Journal of the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, 1836; volume 17 (new series) and volume 21 overall, with text illustrations and four plates, 440 pp Half-calf, with raised bands. Ex-library, with some scuffing on the spine; also a few stamps on the title page, and a library card pocket at the rear endpaper. Good/Very Good. $145
Michael Faraday, “Experimental Researches in Electricity, Eighth Series” (first published in the Phil Trans for 1835), pp 282-285 and pp 362-365;
Espy, James P. “Essays on Meteorology... On Hail, No 1.” pp 241-246, “No. II”, pp 309-316; No. III pp 309-316;
(Espy, James P.) “Second Report of the Joint Committee on Meteorology”, pp 386-393;
Franklin Peale, “Table of Properties &c., of the Metals, taken from a table by M. Chaudet of the Paris Mint”, pp 375-385. This is basically a tabular report on 34 metals, listed alphabetically, and including dates of discovery and the names of discoverers (which is not very usual to make experience), plus the names and locations of the principle mines, plus color, character, stability, specific gravity, state in which the metals are found, and several other properties.
H.R. Campbell, “Report to the President and Managers of the West Philadelphia Rail Road Company”, pp 174-176, with a fine 23”x6.5” lithographed map, with hand-colored highlights.
Scanlan, “Instances of Spontaneous Combustion...”, pp 424-427;
John Draper, “Experiments on Endosmosis”, pp 177-283;
John Draper, “Of the Tidal Motions of Conductors, free to move”, pp 27-33;
“Report in relation to a proposed rail-road from the River Ohio to the Tide Waters of the Carolinas”, pp 161-168;
Featherstonhaugh, G.W. “Review of 'Geological Report of an Examination, made in 1834, of the Elevated Country between the Missouri and Red Rivers”, pp 184—190;
“Report of Experiments made on...the Explosions of Steam-Boilers...” pp 1-20, 73-93, 145-164, 217-233, 289-296.
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