom I spoke will be able to come.” Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911)‚ scientist and explorer (North and South Africa)‚ cousin of Charles Darwin‚ founder of the study of eugenics. Galton had a prolific intellect‚ and produced over 340 papers and books throughout his lifetime. He also created the statistical concept of correlation and widely promoted regression toward the mean. He was the first to apply statistical methods to the study of human differences and inheritance of intelligence‚ and introduced the use of questionnaires and surveys for collecting data on human communities‚ which he needed for genealogical and biographical works and for his anthropometric studies. He was a pioneer in eugenics‚ coining the term itself and the phrase "nature versus nurture". His book‚ Hereditary Genius (1869)‚ was the first social scientific attempt to study genius and greatness. Henry Curie Marillier (1865-1951)‚ engineer‚ writer on literature and art‚ expert on tapestries‚ friend of Oscar Wilde. Price : £200.00
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GILBERT‚ Davies. 11334
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr. J.Newman‚ Optician &c.‚ in Regent Street‚ about the dispatch of a barometer by Coach. 1 page 8½ x 7 inches‚ small blank piece torn from one corner‚ traces of mounting‚ otherwise good‚ with integral address leaf. East Bourne‚ 7 March 1836. Davies Gilbert (1767-1839)‚ engineer‚ author and politician‚ President of the Royal Society 1827-1830. “...Mr Rasen has promised me‚ that if you will cause the Box containing the Barometer to be placed on the Top of his Coach‚ that it shall be carefully kept their till it is delivered at my door. The Person who brings the Box should be at the Golden Cross 10 minutes before Eight.”
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr. J.Newman‚ Optician &c.‚ in Regent Street‚ about the dispatch of a barometer by Coach. 1 page 8½ x 7 inches‚ small blank piece torn from one corner‚ traces of mounting‚ otherwise good‚ with integral address leaf. East Bourne‚ 7 March 1836. Davies Gilbert (1767-1839)‚ engineer‚ author and politician‚ President of the Royal Society 1827-1830. “...Mr Rasen has promised me‚ that if you will cause the Box containing the Barometer to be placed on the Top of his Coach‚ that it shall be carefully kept their till it is delivered at my door. The Person who brings the Box should be at the Golden Cross 10 minutes before Eight.” Price : £75.00
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GILBERT‚ Sir Joseph Henry. 11318
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to William Carruthers (botanist and keeper of the Botanical Department at the Natural History Museum from 1871 to 1895)‚ discussing matters relating to learned Societies and their deliberations. 4 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. Harpendon‚ 25 June 1888. Sir Joseph Henry Gilbert (1817-1901)‚ chemist‚ noteworthy for his long career spent improving the methods of practical agriculture. He was a fellow of the Royal Society.
Price : £35.00
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to William Carruthers (botanist and keeper of the Botanical Department at the Natural History Museum from 1871 to 1895)‚ discussing matters relating to learned Societies and their deliberations. 4 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. Harpendon‚ 25 June 1888. Sir Joseph Henry Gilbert (1817-1901)‚ chemist‚ noteworthy for his long career spent improving the methods of practical agriculture. He was a fellow of the Royal Society. Price : £35.00
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GIRARDIN‚ Jean Pierre Louis. 7310
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to M.Boutigny (Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny‚ professor of chemistry) at Evreux‚ mentioning his journey to England to visit factories‚ and other matters. In French. 2 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ in good condition‚ address leaf‚ tipped on to part of an old album page. Rouen‚ 7 September 1836. Jean Pierre Louis Girardin (1803-1884)‚ French chemist and agronomist‚ author of numerous works on the application of chemistry in agriculture‚ author of an early work on volcanoes‚ and Leçons de chimie élémentaire appliquée aux arts industriels (1872-75).
Price : £65.00
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to M.Boutigny (Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny‚ professor of chemistry) at Evreux‚ mentioning his journey to England to visit factories‚ and other matters. In French. 2 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ in good condition‚ address leaf‚ tipped on to part of an old album page. Rouen‚ 7 September 1836. Jean Pierre Louis Girardin (1803-1884)‚ French chemist and agronomist‚ author of numerous works on the application of chemistry in agriculture‚ author of an early work on volcanoes‚ and Leçons de chimie élémentaire appliquée aux arts industriels (1872-75). Price : £65.00
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GLADSTONE‚ John Hall. 9429
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr. Cooke‚ postponing their talk. A good one page example‚ 7 x 4½ inches. 17 Pembridge Square‚ 9 March 1891. John Hall Gladstone (1827-1902)‚ chemist‚ one of the earliest students in spectroscopy‚ and one of the founders of the new science of physical chemistry.
Price : £30.00
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr. Cooke‚ postponing their talk. A good one page example‚ 7 x 4½ inches. 17 Pembridge Square‚ 9 March 1891. John Hall Gladstone (1827-1902)‚ chemist‚ one of the earliest students in spectroscopy‚ and one of the founders of the new science of physical chemistry. Price : £30.00
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GLAISHER‚ James‚. 9147
Autograph Letter Signed ‘James Glaisher’‚ to Mr Silver‚ thanking him for the turkey and a book‚ adding that “I am overtaxed with work‚ all my work is behindhand & I do not see how I can bring it up”. 3 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ fold‚ in good condition. Blackheath‚ 20 December 1862. James Glaisher (1809-1903)‚ aeronaut‚ meteorologist and balloonist.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘James Glaisher’‚ to Mr Silver‚ thanking him for the turkey and a book‚ adding that “I am overtaxed with work‚ all my work is behindhand & I do not see how I can bring it up”. 3 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ fold‚ in good condition. Blackheath‚ 20 December 1862. James Glaisher (1809-1903)‚ aeronaut‚ meteorologist and balloonist. Price : £65.00
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GRAHAM‚ Thomas. 6978
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Sir John Rennie‚ declining an invitation with regret. A good one page example. 7 x 4½ inches‚ partly toned. 4 Gordon Square‚ 25 May 1859. Thomas Graham (1805–1869)‚ chemist. From 1842 Graham acted as unofficial chemical adviser to the government. Graham was a pioneer in physical chemistry. He extended his researches on gaseous diffusion and he was able to make a clear distinction between effusion and transpiration (or viscous flow) of gases. In 1848 he began his liquid diffusion studies and found that there was no simple connection between diffusion speed and molecular weight for liquids. In 1852‚ faced with a wilderness of facts on osmosis‚ he coined the neologisms osmose‚ osmotic force‚ and osmometer. He explained that osmosis was liquid diffusion accompanied by osmose‚ or water‚ flowing in the opposite direction through a membrane. [DNB]
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Sir John Rennie‚ declining an invitation with regret. A good one page example. 7 x 4½ inches‚ partly toned. 4 Gordon Square‚ 25 May 1859. Thomas Graham (1805–1869)‚ chemist. From 1842 Graham acted as unofficial chemical adviser to the government. Graham was a pioneer in physical chemistry. He extended his researches on gaseous diffusion and he was able to make a clear distinction between effusion and transpiration (or viscous flow) of gases. In 1848 he began his liquid diffusion studies and found that there was no simple connection between diffusion speed and molecular weight for liquids. In 1852‚ faced with a wilderness of facts on osmosis‚ he coined the neologisms osmose‚ osmotic force‚ and osmometer. He explained that osmosis was liquid diffusion accompanied by osmose‚ or water‚ flowing in the opposite direction through a membrane. [DNB] Price : £65.00
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GRESWELL‚ Richard. 11970
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to the Rev. John Lodge‚ Magdalen College‚ Cambridge‚ threatening to visit him with other friends on the Cambridge Coach bound for “the approaching scientific meeting and festival”‚ making arrangements for Mrs. Palmer to meet Professor Smyth‚ and similar matters. 2¼ pages 9 x 7 inches‚ folds‚ address panel‚ Oxford postmark‚ traces of mounting. Worcester College [Oxford]‚ 17 June 1833. Richard Greswell (1800-1881)‚ “re-founder of the National Society”‚ one of the founders of the Ashmolean Society‚ benefactor‚ etc.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to the Rev. John Lodge‚ Magdalen College‚ Cambridge‚ threatening to visit him with other friends on the Cambridge Coach bound for “the approaching scientific meeting and festival”‚ making arrangements for Mrs. Palmer to meet Professor Smyth‚ and similar matters. 2¼ pages 9 x 7 inches‚ folds‚ address panel‚ Oxford postmark‚ traces of mounting. Worcester College [Oxford]‚ 17 June 1833. Richard Greswell (1800-1881)‚ “re-founder of the National Society”‚ one of the founders of the Ashmolean Society‚ benefactor‚ etc. Price : £65.00
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HARRIS‚ William Snow. 11781
