A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity from the age of Descartes to the close of the ninteenth century.
WHITTAKER, EDMUND TAYLOR, Sir.
London: Longmans, Green, 1910 First edition 8vo. Original blind stamped green cloth. Collation: xiii, 475 pp. This book was published by as part of the Dublin University Press Series. Minor wear to binding, which has gilt embossed coat of arms for Dublin University Press on cover and bottom of spine. Gilt title and author are on spine. The book is complete. There is the pencil signature on front blank of physicist D. Cooksey who was involved with the 60 in cyclotron at University of California with E. O. Lawrence, Edwin McMillan and others. Very Good Original Cloth (Item ID: 0000100)
$300.00
This is scarce title. The text provides a detailed history of the development of theories on light, magnetic force, electricity, gasses and so on.