Thomas Thomson. Annals of Philosophy; or, Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy, Mechanics, Natural History, Agriculture, and the Arts. Volume 1, January to June, 1813. “The Second Edition”, printed in London for Robert Baldwin. viii, 485pp, (I) pp, 8 plates, including 1 folding. Very nice condition, calf-backed pebbled boards with calf tips. Provenance: R. Crum Brown for the University Library of Edinburgh, with their bookplate. $175
“On Vomiting. Being the Account of a Memoir of M. Magendie on Vomiting, read to the Imperial Institute of France... “ pp 429-438.
“An Account of the dreadful Accident at Felling Colliery, near Sunderland, on May 25, 1812...extracted...by the Rev. John Hodgson” On pp 535-545 and pp 438-447, including several text woodcut illustrations and an engraved plate of the plan of the mine.
“Biographical Account of Joseph Priestly...by Thomas Thomson, pp 81-99.
“Biographical Account of the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne”, pp 401-414
“Biographical Account of the Hon. Henry Cavendish”, pp 5-15.
“Account of the Balena Mysticetus, or the Great Northern Whale”, by Scorsby, pp 51-55, with a fine engraved plate.
“On the Distribution of Electricity on the Surface of Conductors”, by Poisson, pp 152-156
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