Autograph Letter Signed ‘William Snow Harris’‚ to Davies Gilbert‚ about the dispatch of his paper to the Royal Society‚ and thanking Gilbert “for the kind interest you have shewn on this occasion respecting my paper”. 1 page 7½ x 4¾ inches‚ some marginal staining‚ integral blank leaf (stained on verso where formerly mounted). Plymouth‚ 23 May 1830. Uncommon. Sir William Snow Harris (1791–1867) was an English physician and electrical researcher‚ nicknamed Thunder-and-Lightning Harris‚ and noted for his invention of a successful system of lightning conductors for ships. It took many years of campaigning‚ research and successful testing before the British Royal Navy changed to Harris's conductors from their previous less effective system. One of the successful test vessels was HMS Beagle which survived lightning strikes unharmed on her famous voyage with Charles Darwin.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘William Snow Harris’‚ to Davies Gilbert‚ about the dispatch of his paper to the Royal Society‚ and thanking Gilbert “for the kind interest you have shewn on this occasion respecting my paper”. 1 page 7½ x 4¾ inches‚ some marginal staining‚ integral blank leaf (stained on verso where formerly mounted). Plymouth‚ 23 May 1830. Uncommon. Sir William Snow Harris (1791–1867) was an English physician and electrical researcher‚ nicknamed Thunder-and-Lightning Harris‚ and noted for his invention of a successful system of lightning conductors for ships. It took many years of campaigning‚ research and successful testing before the British Royal Navy changed to Harris's conductors from their previous less effective system. One of the successful test vessels was HMS Beagle which survived lightning strikes unharmed on her famous voyage with Charles Darwin. Price : £100.00
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HARRIS‚ William Snow. 14144
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr. Wicksteed‚ agreeing to assist him in erecting Lightning Conductors on his buildings [in London]‚ describing the three possibilities open to him‚ including “the kind of Conductor applied to the Nelson Pillar in Trafalgar Square”‚ suggesting that “a flat conductor of Copper Sheet such as I propose for Ships & which would I think answer well”. 4 pp.7 x 4½ inches‚ fine. Plymouth‚ 23 June 1844. Uncommon. “I think you will find in my work every information requisite for boxing Conductors to Buildings.” Sir William Snow Harris (1791–1867) was an English physician and electrical researcher‚ nicknamed Thunder-and-Lightning Harris‚ and noted for his invention of a successful system of lightning conductors for ships. It took many years of campaigning‚ research and successful testing before the British Royal Navy changed to Harris's conductors from their previous less effective system. One of the successful test vessels was HMS Beagle which survived lightning strikes unharmed on her famous voyage with Charles Darwin.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr. Wicksteed‚ agreeing to assist him in erecting Lightning Conductors on his buildings [in London]‚ describing the three possibilities open to him‚ including “the kind of Conductor applied to the Nelson Pillar in Trafalgar Square”‚ suggesting that “a flat conductor of Copper Sheet such as I propose for Ships & which would I think answer well”. 4 pp.7 x 4½ inches‚ fine. Plymouth‚ 23 June 1844. Uncommon. “I think you will find in my work every information requisite for boxing Conductors to Buildings.” Sir William Snow Harris (1791–1867) was an English physician and electrical researcher‚ nicknamed Thunder-and-Lightning Harris‚ and noted for his invention of a successful system of lightning conductors for ships. It took many years of campaigning‚ research and successful testing before the British Royal Navy changed to Harris's conductors from their previous less effective system. One of the successful test vessels was HMS Beagle which survived lightning strikes unharmed on her famous voyage with Charles Darwin. Price : £300.00
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HASSALL‚ Arthur Hill. 13530
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to William Gourlie jnr‚ welcoming him as a subscriber to the History of the British Freshwater Algae‚ offering to send the Prospectus to his friends‚ 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. Addison Road North‚ Notting Hill‚ 5 April 1844. Arthur Hill Hassall (1817 - 1894) was a British physician‚ chemist and microscopist who is primarily known for his work in public health and food safety. In 1846 he published a two-volume study‚ The Microscopic Anatomy of the Human Body in Health and Disease‚ the first English textbook on the subject. After further studying botany at Kew and publishing on botanical topics‚ particularly freshwater algae‚ he came to public attention with his 1850 book ‘A microscopical examination of the water supplied to the inhabitants of London and the suburban districts’‚ which became an influential work in promoting the cause of water reform. In the early 1850s he also studied food adulteration; his reports were published in The Lancet by reformer Thomas Wakley and led directly to the 1860 Food Adulteration Act and subsequent further legislation against the practice.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to William Gourlie jnr‚ welcoming him as a subscriber to the History of the British Freshwater Algae‚ offering to send the Prospectus to his friends‚ 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. Addison Road North‚ Notting Hill‚ 5 April 1844. Arthur Hill Hassall (1817 - 1894) was a British physician‚ chemist and microscopist who is primarily known for his work in public health and food safety. In 1846 he published a two-volume study‚ The Microscopic Anatomy of the Human Body in Health and Disease‚ the first English textbook on the subject. After further studying botany at Kew and publishing on botanical topics‚ particularly freshwater algae‚ he came to public attention with his 1850 book ‘A microscopical examination of the water supplied to the inhabitants of London and the suburban districts’‚ which became an influential work in promoting the cause of water reform. In the early 1850s he also studied food adulteration; his reports were published in The Lancet by reformer Thomas Wakley and led directly to the 1860 Food Adulteration Act and subsequent further legislation against the practice. Price : £65.00
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HATCHETT‚ Charles. 11408
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to H.Gally Knight‚ thanking him for his letter and rejoicing at Gally Knight’s election to the Club. A good one page example. 7 x 4½ inches‚ minor creasing in one corner. Belle Vue House‚ Chelsea‚ 8 May 1830. Uncommon. Charles Hatchett (1765-1847) was the English chemist who discovered the element niobium. In 1801 while working for the British Museum in London‚ Hatchett analysed a piece of columbite in the museum's collection. Columbite turned out to be a very complex mineral‚ and Hachett discovered that it contained a "new earth" which implied the existence of a new element. Hatchett called this new element columbium (Cb). On 26 November of that year he announced his discovery before the Royal Society. The element was later rediscovered and renamed niobium.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to H.Gally Knight‚ thanking him for his letter and rejoicing at Gally Knight’s election to the Club. A good one page example. 7 x 4½ inches‚ minor creasing in one corner. Belle Vue House‚ Chelsea‚ 8 May 1830. Uncommon. Charles Hatchett (1765-1847) was the English chemist who discovered the element niobium. In 1801 while working for the British Museum in London‚ Hatchett analysed a piece of columbite in the museum's collection. Columbite turned out to be a very complex mineral‚ and Hachett discovered that it contained a "new earth" which implied the existence of a new element. Hatchett called this new element columbium (Cb). On 26 November of that year he announced his discovery before the Royal Society. The element was later rediscovered and renamed niobium. Price : £75.00
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HATCHETT‚ Charles. 9323
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to ‘Dear Rackett’‚ rejoicing at his arrival in Gower Street‚ and inviting him and Mr. and Mrs. Solly to dinner. A good one page example. 7 x 4½ inches. Belle Vue House‚ Chelsea‚ 13 November 1835. Uncommon. Charles Hatchett (1765-1847) was the English chemist who discovered the element niobium. In 1801 while working for the British Museum in London‚ Hatchett analysed a piece of columbite in the museum's collection. Columbite turned out to be a very complex mineral‚ and Hachett discovered that it contained a "new earth" which implied the existence of a new element. Hatchett called this new element columbium (Cb). On 26 November of that year he announced his discovery before the Royal Society. The element was later rediscovered and renamed niobium.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to ‘Dear Rackett’‚ rejoicing at his arrival in Gower Street‚ and inviting him and Mr. and Mrs. Solly to dinner. A good one page example. 7 x 4½ inches. Belle Vue House‚ Chelsea‚ 13 November 1835. Uncommon. Charles Hatchett (1765-1847) was the English chemist who discovered the element niobium. In 1801 while working for the British Museum in London‚ Hatchett analysed a piece of columbite in the museum's collection. Columbite turned out to be a very complex mineral‚ and Hachett discovered that it contained a "new earth" which implied the existence of a new element. Hatchett called this new element columbium (Cb). On 26 November of that year he announced his discovery before the Royal Society. The element was later rediscovered and renamed niobium. Price : £75.00
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HIGHTON‚ Henry. 13819
A long Autograph Letter Signed‚ to his wife in England‚ describing his travels in Italy‚ from Genoa to Milan and Venice‚ the magnificence of the churches‚ the presence of Austrian soldiers‚ the scenery‚ Venice itself‚ etc. 4 pp. 10 x 8 inches‚ folds‚ postmarks‚ forwarded to Rugby (where Highton was assistant master)‚ in good condition. Venice‚ 28 July 1847. Henry Highton (1816–1874)‚ Principal of Cheltenham College‚ known also as a scientific and theological writer. Highton also paid attention to practical physics‚ especially to the application of electricity to telegraphy. His approach from the 1840s was included in an 1852 book by his brother Edward Highton. This led to the gold-leaf telegraph‚ for which Henry Highton had an 1846 patent‚ and which was briefly in practical use; the rights to it had then been bought up by Cooke & Wheatstone.The brothers continued to work on the conduction problem for underwater telegraphic cables.
