Heralds of Science

illustration of two cherubs holding a crown over the title of the book Dialogo di Galileo Galilei

In 1955 Bern Dibner, the noted science book collector and founder of the Burndy Library, published Heralds of Science as Represented by Two Hundred Epochal Books and Pamphlets Selected from the Burndy Library.  To construct the list, Dibner selected two hundred items he owned that “proclaimed new truths or hypotheses in science.” Two hundred titles, he felt, was an adequate number to represent the great achievements while not being too many to overwhelm the average layperson interested in science.  More...

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Cover of A dynamical theory of the electromagnetic field

A dynamical theory of the electromagnetic field

Maxwell, James Clerk; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1865]

68. Electro-Magnetism and Light

Cover of A new system of chemical philosophy

A new system of chemical philosophy v. 1; pt. 1

Dalton, John
Printed by S. Russell ... for R. Bickerstaff, ... London
1808-1827

44. The Atomic Theory

Cover of A new system of chemical philosophy

A new system of chemical philosophy v. 1; pt. 2

Dalton, John
Printed by S. Russell ... for R. Bickerstaff, ... London
1808-1827

44. The Atomic Theory

Cover of A new system of chemical philosophy

A new system of chemical philosophy v. 2; pt. 1

Dalton, John
Printed by S. Russell ... for R. Bickerstaff, ... London
1808-1827

44. The Atomic Theory

Cover of A synopsis of the astronomy of comets

A synopsis of the astronomy of comets

Halley, Edmond
Printed for John Senex
1705

12. Halley's Comet

Cover of Account of a comet

Account of a comet v. 71, pt. 2 (1781)

Herschel, William; Watson, William, Sir; Royal Society (Great Britain)

13. A New Planet

Cover of Aloysii Galvani De viribus electricitatis in motu musculari commentarius

Aloysii Galvani De viribus electricitatis in motu musculari commentarius

Galvani, Luigi
Ex Typographia Instituti Scientiarium
1791

59. Animal Electricity

Cover of An explanation of the observed irregularities in the motion of Uranus

An explanation of the observed irregularities in the motion of Uranus

Adams, John Couch; Royal Astronomical Society.; William Clowes and Sons,
Printed by W. Clowes and Sons
1846

16. Neptune Discovered

Cover of Anleitung zur Analyse organischer Körper

Anleitung zur Analyse organischer Körper

Liebig, Justus, Freiherr von
Druck und Verlag von Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn
1837

46. Organic Analysis

Cover of Apollonii Pergæi Conicorum libri quattuor

Apollonii Pergæi Conicorum libri quattuor

Apollonius, of Perga; Eutocius, of Ascalon; Pappus, of Alexandria; Commandino, Federico; Serenus, Antinoensis
Ex Officina Alexandri Benatii
1566

Cover of Astronomia nova aitiologetos romanized

Astronomia nova aitiologetos [romanized]

Kepler, Johannes; Brahe, Tycho; Rudolph II, emperor of Germany
G. Voegelinus]
1609

5. First Two Laws

Cover of Carl Wilhelm Scheele's d. Königl. Schwed. Acad. d. Wissenschaft. Mitgliedes, Chemische Abhandlung von der Luft und dem Feuer

Carl Wilhelm Scheele's d. Königl. Schwed. Acad. d. Wissenschaft. Mitgliedes, Chemische Abhandlung von der Luft und dem Feuer

Scheele, Carl Wilhelm; Bergman, Torbern
Verlegt von Magn. Swederus, Buchhändler, zu finden bey S.L. Crusius
1777

41. Oxygen Independently Discovered

Cover of Christiani Hvgenii ... Horologivm oscillatorivm

Christiani Hvgenii ... Horologivm oscillatorivm

Huygens, Christiaan
F. Muguet
1673

145. In this work Huygens finally explains, using his knowledge of mathematics and dynamics of bodies in motion, how the pendulum can be used to regulate the workings of a clock.

