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| previous page . Kelvin (William Thomson, Lord ) and Peter Guthrie Tait. Treatise on Natural Philosophy, vol.1 (all published), first edition one gathering becoming loose, Oxford, 1867; Elements of Natural Philosophy, Part 1 (all published), Oxford, 1873; Treatise on Natural Philosophy, Part 1 (all published), 2 vol., Cambridge, half-titles, diagrams, advertisement leaf at beginning of the last, the second and third with ink signatures on titles, original cloth, a little rubbed, 8vo "One of the most influential physics textbooks of the 19th century, this was originally conceived as a multi-volume work covering the entire field of physics. While only the volumes on kinematics and dynamics were completed, they clearly reveal Thomson's preoccupation with the dynamical foundations of physical science." Bib.Mech.Cat. The second item is a portion of the first. Kelvin (William Thomson, Lord Mathematical and Physical Papers, 6 vol., first edition half-titles, vol.3 with errata slip tipped in after errata leaf and advertisement leaf at end, vol.6 with advertisement leaf at beginning, 29 plates and tables, some folding, illustrations, ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper of some volumes with portrait of Kelvin laid down on front paste-down of vol.1, a few pencilled annotations, original green cloth, 8vo, Cambridge, Kelvin (William Thomson | |
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