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A long Autograph Letter Signed‚ to his wife in England‚ describing his travels in Italy‚ from Genoa to Milan and Venice‚ the magnificence of the churches‚ the presence of Austrian soldiers‚ the scenery‚ Venice itself‚ etc. 4 pp. 10 x 8 inches‚ folds‚ postmarks‚ forwarded to Rugby (where Highton was assistant master)‚ in good condition. Venice‚ 28 July 1847. Henry Highton (1816–1874)‚ Principal of Cheltenham College‚ known also as a scientific and theological writer. Highton also paid attention to practical physics‚ especially to the application of electricity to telegraphy. His approach from the 1840s was included in an 1852 book by his brother Edward Highton. This led to the gold-leaf telegraph‚ for which Henry Highton had an 1846 patent‚ and which was briefly in practical use; the rights to it had then been bought up by Cooke & Wheatstone.The brothers continued to work on the conduction problem for underwater telegraphic cables. Price : £75.00
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HOFMANN‚ August Wilhelm von. 10992
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Sharp Heywood‚ thanking him for the numerous specimens‚ informing him that “I have already made some very promising experiments.” 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ integral blank leaf (traces of mounting). Royal College of Chemistry‚ 11 April 1856. August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818-1892)‚ German chemist. The Hofmann voltameter is an apparatus for electrolyzing water. Hofmann's work covered a wide range of organic chemistry. His first research‚ carried out in Liebig's laboratory at Giessen‚ was on coal-tar and his investigation of the organic bases in naphtha established the nature of aniline.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Sharp Heywood‚ thanking him for the numerous specimens‚ informing him that “I have already made some very promising experiments.” 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ integral blank leaf (traces of mounting). Royal College of Chemistry‚ 11 April 1856. August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818-1892)‚ German chemist. The Hofmann voltameter is an apparatus for electrolyzing water. Hofmann's work covered a wide range of organic chemistry. His first research‚ carried out in Liebig's laboratory at Giessen‚ was on coal-tar and his investigation of the organic bases in naphtha established the nature of aniline. Price : £85.00
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HOPE Thomas Charles. 3753
Autograph Letter Signed‚ sending a recipe for Red Ink‚ and sending his respects to Mrs.Trevelyan and the Young Ladies. In red ink on 1 page 9 x 7 inches‚ traces of mounting‚ in good condition. Edinburgh‚ 25 December 1827. Thomas Charles Hope (1766-1844)‚ professor of chemistry in Edinburgh University‚ researched the chemical and colouring matter in the leaves and flowers of plants; he also wrote an important resarch paper on strontian. “Please observe that due care be taken to procure good Chips of Brazil wood - do not purchase the powder‚ as it is almost always somehow adulterated.”
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ sending a recipe for Red Ink‚ and sending his respects to Mrs.Trevelyan and the Young Ladies. In red ink on 1 page 9 x 7 inches‚ traces of mounting‚ in good condition. Edinburgh‚ 25 December 1827. Thomas Charles Hope (1766-1844)‚ professor of chemistry in Edinburgh University‚ researched the chemical and colouring matter in the leaves and flowers of plants; he also wrote an important resarch paper on strontian. “Please observe that due care be taken to procure good Chips of Brazil wood - do not purchase the powder‚ as it is almost always somehow adulterated.” Price : £45.00
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HUGGINS‚ Margaret Lindsay. 13745
A substantial series of 18 Autograph Letters Signed‚ some illustrated either with her own accomplished scientific drawings or with illustrations cut from magazines‚ to Harold G.Morrish‚ beginning when he is a boy‚ and including a couple of letters to his mother‚ mostly letters full of encouragement in scientific and academic subjects‚ and the enjoyment of such pursuits. 109 pp.‚ various sizes‚ one letter unsigned‚ in good clean condition‚ legible throughout‚ with many envelopes. Upper Tulse Hill‚ 1877-1914 (many 1880-81). Margaret Lindsay‚ Lady Huggins (1848-1915)‚ born Margaret Lindsay Murray‚ was an Irish scientific investigator and amateur astronomer. With her husband William Huggins she was a pioneer in the field of spectroscopy. When she married in 1875 to William Huggins‚ they began publishing joint papers. She was the first to discover that the nebulae inside the Orion Nebula is superheated oxygen and not a solid at all. Huggins was a contributor to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition. She had a particular enthusiasm for photography. She was good friends with Sarah Whiting‚ the director of the Wellesley College Observatory and so‚ near the end of her life‚ gave a great many personal items to Wellesley College. These include many antiques‚ books‚ a collection of her drawings of British churches‚ and a collection of small astronomical instruments including the spectroscopes. Included among the books were the manuscript notebooks of William Huggins. This correspondence ranges over whatever Margaret Huggins thought would interest and benefit young Harold: the appreciation of art‚ John Hampden‚ the garden‚ fairies‚ the use of the microscope‚ the dissection of an eel‚ Ancient Egypt‚ natural history‚ life at school‚ and so much else‚ reflecting the high standard of education in Victorian times.
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A substantial series of 18 Autograph Letters Signed‚ some illustrated either with her own accomplished scientific drawings or with illustrations cut from magazines‚ to Harold G.Morrish‚ beginning when he is a boy‚ and including a couple of letters to his mother‚ mostly letters full of encouragement in scientific and academic subjects‚ and the enjoyment of such pursuits. 109 pp.‚ various sizes‚ one letter unsigned‚ in good clean condition‚ legible throughout‚ with many envelopes. Upper Tulse Hill‚ 1877-1914 (many 1880-81). Margaret Lindsay‚ Lady Huggins (1848-1915)‚ born Margaret Lindsay Murray‚ was an Irish scientific investigator and amateur astronomer. With her husband William Huggins she was a pioneer in the field of spectroscopy. When she married in 1875 to William Huggins‚ they began publishing joint papers. She was the first to discover that the nebulae inside the Orion Nebula is superheated oxygen and not a solid at all. Huggins was a contributor to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition. She had a particular enthusiasm for photography. She was good friends with Sarah Whiting‚ the director of the Wellesley College Observatory and so‚ near the end of her life‚ gave a great many personal items to Wellesley College. These include many antiques‚ books‚ a collection of her drawings of British churches‚ and a collection of small astronomical instruments including the spectroscopes. Included among the books were the manuscript notebooks of William Huggins. This correspondence ranges over whatever Margaret Huggins thought would interest and benefit young Harold: the appreciation of art‚ John Hampden‚ the garden‚ fairies‚ the use of the microscope‚ the dissection of an eel‚ Ancient Egypt‚ natural history‚ life at school‚ and so much else‚ reflecting the high standard of education in Victorian times. Price : £1,250.00
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JOHNSON‚ Cuthbert William. 13780
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to W.Parker Hammond‚ about the geology of north Cornwall‚ and other observations from his recent journeys there. 4 pp. 7 x 4½ inches. 2 October 1867. Cuthbert William Johnson (1799-1878)‚ agricultural chemist and writer.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to W.Parker Hammond‚ about the geology of north Cornwall‚ and other observations from his recent journeys there. 4 pp. 7 x 4½ inches. 2 October 1867. Cuthbert William Johnson (1799-1878)‚ agricultural chemist and writer. Price : £45.00
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JULIA DE FONTENELLE‚ Jean Sébastien Eugène. 10672
Autograph Letter Signed‚ as Secretary of the Société des Sciences‚ to Pierre Hipployte Boutigny‚ Professor of Chemistry at Evreux‚ discussing the work of pharmaceutical statistics which Boutigny has been kind enough to send. 1 page 10 x 8 inches‚ in good condition‚ integral address leaf tipped on to album page. Paris‚ 29 May 1832. Jean Sébastien Eugène Julia de Fontenelle (1790-1842)‚ French chemist‚ author of Manuel complet des fabricants de chapeaux en tous genres.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ as Secretary of the Société des Sciences‚ to Pierre Hipployte Boutigny‚ Professor of Chemistry at Evreux‚ discussing the work of pharmaceutical statistics which Boutigny has been kind enough to send. 1 page 10 x 8 inches‚ in good condition‚ integral address leaf tipped on to album page. Paris‚ 29 May 1832. Jean Sébastien Eugène Julia de Fontenelle (1790-1842)‚ French chemist‚ author of Manuel complet des fabricants de chapeaux en tous genres. Price : £45.00
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LAFONTAINE‚ Charles. 10980
Autograph Letter Signed‚ saying that his correspondent’s son‚ aged 8½‚ is at the right age to be mesmerised‚ suggesting that he bring him to Lafontaine’s house tomorrow afternoon‚ where “j’examinerai s’il peut etre magnétisé”. In French. A good one page example‚ 7 x 4½ inches‚ remains of guard. 10 August 1841. Uncommon. Charles Lafontaine (1803 – 1892)‚ Swiss mesmerist. He lived in Geneva and published a journal called Le magnétiseur. Although he had failed as an actor‚ he became wealthy as a traveling mesmerist‚ or animal magnetiser‚ as it was then known. He wrote an autobiography‚ which may have influenced George du Maurier in his writing of Trilby. His stage demonstrations of animal magnetism influenced James Braid to pursue the study of what came to be known as hypnotism (note that Braid's hypnotism was significantly different from Lafontaine's mesmerism). Braid first saw Lafontaine in Manchester on November 13‚ 1841.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ saying that his correspondent’s son‚ aged 8½‚ is at the right age to be mesmerised‚ suggesting that he bring him to Lafontaine’s house tomorrow afternoon‚ where “j’examinerai s’il peut etre magnétisé”. In French. A good one page example‚ 7 x 4½ inches‚ remains of guard. 10 August 1841. Uncommon. Charles Lafontaine (1803 – 1892)‚ Swiss mesmerist. He lived in Geneva and published a journal called Le magnétiseur. Although he had failed as an actor‚ he became wealthy as a traveling mesmerist‚ or animal magnetiser‚ as it was then known. He wrote an autobiography‚ which may have influenced George du Maurier in his writing of Trilby. His stage demonstrations of animal magnetism influenced James Braid to pursue the study of what came to be known as hypnotism (note that Braid's hypnotism was significantly different from Lafontaine's mesmerism). Braid first saw Lafontaine in Manchester on November 13‚ 1841. Price : £120.00
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LETHEBY‚ Henry. 6015
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to C.W.Cooke‚ agreeing “to see the casting of the condenser on Thursday next”. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. 41 Fisbury Square‚ 28 April 1863. Henry Letheby (1816-76)‚ analytical chemist‚ medical officer of health and analyst of food for the City of London. Published ‘Food‚ Its Varieties‚ Chemical Composition‚ etc.’ [1870].