Cover of Collection of United States patents granted to Thomas A. Edison, 1869-1884

Collection of United States patents granted to Thomas A. Edison, 1869-1884 v. 1

Edison, Thomas A.; United States. Patent Office
U.S. Patent Office
1869-1884

70. Menlo Park

Cover of Collection of United States patents granted to Thomas A. Edison, 1869-1884

Collection of United States patents granted to Thomas A. Edison, 1869-1884 v.2

Edison, Thomas A.; United States. Patent Office
U.S. Patent Office
1869-1884

70. Menlo Park

Cover of Cristiani Hugenii Zulichemii, Const. f. Systema Saturnium

Cristiani Hugenii Zulichemii, Const. f. Systema Saturnium

Huygens, Christiaan
Ex typographia Adriani Vlacq
MDCLIX [1659]

9. Rings of Saturn

Cover of Cristiani Hugenii Zulichemii, Const. f. Systema Saturnium sive, De causis mirandorum Saturni phaenomenôn, et comite ejus Planeta Novo

Cristiani Hugenii Zulichemii, Const. f. Systema Saturnium

Huygens, Christiaan
Ex typographia Adriani Vlacq
MDCLIX [1659]

No. 009 

Christiaan Huygens and his Systema Saturnium

Cover of D. Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuters Vorläufige Nachricht von einigen das Geschlecht der Pflanzen betreffenden Versuchen und Beobachtungen.

D. Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuters Vorläufige Nachricht von einigen das Geschlecht der Pflanzen betreffenden Versuchen und Beobachtungen v 1

Kölreuter, Joseph Gottlieb; Johann Friedrich Gleditschens Buchhandlung,
In der Gleditschischen Handlung
1761-1766

28. Pollinizing Agents

Cover of D. Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuters Vorläufige Nachricht von einigen das Geschlecht der Pflanzen betreffenden Versuchen und Beobachtungen.

D. Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuters Vorläufige Nachricht von einigen das Geschlecht der Pflanzen betreffenden Versuchen und Beobachtungen v 2-4

Kölreuter, Joseph Gottlieb; Johann Friedrich Gleditschens Buchhandlung,
In der Gleditschischen Handlung
1761-1766

28. Pollinizing Agents

Cover of Das entdeckte Geheimniss der Natur im Bau und in der Befruchtung der Blumen

Das entdeckte Geheimniss der Natur im Bau und in der Befruchtung der Blumen v 1

Sprengel, Christian Konrad
Bei Friedrich Vieweg dem æltern
1793

30. Insect Fertilization of Flowers

Cover of Das entdeckte Geheimniss der Natur im Bau und in der Befruchtung der Blumen

Das entdeckte Geheimniss der Natur im Bau und in der Befruchtung der Blumen v 2

Sprengel, Christian Konrad
Bei Friedrich Vieweg dem æltern
1793

30. Insect Fertilization of Flowers

Cover of De historia stirpium commentarii insignes

De historia stirpium commentarii insignes

Fuchs, Leonhart
In officina Isingriniana
anno Christi MDXLII [1542]

19. Celebrated Herbal

Cover of De la pirotechnia

De la pirotechnia

Biringucci, Vannoccio
C. Navò
1540]

38. Chemistry in the 1500s

Cover of Die galvanische Kette

Die galvanische Kette

Ohm, Georg Simon
Bei T.H. Riemann
1827

63. Ohm's Law

Cover of Die mutationstheorie. Versuche und beobachtungen über die entstehung von arten im pflanzenreich,

Die mutationstheorie v. 1

Vries, Hugo de
Veit & comp.
1901-03

36. Mutation of Characters

This classic work describes de Vries' research in mutations and how it led him to the rediscovery of Mendel's laws of heredity. 

Cover of Die mutationstheorie. Versuche und beobachtungen über die entstehung von arten im pflanzenreich,

Die mutationstheorie v. 2

Vries, Hugo de
Veit & comp.
1901-03

36. Mutation of Characters

This classic work describes de Vries' research in mutations and how it led him to the rediscovery of Mendel's laws of heredity. 

Cover of Disquisitiones arithmeticae

Disquisitiones arithmeticae

Gauss, Carl Friedrich
In commiss. apud Gerh. Fleischer, jun
1801

Cover of Elements of vector analysis

Elements of vector analysis

Gibbs, J. Willard
Printed by Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor
1881- 1884

Cover of En tibi lector Robertum Valturium ... De re militari libris XII

En tibi lector Robertum Valturium ... De re militari libris XII

Valturio, Roberto
Apud Christianum Wechelum, sub insigni scuti Basiliensis
1532 Mense Iulio

Cover of Epytoma Ioannis de Monte Regio in Almagestum Ptolomei

Epytoma Ioa[n]nis de Mo[n]te Regio in Almagestu[m] Ptolomei

Regiomontanus, Joannes
Johannes Hamman
31 Aug. 1496]

1. The Ancient Universe

Cover of Exercitatio anatomica de motv cordis et sangvinis in animalibvs

Exercitatio anatomica de motv cordis et sangvinis in animalibvs

Harvey, William
Sumptibus F. Fitzeri
1628

Harvey discovered the true nature of how blood circulates in the human body and presented it for the first time in this small book.