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to C.W.Cooke‚ agreeing “to see the casting of the condenser on Thursday next”. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. 41 Fisbury Square‚ 28 April 1863. Henry Letheby (1816-76)‚ analytical chemist‚ medical officer of health and analyst of food for the City of London. Published ‘Food‚ Its Varieties‚ Chemical Composition‚ etc.’ [1870]. Price : £35.00
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LIEBIG‚ Justus von. 11743
Autograph Letter Signed ‘Fr Liebig’‚ to J.Bass‚ M.P.‚ Burton on Trent‚ introducing Mr. Heinrich who wishes to see the Bass brewery‚ and “sending a new substitute for hops ...a product from the manufacture of quinine” and a good preservative. In English. 1 page 9 x 5½ inches‚ in good condition‚ one small tear repaired‚ traces of adhesive on verso only. Munich‚ 9 August 1869. Justus von Liebig (1803-1873)‚ a discoverer of chloroform‚ was a German chemist who made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry‚ and worked on the organization of organic chemistry. As a professor‚ he devised the modern laboratory-oriented teaching method‚ and for such innovations‚ he is regarded as one of the greatest chemistry teachers of all time. He is known as the "father of the fertilizer industry" for his discovery of nitrogen as an essential plant nutrient‚ and his formulation of the Law of the Minimum which described the effect of individual nutrients on crops.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘Fr Liebig’‚ to J.Bass‚ M.P.‚ Burton on Trent‚ introducing Mr. Heinrich who wishes to see the Bass brewery‚ and “sending a new substitute for hops ...a product from the manufacture of quinine” and a good preservative. In English. 1 page 9 x 5½ inches‚ in good condition‚ one small tear repaired‚ traces of adhesive on verso only. Munich‚ 9 August 1869. Justus von Liebig (1803-1873)‚ a discoverer of chloroform‚ was a German chemist who made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry‚ and worked on the organization of organic chemistry. As a professor‚ he devised the modern laboratory-oriented teaching method‚ and for such innovations‚ he is regarded as one of the greatest chemistry teachers of all time. He is known as the "father of the fertilizer industry" for his discovery of nitrogen as an essential plant nutrient‚ and his formulation of the Law of the Minimum which described the effect of individual nutrients on crops. Price : £550.00
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LISTER‚ Agnes. 14290
Autograph Letter Signed ‘Agnes Lister’‚ to Dr. Marriott‚ inviting him to dinner to meet Dr. Cameron. 2 pp. 6 x 4 inches‚ in good condition. 12 Park Crescent‚ Portland Place‚ 4 April [1884]. Uncommon. Agnes Lister‚ Lady Lister‚ née Syme (1834-1893)‚ married Joseph Lister on 23 April 1856.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘Agnes Lister’‚ to Dr. Marriott‚ inviting him to dinner to meet Dr. Cameron. 2 pp. 6 x 4 inches‚ in good condition. 12 Park Crescent‚ Portland Place‚ 4 April [1884]. Uncommon. Agnes Lister‚ Lady Lister‚ née Syme (1834-1893)‚ married Joseph Lister on 23 April 1856. Price : £75.00
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LIVEING‚ George Downing. 10608
Autograph Testimonial Signed‚ in favour of the Revd. G.Henslow for the Professorship of Botany at Oxford. 3 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ fine. Cambridge‚ 21 December 1867 George Downing Liveing (1827-1924)‚ Professor of Chemistry at Cambridge (1861-1908). From 1878 to 1900 he carried out spectroscopic investigations in collaboration with James Dewar.
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Autograph Testimonial Signed‚ in favour of the Revd. G.Henslow for the Professorship of Botany at Oxford. 3 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ fine. Cambridge‚ 21 December 1867 George Downing Liveing (1827-1924)‚ Professor of Chemistry at Cambridge (1861-1908). From 1878 to 1900 he carried out spectroscopic investigations in collaboration with James Dewar. Price : £35.00
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MILLER‚ William Allen. 11434
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Monsieur Boutigny [Pierre Hipployte Boutigny‚ Professor of Chemistry at Evreux]‚ sending him a ticket for an exhibition of chemical products‚ provided by Mr. Waring‚ laboratory director at Apothecaries Hall. In French. 1½ pages 7 x 4½ inches‚ tipped on to part of an album page‚ in good condition. King’s College London‚ 13 June 1850. William Allen Miller FRS (1817-1870)‚ scientist. He was educated at King's College London and upon the death of John Frederic Daniell succeeded to the Chair of Chemistry at King's. Although primarily a chemist‚ the scientific contributions for which Miller is mainly remembered today are in spectroscopy and astrochemistry‚ new fields in his time. The crater Miller on the Moon is named after him.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Monsieur Boutigny [Pierre Hipployte Boutigny‚ Professor of Chemistry at Evreux]‚ sending him a ticket for an exhibition of chemical products‚ provided by Mr. Waring‚ laboratory director at Apothecaries Hall. In French. 1½ pages 7 x 4½ inches‚ tipped on to part of an album page‚ in good condition. King’s College London‚ 13 June 1850. William Allen Miller FRS (1817-1870)‚ scientist. He was educated at King's College London and upon the death of John Frederic Daniell succeeded to the Chair of Chemistry at King's. Although primarily a chemist‚ the scientific contributions for which Miller is mainly remembered today are in spectroscopy and astrochemistry‚ new fields in his time. The crater Miller on the Moon is named after him. Price : £35.00
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MINTON‚ Herbert. 13891
An interesting Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr. Goode [Thomas Goode] of South Audley Street‚ offering wholesale lots of ceramic “Garden Labels”‚ on which the names of plants can be painted‚ sending samples‚ and describing the process of manufacture. 3 pp. 9 x 7 inches‚ fine. Stoke upon Trent‚ 3 November 1845. “... passed through an intense fire of 48 hours duration‚ so that the material becomes semivitrifed‚ and will bear any quantity of moisture or change of atmosphere without the least injury‚ in short they are imperishable ...” Herbert Minton (1793-1858)‚ pottery manufacturer. The combination of Pugin's designs and Minton's technical skill led to important commissions that included the Houses of Parliament; St Georges Hall‚ Liverpool; and Cheadle Church‚ Staffordshire. Other important and ambitious tile schemes executed by the Minton factory were for the Capitol‚ Washington‚ DC; the Foreign Office‚ London; the royal dairy‚ Windsor; and the South Kensington Museum‚ London (now the Victoria and Albert Museum). By the 1840s the Minton factory was producing a range of figures‚ ornamental ware‚ and encaustic floor tiles. During the mid- to late 1840s Herbert Minton developed Parian body (named after the Greek island of Paros) for statuary‚ and low-temperature lead glazes that Minton named majolica. Both majolica and Parian were launched at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and contributed greatly to Minton's being awarded the bronze council medal—a most prestigious accolade—for ‘beauty and originality of design’‚ the only one of its kind bestowed on an English manufacturer. [ODNB]
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An interesting Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr. Goode [Thomas Goode] of South Audley Street‚ offering wholesale lots of ceramic “Garden Labels”‚ on which the names of plants can be painted‚ sending samples‚ and describing the process of manufacture. 3 pp. 9 x 7 inches‚ fine. Stoke upon Trent‚ 3 November 1845. “... passed through an intense fire of 48 hours duration‚ so that the material becomes semivitrifed‚ and will bear any quantity of moisture or change of atmosphere without the least injury‚ in short they are imperishable ...” Herbert Minton (1793-1858)‚ pottery manufacturer. The combination of Pugin's designs and Minton's technical skill led to important commissions that included the Houses of Parliament; St Georges Hall‚ Liverpool; and Cheadle Church‚ Staffordshire. Other important and ambitious tile schemes executed by the Minton factory were for the Capitol‚ Washington‚ DC; the Foreign Office‚ London; the royal dairy‚ Windsor; and the South Kensington Museum‚ London (now the Victoria and Albert Museum). By the 1840s the Minton factory was producing a range of figures‚ ornamental ware‚ and encaustic floor tiles. During the mid- to late 1840s Herbert Minton developed Parian body (named after the Greek island of Paros) for statuary‚ and low-temperature lead glazes that Minton named majolica. Both majolica and Parian were launched at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and contributed greatly to Minton's being awarded the bronze council medal—a most prestigious accolade—for ‘beauty and originality of design’‚ the only one of its kind bestowed on an English manufacturer. [ODNB] Price : £300.00
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MORIDE Edouard. 10481
Autograph Letter Signed to Monsieur Boutigny [Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny professor of chemistry] commenting on his work on “l’état sphéroidal” discussing with enthusiasm his own experiments with flying machines and mentioning an experiment with carbonic acid. In French. 3 pp. 8 x 5 inches with address leaf (tipped on to part album page) in good condition. Laboratoire de Ed. Moride Nantes 11 May 1850. Edouard Moride French chemist.
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Autograph Letter Signed to Monsieur Boutigny [Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny professor of chemistry] commenting on his work on “l’état sphéroidal” discussing with enthusiasm his own experiments with flying machines and mentioning an experiment with carbonic acid. In French. 3 pp. 8 x 5 inches with address leaf (tipped on to part album page) in good condition. Laboratoire de Ed. Moride Nantes 11 May 1850. Edouard Moride French chemist. Price : £65.00
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NEWMAN‚ John. 12174
A long Autograph Letter Signed‚ regretting the accident which befell a Barometer‚ sending “A new Magneto Electric Apparatus”‚ and including a full scientific description of its operation in this letter‚ incorporating one small sketch. About 600 words on 4 pp. 9 x 7 inches‚ overall toning‚ small filing holes and light stains only. 122 Regent Street‚ London‚ 7 April 1835. John Frederick Newman‚ one of the most famous instrument makers of the period‚ is recorded as working between 1816-1862. He made standard and portable barometers for James Clark Ross's Antarctic expeditions (1839-1843) and his metereological station barometers were used throughout the British Empire. He was also the inventor of the Newman mountain barometer. In 1851 he was an exhibitor at the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace. Newman occupied two London premises: 7 & 8 Lisle Street (1816-1825) and 122 Regent Street (1827-1862). His business was taken over by Negretti & Zambra in 1862.
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A long Autograph Letter Signed‚ regretting the accident which befell a Barometer‚ sending “A new Magneto Electric Apparatus”‚ and including a full scientific description of its operation in this letter‚ incorporating one small sketch. About 600 words on 4 pp. 9 x 7 inches‚ overall toning‚ small filing holes and light stains only. 122 Regent Street‚ London‚ 7 April 1835. John Frederick Newman‚ one of the most famous instrument makers of the period‚ is recorded as working between 1816-1862. He made standard and portable barometers for James Clark Ross's Antarctic expeditions (1839-1843) and his metereological station barometers were used throughout the British Empire. He was also the inventor of the Newman mountain barometer. In 1851 he was an exhibitor at the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace. Newman occupied two London premises: 7 & 8 Lisle Street (1816-1825) and 122 Regent Street (1827-1862). His business was taken over by Negretti & Zambra in 1862. Price : £550.00
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ODLING‚ William. 12203
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to B.Lascelles‚ awaiting “your further results”‚ which can then be discussed after Odling’s lecture on Monday. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. Croydon‚ undated. William Odling (1829–1921)‚ chemist. Among his publications were A Course of Practical Chemistry (1854)‚ A Manual of Chemistry‚ Descriptive and Theoretical (1861)‚ and Outlines of Chemistry (1870). As the first medical officer of health for Lambeth he gained direct experience of cholera and other water-borne diseases. For drinking purposes‚ he concluded that well water‚ with possibilities of immediate pollution‚ was less desirable than river water‚ with its natural processes for purification. In chemistry‚ Odling’s lectures and writings played a considerable part in shaping fundamental chemical theory‚ and in several respects laid the foundations for the theory of valency‚ as defined by Edward Frankland and August Kekulé.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to B.Lascelles‚ awaiting “your further results”‚ which can then be discussed after Odling’s lecture on Monday. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. Croydon‚ undated. William Odling (1829–1921)‚ chemist. Among his publications were A Course of Practical Chemistry (1854)‚ A Manual of Chemistry‚ Descriptive and Theoretical (1861)‚ and Outlines of Chemistry (1870). As the first medical officer of health for Lambeth he gained direct experience of cholera and other water-borne diseases. For drinking purposes‚ he concluded that well water‚ with possibilities of immediate pollution‚ was less desirable than river water‚ with its natural processes for purification. In chemistry‚ Odling’s lectures and writings played a considerable part in shaping fundamental chemical theory‚ and in several respects laid the foundations for the theory of valency‚ as defined by Edward Frankland and August Kekulé. Price : £35.00
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OXLAND‚ Robert. 12204
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to C. Le Neve Foster‚ saying that he has sent “a description of the calciner to Mr. Schneider”. A good one page example 8 x 5 inches. 8 Portland Square‚ Plymouth‚ 24 December 1877. Dr Robert Oxland (d.1899)‚ chemist‚ metallurgist‚ devised a wet method for the extraction of copper from ores. He is known as the joint inventor‚ with John Hocking‚ of the “revolving calcining furnace” which bears their names.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to C. Le Neve Foster‚ saying that he has sent “a description of the calciner to Mr. Schneider”. A good one page example 8 x 5 inches. 8 Portland Square‚ Plymouth‚ 24 December 1877. Dr Robert Oxland (d.1899)‚ chemist‚ metallurgist‚ devised a wet method for the extraction of copper from ores. He is known as the joint inventor‚ with John Hocking‚ of the “revolving calcining furnace” which bears their names. Price : £45.00
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PELLATT‚ Apsley. 13586
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr. Hunt at the Royal Polytechnic Society‚ about the manufacture of coloured glass “on a large scale” for constructing a hot house‚ discussing the process‚ and asking which of two colours - violet and blue - would be best suited to the purpose. 1 page 9 x 7 inches‚ folds‚ in good condition‚ occasional light toning‚ integral blank leaf. Falcon Glass Works‚ August 1842. Uncommon. Apsley Pellatt (1791 – 1863) was an English glassware manufacturer. His main interest lay in the chemistry of glass-making. In 1819‚ he took out his first patent for the manufacture of "sulfides" or Cameo Incrustations. Pellatt originally called them "Crystallo-Ceramie‚" reflecting their French origin. The process involved the embedding of ceramic figurines into the glass sides of paperweights‚ jugs‚ decanters‚ etc.‚ by cutting a hole in the hot glass‚ sliding in the insert‚ and resealing the glass afterward. Pellatt became the most famous and successful producers of sulfides in England from 1819 to the mid-century rivalled only by Baccarat in France. He described their manufacture in a book on glass-making entitled "Curiosities of Glassmaking" published in 1849.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mr. Hunt at the Royal Polytechnic Society‚ about the manufacture of coloured glass “on a large scale” for constructing a hot house‚ discussing the process‚ and asking which of two colours - violet and blue - would be best suited to the purpose. 1 page 9 x 7 inches‚ folds‚ in good condition‚ occasional light toning‚ integral blank leaf. Falcon Glass Works‚ August 1842. Uncommon. Apsley Pellatt (1791 – 1863) was an English glassware manufacturer. His main interest lay in the chemistry of glass-making. In 1819‚ he took out his first patent for the manufacture of "sulfides" or Cameo Incrustations. Pellatt originally called them "Crystallo-Ceramie‚" reflecting their French origin. The process involved the embedding of ceramic figurines into the glass sides of paperweights‚ jugs‚ decanters‚ etc.‚ by cutting a hole in the hot glass‚ sliding in the insert‚ and resealing the glass afterward. Pellatt became the most famous and successful producers of sulfides in England from 1819 to the mid-century rivalled only by Baccarat in France. He described their manufacture in a book on glass-making entitled "Curiosities of Glassmaking" published in 1849. Price : £150.00
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PERCY‚ John. 11813
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to D.J.Ansted‚ Geological Society‚ about his intention to visit Cambridge anticipating “very great pleasure from the Society of the Red Lion‚ of whom I hope to prove myself a not unworthy member. I have got one curious subject for the Association....” 2 pp. 7½ x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. Birmingham‚ 25 May 1845. John Percy (1817-1889) was the first Profesor of Metallurgy at the School of Mines‚ London‚ who invented a method of extracting silver from its ores. His large metallurgical collection was bought by what is now the Science Museum. His great treatise on metallurgy‚ ‘Iron and Steel’‚ was published in 1864.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to D.J.Ansted‚ Geological Society‚ about his intention to visit Cambridge anticipating “very great pleasure from the Society of the Red Lion‚ of whom I hope to prove myself a not unworthy member. I have got one curious subject for the Association....” 2 pp. 7½ x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. Birmingham‚ 25 May 1845. John Percy (1817-1889) was the first Profesor of Metallurgy at the School of Mines‚ London‚ who invented a method of extracting silver from its ores. His large metallurgical collection was bought by what is now the Science Museum. His great treatise on metallurgy‚ ‘Iron and Steel’‚ was published in 1864. Price : £45.00
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PERCY‚ John. 6662
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Hyde Clark‚ discussing the properties of Borate of Lime.‚ and thanking him for his pamphlet on copper smelting. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ vertical fold‚ in good condition. Museum‚ Jermyn Street‚ 12 February 1859. John Percy (1817–1889)‚ metallurgist. In 1848 he contributed a paper to the Chemist on a mode of extracting silver from its ores (depending on the solubility of the chloride in sodium thiosulphate)‚ which led to the Von Patera process‚ used at Joachimsthal‚ and the Russell process‚ employed in the western states of America. Percy made the first serious attempt at a survey of iron ore deposits in Britain. They were included in the volume Iron and Steel (1864)‚ part of his great Treatise on Metallurgy‚ of which the first volume was published in 1861.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Hyde Clark‚ discussing the properties of Borate of Lime.‚ and thanking him for his pamphlet on copper smelting. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ vertical fold‚ in good condition. Museum‚ Jermyn Street‚ 12 February 1859. John Percy (1817–1889)‚ metallurgist. In 1848 he contributed a paper to the Chemist on a mode of extracting silver from its ores (depending on the solubility of the chloride in sodium thiosulphate)‚ which led to the Von Patera process‚ used at Joachimsthal‚ and the Russell process‚ employed in the western states of America. Percy made the first serious attempt at a survey of iron ore deposits in Britain. They were included in the volume Iron and Steel (1864)‚ part of his great Treatise on Metallurgy‚ of which the first volume was published in 1861. Price : £65.00
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POSTGATE‚ John. 1545
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Dr.Norris at Queens College‚ thanking him for his ‘Work on the Blood’ and looking forward to reading it with great interest. 1 page 7 x 4.5 inches‚ fine. 59 Bristol Road [Birmingham]‚ 6 December 1871. John Postgate (1820-81)‚ initiator of the laws against adulteration. Dr.Richard Norris‚ author of medical works including The Physiology and Pathology of the Blood....With mikro-photographic illustrations‚ London 1882.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Dr.Norris at Queens College‚ thanking him for his ‘Work on the Blood’ and looking forward to reading it with great interest. 1 page 7 x 4.5 inches‚ fine. 59 Bristol Road [Birmingham]‚ 6 December 1871. John Postgate (1820-81)‚ initiator of the laws against adulteration. Dr.Richard Norris‚ author of medical works including The Physiology and Pathology of the Blood....With mikro-photographic illustrations‚ London 1882. Price : £45.00
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REID‚ David Boswell. 12831
Autograph Letter Signed ‘D.B.Reid’‚ about his departure from Edinburgh‚ assuring his correspondent that “your section is all safe - it will be in Sir J.Robison’s hands immediately...” 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ slightly trimmed at edges where formerly bound. Edinburgh‚ 17 February 1840. Uncommon. David Boswell Reid (1805-1863)‚ inventor‚ the prime instigator of air-conditioned buildings. In 1844 he published Illustrations of the Theory ...of Ventilation‚ and his system was adopted by Barry in the new Houses of Parliament. He became a government medical inspector to the sanitary commission of the United States in 1856. He died in Washington as he was about to set out on a tour of inspection of the new military hospitals.
Price : £75.00
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘D.B.Reid’‚ about his departure from Edinburgh‚ assuring his correspondent that “your section is all safe - it will be in Sir J.Robison’s hands immediately...” 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ slightly trimmed at edges where formerly bound. Edinburgh‚ 17 February 1840. Uncommon. David Boswell Reid (1805-1863)‚ inventor‚ the prime instigator of air-conditioned buildings. In 1844 he published Illustrations of the Theory ...of Ventilation‚ and his system was adopted by Barry in the new Houses of Parliament. He became a government medical inspector to the sanitary commission of the United States in 1856. He died in Washington as he was about to set out on a tour of inspection of the new military hospitals. Price : £75.00
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RIGG‚ Sir Edward. 14041
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to ‘My dear Cooke’‚ mentioning war work. 4 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. Royal Mint‚ 7 June 1915. Sir Edward Rigg (1850-1933)‚ Superintendent‚ Operative Department‚ Royal Mint (1898-1918). “We are awfully busy making Dial Sights & Automatic Balances for the War Office & I see more than a year’s work in advance.”
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to ‘My dear Cooke’‚ mentioning war work. 4 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. Royal Mint‚ 7 June 1915. Sir Edward Rigg (1850-1933)‚ Superintendent‚ Operative Department‚ Royal Mint (1898-1918). “We are awfully busy making Dial Sights & Automatic Balances for the War Office & I see more than a year’s work in advance.” Price : £45.00
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RUSSELL‚ William James. 4853
Autograph Note Signed‚ informing his correspondent where “the chemical apparatus” can be obtained. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches. Chemical Laboratories‚ St.Barholomew’s Hospital‚ 4 February 1882. William James Russell (1830-1909)‚ chemist and educationist. Russell was a pioneer both in the chemical education of medical students‚ which he sought to make much more relevant to medicine than had been the case before‚ and in the scientific education of women. At the start of his time at Bedford College he opened the first science laboratory accessible to women students. For many years he analysed the air at several sites in London‚ in order to achieve a better understanding of fog formation.
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Autograph Note Signed‚ informing his correspondent where “the chemical apparatus” can be obtained. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches. Chemical Laboratories‚ St.Barholomew’s Hospital‚ 4 February 1882. William James Russell (1830-1909)‚ chemist and educationist. Russell was a pioneer both in the chemical education of medical students‚ which he sought to make much more relevant to medicine than had been the case before‚ and in the scientific education of women. At the start of his time at Bedford College he opened the first science laboratory accessible to women students. For many years he analysed the air at several sites in London‚ in order to achieve a better understanding of fog formation. Price : £45.00
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SCHEFFER‚ Henrik Teofilus. 10261
Autograph Letter Signed ‘Scheffer’‚ to Monsieur Le President de Gerrault[?]‚ in the elegant phrases of the time‚ soliciting his vote. In French. A fine one page example 9 x 7 inches‚with the integral address leaf. Paris‚ 30 December 1754. Henrik Teofilus Scheffer (1710-1759)‚ Swedish physician and botanist‚ author of Chemical Lectures‚ Essai sur l'art de la teinture (1787 and later editions)‚ studied under Celsius and Brandt at Upsah and Stockholm‚ and made experimental studies of alloys of platinum.
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Autograph Letter Signed ‘Scheffer’‚ to Monsieur Le President de Gerrault[?]‚ in the elegant phrases of the time‚ soliciting his vote. In French. A fine one page example 9 x 7 inches‚with the integral address leaf. Paris‚ 30 December 1754. Henrik Teofilus Scheffer (1710-1759)‚ Swedish physician and botanist‚ author of Chemical Lectures‚ Essai sur l'art de la teinture (1787 and later editions)‚ studied under Celsius and Brandt at Upsah and Stockholm‚ and made experimental studies of alloys of platinum. Price : £175.00
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SYMONS‚ George James. 6203
Autograph Letter Signed‚ tp ‘Meldola’‚ explaining that he is on his way to Cannes‚ and will turn up one evening after his return. 1 page 8 x 5 inches‚ traces of mounting. Paris‚ 29 October 1886. George James Symons (1838-1900)‚ meteorologist‚ compiler of rainfall reports‚ recognised the sanitary importance of water supply. He also edited the report on the eruption of Krakatoa.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ tp ‘Meldola’‚ explaining that he is on his way to Cannes‚ and will turn up one evening after his return. 1 page 8 x 5 inches‚ traces of mounting. Paris‚ 29 October 1886. George James Symons (1838-1900)‚ meteorologist‚ compiler of rainfall reports‚ recognised the sanitary importance of water supply. He also edited the report on the eruption of Krakatoa. Price : £30.00
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VILLARI‚ Emilio. 13241
Autograph Letter Signed‚ thanking his correspondent for “the certificate of honorary fellow in your physical society of London”‚ saying that it encourages him in his “scientifick researches”. 3 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ in good condition. Naples‚ 19 March 1899. Emilio Villari (1836-1904)‚ Italian physicist‚ known for his work on magnetism‚ and what came to be known as a quadrant electrometer.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ thanking his correspondent for “the certificate of honorary fellow in your physical society of London”‚ saying that it encourages him in his “scientifick researches”. 3 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ in good condition. Naples‚ 19 March 1899. Emilio Villari (1836-1904)‚ Italian physicist‚ known for his work on magnetism‚ and what came to be known as a quadrant electrometer. Price : £65.00
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WALLICH‚ George Charles. 9766
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to ‘Dear Conrad’‚ enquiring about him‚ sending “this by a boy so don’t be at the trouble of writing but let me have a verbal message stating how you are”. 2½ pages 8 x 5 inches‚ small stain from seal. Tower House‚ 26 June‚ no year given. George Charles Wallich (1815–1899)‚ military surgeon and oceanographer. in 1838 Wallich became assistant surgeon in the Indian army and saw considerable active service during the next nineteen years‚ taking part in the Sutlej and Punjab campaigns of 1842 and 1847 and acting as field surgeon during the Santal rebellion of 1855–6. Later he was appointed as naturalist in HMS Bulldog during a voyage under the command of Sir Leopold McClintock in 1860 to investigate a possible northern route for the proposed north-Atlantic telegraph cable. His most important work was The North-Atlantic Sea-Bed (1862)‚ which included his general views on deep-sea biology and in particular a refutation of the ‘azoic theory’‚ put forward by Edward Forbes in 1843‚ according to which the depths of the ocean beyond a few hundred metres were devoid of life. [DNB]
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to ‘Dear Conrad’‚ enquiring about him‚ sending “this by a boy so don’t be at the trouble of writing but let me have a verbal message stating how you are”. 2½ pages 8 x 5 inches‚ small stain from seal. Tower House‚ 26 June‚ no year given. George Charles Wallich (1815–1899)‚ military surgeon and oceanographer. in 1838 Wallich became assistant surgeon in the Indian army and saw considerable active service during the next nineteen years‚ taking part in the Sutlej and Punjab campaigns of 1842 and 1847 and acting as field surgeon during the Santal rebellion of 1855–6. Later he was appointed as naturalist in HMS Bulldog during a voyage under the command of Sir Leopold McClintock in 1860 to investigate a possible northern route for the proposed north-Atlantic telegraph cable. His most important work was The North-Atlantic Sea-Bed (1862)‚ which included his general views on deep-sea biology and in particular a refutation of the ‘azoic theory’‚ put forward by Edward Forbes in 1843‚ according to which the depths of the ocean beyond a few hundred metres were devoid of life. [DNB] Price : £45.00
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WATSON‚ Hewett. 12806
A long Autograph Letter Signed [to Thomas Twining]‚ discussing the subject of education‚ suggesting he study the reports of schools “giving a good‚ sound‚ real education to the chlldren of the working classes”‚ considering the format of a questionnaire‚ the importance of connecting words with ideas while teaching‚ the power of speech‚ the importance of pronunciation‚ and much else. 7 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ fine. Thames Ditton‚ 28 January‚ no year given. Uncommon. Hewett Cottrell Watson (1804–81)‚ phrenologist‚ botanist and evolutionary theorist. Watson edited the Phrenological Journal from 1837 to 1840 and the London Catalogue of British Plants from 1844 to 1874. Watson showed a remarkable command of the scientific questions of the day‚ including the importance of statistical methods in scientific enquiry‚ the asymmetric lateralization of brain function and the transmutation of species (evolutionary theory). In 1836‚ he published a paper in the Phrenological Journal entitled What is the Use of the Double Brain ? in which he speculated about the differential development of the two human cerebral hemispheres. This was eight years before Arthur Ladbroke Wigan published his influential The Duality of Mind (1844). Watson was unusual among the phrenologists in explicitly disavowing phrenology in later life. In On the Origin of Species‚ Charles Darwin made generous acknowledgement of Watson as a vitally important source of scientific information and‚ in turn‚ on the publication of On the Origin of Species‚ Watson was one of the first to write to Darwin - on 21 November 1859 - congratulating him on his extraordinary achievement.
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A long Autograph Letter Signed [to Thomas Twining]‚ discussing the subject of education‚ suggesting he study the reports of schools “giving a good‚ sound‚ real education to the chlldren of the working classes”‚ considering the format of a questionnaire‚ the importance of connecting words with ideas while teaching‚ the power of speech‚ the importance of pronunciation‚ and much else. 7 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ fine. Thames Ditton‚ 28 January‚ no year given. Uncommon. Hewett Cottrell Watson (1804–81)‚ phrenologist‚ botanist and evolutionary theorist. Watson edited the Phrenological Journal from 1837 to 1840 and the London Catalogue of British Plants from 1844 to 1874. Watson showed a remarkable command of the scientific questions of the day‚ including the importance of statistical methods in scientific enquiry‚ the asymmetric lateralization of brain function and the transmutation of species (evolutionary theory). In 1836‚ he published a paper in the Phrenological Journal entitled What is the Use of the Double Brain ? in which he speculated about the differential development of the two human cerebral hemispheres. This was eight years before Arthur Ladbroke Wigan published his influential The Duality of Mind (1844). Watson was unusual among the phrenologists in explicitly disavowing phrenology in later life. In On the Origin of Species‚ Charles Darwin made generous acknowledgement of Watson as a vitally important source of scientific information and‚ in turn‚ on the publication of On the Origin of Species‚ Watson was one of the first to write to Darwin - on 21 November 1859 - congratulating him on his extraordinary achievement. Price : £150.00
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WERDEMANN‚ Richard. 14010
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to C.W.Cooke‚ thanking him for the “spendid and high scientific article” and referring to his own light. 2 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ in good condition. 4 Princes Street‚ London‚ 16 June 1879. “I can not find words to thank for the manner in which you have done justice to my light.” Richard Werdemann‚ electricity pioneer. We have discovered the following reference in Nature (7 November 1878): The Werdermann Electric Light: While the world is waiting for the announcement of Mr. Edison’s method of splitting up the electric light‚ Mr. Richard Werdermann‚ a gentleman well known in connection with electric lighting‚ seems to have solved the problem‚ to some extent‚ at least‚ and he believes that after further experiments he will be able to divide the current into 50‚ 100‚ or even 500 lights. Experimental exhibitions of the light have been given with satisfactory results at the works of the British Telegraph Manufactory‚ Euston Road.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to C.W.Cooke‚ thanking him for the “spendid and high scientific article” and referring to his own light. 2 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ in good condition. 4 Princes Street‚ London‚ 16 June 1879. “I can not find words to thank for the manner in which you have done justice to my light.” Richard Werdemann‚ electricity pioneer. We have discovered the following reference in Nature (7 November 1878): The Werdermann Electric Light: While the world is waiting for the announcement of Mr. Edison’s method of splitting up the electric light‚ Mr. Richard Werdermann‚ a gentleman well known in connection with electric lighting‚ seems to have solved the problem‚ to some extent‚ at least‚ and he believes that after further experiments he will be able to divide the current into 50‚ 100‚ or even 500 lights. Experimental exhibitions of the light have been given with satisfactory results at the works of the British Telegraph Manufactory‚ Euston Road. Price : £65.00
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WHEELHOUSE‚ Claudius Galen. 10625
A lengthy Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Dr. Sieveking‚ saying that “You are quite right in thinking that we in Leeds have had some experience in tapping the Pericardium”‚ and describing the operation in detail. 7 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in very good condition. 42 Park Square‚ 10 March 1872. Claudius Galen Wheelhouse (1826-1909)‚ surgeon‚ lecturer on anatomy‚ physiology and surgery. Wheelhouse was a pioneer calotypist‚ and contributed to the Royal Photographic Society album 'Photographic Sketches from the Shores of the Mediterranean'. In 1849-1850 while accompanying Lord Lincoln's yachting party as official surgeon‚ Wheelhouse made calotypes of Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean. He took with him one of the first photographic cameras to leave England and took photographs in Spain‚ Portugal‚ Egypt‚ Palestine‚ and in Greece where he photographed Athens and the Acropolis. Sir Edward Sieveking (1816-1904).
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A lengthy Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Dr. Sieveking‚ saying that “You are quite right in thinking that we in Leeds have had some experience in tapping the Pericardium”‚ and describing the operation in detail. 7 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in very good condition. 42 Park Square‚ 10 March 1872. Claudius Galen Wheelhouse (1826-1909)‚ surgeon‚ lecturer on anatomy‚ physiology and surgery. Wheelhouse was a pioneer calotypist‚ and contributed to the Royal Photographic Society album 'Photographic Sketches from the Shores of the Mediterranean'. In 1849-1850 while accompanying Lord Lincoln's yachting party as official surgeon‚ Wheelhouse made calotypes of Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean. He took with him one of the first photographic cameras to leave England and took photographs in Spain‚ Portugal‚ Egypt‚ Palestine‚ and in Greece where he photographed Athens and the Acropolis. Sir Edward Sieveking (1816-1904). Price : £150.00
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WHEWELL‚ William. 14001
Autograph Letter Signed‚ welcoming the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole to Cambridge‚ and saying the College will have the pleasure of his company dining in the Hall‚ regretting that Whewell himself will be out of Cambridge on that occasion. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition‚ one pinhole. Trinity Lodge [Cambridge]‚ 3 March 1858. William Whewell (1794-1866)‚ Master of Trinity College Cambridge‚ scholar‚ scientist‚ Professor of Mineralogy from 1828 to 1832 and Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy (then called "moral theology and casuistical divinity") from 1838 to 1855. Whewell introduced what is now called the Whewell equation‚ an equation defining the shape of a curve without reference to an arbitrarily chosen coordinate system.
Price : £45.00
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ welcoming the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole to Cambridge‚ and saying the College will have the pleasure of his company dining in the Hall‚ regretting that Whewell himself will be out of Cambridge on that occasion. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition‚ one pinhole. Trinity Lodge [Cambridge]‚ 3 March 1858. William Whewell (1794-1866)‚ Master of Trinity College Cambridge‚ scholar‚ scientist‚ Professor of Mineralogy from 1828 to 1832 and Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy (then called "moral theology and casuistical divinity") from 1838 to 1855. Whewell introduced what is now called the Whewell equation‚ an equation defining the shape of a curve without reference to an arbitrarily chosen coordinate system. Price : £45.00
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WILLIAMSON‚ Alexander William. 12415
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Thompson‚ enclosing a line to Stanley “but am told that he is not very free now in admitting foreigners”. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ traces of mounting at corners. 15 Primrose Hill Road‚ 22 february 1882. Alexander William Williamson FRS 1824–1904)‚ English chemist of Scottish descent‚ is credited for his research on the formation of ether by the interaction of sulphuric acid and alcohol‚ known as the Williamson ether synthesis.
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Thompson‚ enclosing a line to Stanley “but am told that he is not very free now in admitting foreigners”. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ traces of mounting at corners. 15 Primrose Hill Road‚ 22 february 1882. Alexander William Williamson FRS 1824–1904)‚ English chemist of Scottish descent‚ is credited for his research on the formation of ether by the interaction of sulphuric acid and alcohol‚ known as the Williamson ether synthesis. Price : £45.00
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WOLLASTON‚ William Hyde. 12508
Autograph Letter Signed‚ sending specimens of silk of different quality‚ with descriptions of three types. 1 page 3 x 7 inches‚ folds‚ laid down on an old album page. Undated. William Hyde Wollaston (1766–1828)‚ chemist‚ physicist‚ and physiologist. Wollaston is remembered for his outstanding achievement of preparing platinum in a malleable form. Outside the metallurgy of platinum and related metals‚ some of Wollaston's most important work was in crystallography. He was also involved in the contemporary debates about atomic theory.
Price : £35.00
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ sending specimens of silk of different quality‚ with descriptions of three types. 1 page 3 x 7 inches‚ folds‚ laid down on an old album page. Undated. William Hyde Wollaston (1766–1828)‚ chemist‚ physicist‚ and physiologist. Wollaston is remembered for his outstanding achievement of preparing platinum in a malleable form. Outside the metallurgy of platinum and related metals‚ some of Wollaston's most important work was in crystallography. He was also involved in the contemporary debates about atomic theory. Price : £35.00
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WOLLASTON‚ William Hyde. 14224
Autograph Letter Signed‚ addressed ‘Dear Sir’ [Marc Isambard Brunel]‚ reporting on the official progress towards the Treasury “giving the promised relief”‚ after “this long protracted application”‚ assuring Brunel that “I really think you may be quite at ease”. 1 page 9 x 7 inches‚ folds‚ docketed on verso in the hand of Marc Isambard Brunel: “Dr. Wollaston‚ 26 July 1821.” [From the Brunel Correspondence‚ sold in 2010.] 26 July 1821. “The Master Genl. of the Ordnance ... was assured the grant will pass on the next Board-day.” William Hyde Wollaston (1766–1828)‚ chemist‚ physicist‚ and physiologist. Wollaston is remembered for his outstanding achievement of preparing platinum in a malleable form. Outside the metallurgy of platinum and related metals‚ some of Wollaston's most important work was in crystallography. He was also involved in the contemporary debates about atomic theory. Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849)‚ civil engineer and builder of the Thames Tunnel‚ was thrown into prison for debt in 1821‚ after financial mismanagement of his sawmills. After some months spent in the King’s Bench he obtained from the government‚ at the instance of many influential friends‚ a grant of £5000 for the discharge of his debts‚ and was liberated.
Price : £200.00
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ addressed ‘Dear Sir’ [Marc Isambard Brunel]‚ reporting on the official progress towards the Treasury “giving the promised relief”‚ after “this long protracted application”‚ assuring Brunel that “I really think you may be quite at ease”. 1 page 9 x 7 inches‚ folds‚ docketed on verso in the hand of Marc Isambard Brunel: “Dr. Wollaston‚ 26 July 1821.” [From the Brunel Correspondence‚ sold in 2010.] 26 July 1821. “The Master Genl. of the Ordnance ... was assured the grant will pass on the next Board-day.” William Hyde Wollaston (1766–1828)‚ chemist‚ physicist‚ and physiologist. Wollaston is remembered for his outstanding achievement of preparing platinum in a malleable form. Outside the metallurgy of platinum and related metals‚ some of Wollaston's most important work was in crystallography. He was also involved in the contemporary debates about atomic theory. Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849)‚ civil engineer and builder of the Thames Tunnel‚ was thrown into prison for debt in 1821‚ after financial mismanagement of his sawmills. After some months spent in the King’s Bench he obtained from the government‚ at the instance of many influential friends‚ a grant of £5000 for the discharge of his debts‚ and was liberated. Price : £200.00
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ZANTEDESCHI‚ Francesco. 9704
Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny‚ professor of chemistry‚ in Paris. In Italian. A good one page example 10½ x 8½ inches‚ right margin ragged‚ integral address leaf (postal markings)‚ tipped on to an old album page. Padua‚ 22 August 1852. Francesco Zantedeschi (1797-1873‚ Italian priest and physicist‚ published papers (1829 and 1830) on the production of electric currents in closed circuits by the approach and withdrawal of a magnet‚ thereby anticipating Michael Faraday's classical experiments of 1831. While carrying out researches on the solar spectrum‚ Zantedeschi was among the first to recognize the marked absorption by the atmosphere of red‚ yellow‚ and green light.
Price : £75.00
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Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny‚ professor of chemistry‚ in Paris. In Italian. A good one page example 10½ x 8½ inches‚ right margin ragged‚ integral address leaf (postal markings)‚ tipped on to an old album page. Padua‚ 22 August 1852. Francesco Zantedeschi (1797-1873‚ Italian priest and physicist‚ published papers (1829 and 1830) on the production of electric currents in closed circuits by the approach and withdrawal of a magnet‚ thereby anticipating Michael Faraday's classical experiments of 1831. While carrying out researches on the solar spectrum‚ Zantedeschi was among the first to recognize the marked absorption by the atmosphere of red‚ yellow‚ and green light. Price : £75.00
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