Cover of Experimenta circa effectum conflictus electrici in acum magneticam

Experimenta circa effectum conflictus electrici in acum magneticam

Ørsted, Hans Christian
Typis Schultzianis
[1820]

61. Magnetism from Electricity

Cover of Experiments and observations on electricity

Experiments and observations on electricity

Franklin, Benjamin; Collinson, Peter
Printed and sold by E. Cave, at St. John's Gate
1751

57. Lightning is Electrical

Cover of Experiments upon vegetables

Experiments upon vegetables

Ingenhousz, Jan
Printed for P. Elmsly ... and H. Payne
1779

29. Photosynthesis Discovered

Cover of Experiments, notes, &c., about the mechanical origine or production of divers particular qualities- among which is inserted a discourse of the imperfe

Experiments, notes, &c., about the mechanical origine or production of divers particular qualities

Boyle, Robert
Printed by E. Flesher, for R. Davis, bookseller in Oxford
1675 [i.e. 1675-1676]

56. Electricity in Vacuum

Cover of Études sur les glaciers

Études sur les glaciers

En commission chez Jent et Gassmann, libraires
1840

Cover of Études sur les glaciers text v.

Études sur les glaciers text v.

Agassiz, Louis
En commission chez Jent et Gassmann, libraires
1840
Cover of Francisci Vietæi Opera mathematica

Francisci Vietæi Opera mathematica

Viète, François
Apud Franciscum Bouuier
1589

105. This work is the first part of an uncompleted larger series on geometry.

Cover of Fratris Rogeri Bacon, Ordinis Minorum, Opus majus ad Clementem Quartum, Pontificem Romanum

Fratris Rogeri Bacon, Ordinis Minorum, Opus majus ad Clementem Quartum, Pontificem Romanum

Bacon, Roger; Jebb, S.
Typis Gulielmi Bowyer
MDCCXXXIII [1733]

76. Doctor Mirabilis

Cover of Geometrische Untersuchungen zur Theorie der Parallellinien

Geometrische Untersuchungen zur Theorie der Parallellinien

Lobachevskiĭ, N. I.
Mayer & Müller
1887

Cover of Grundlagen der Chemie

Grundlagen der Chemie

Mendeleyev, Dmitry Ivanovich; Jawein, L.; Thillot, A.
Verlag von Carl Ricker
1891

48. The Periodic Law

Cover of Guilielmi Gilberti Colcestrensis, medici londinensis, De magnete

Guilielmi Gilberti Colcestrensis, medici londinensis, De magnete

Gilbert, William; Wright, Edward
Excudebat Petrus Short
anno MDC [1600]

54. Magnetism and Electricity

Cover of Gum-elastic and its varieties

Gum-elastic and its varieties v. 1-2 (1853)

Goodyear, Charles
Published for the author
1853

47. Vulcanized Rubber

Cover of Histoire des végétaux fossiles, ou, Recherches botaniques et géologiques sur les végétaux renfermés dans les diverses couches du globe

Histoire des végétaux fossiles, ou, Recherches botaniques et géologiques sur les végétaux renfermés dans les diverses couches du globe t 1

Brongniart, Adolphe; Thierry frères (Firm),; Imprimerie de Fain,; E.J. Bailly (Firm),
Chez G. Dufour et Ed. d'Ocagne ...
1828-1837

95. Paleobotany

Cover of Histoire des végétaux fossiles, ou, Recherches botaniques et géologiques sur les végétaux renfermés dans les diverses couches du globe

Histoire des végétaux fossiles, ou, Recherches botaniques et géologiques sur les végétaux renfermés dans les diverses couches du globe t 2

Brongniart, Adolphe; Thierry frères (Firm),; Imprimerie de Fain,; E.J. Bailly (Firm),
Chez G. Dufour et Ed. d'Ocagne ...
1828-1837

95. Paleobotany

Cover of Historia plantarum

Historia plantarum

Ray, John; Camel, Georg Joseph; Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de
Typis Mariæ Clark, prostant apud Henricum Faithorne [etc.]
1686-1704.

24. English Scientific Botany

Cover of Historia plantarum v 1

Historia plantarum v 1

Ray, John; Camel, Georg Joseph; Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de
Typis Mariæ Clark, prostant apud Henricum Faithorne [etc.]
1686-1704

24. English Scientific Botany

In this work Ray describes some 18,000 plants and set up the species as the basic unit of taxonomy.

Cover of Historia plantarum

Historia plantarum v 2

Ray, John; Camel, Georg Joseph; Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de
Typis Mariæ Clark, prostant apud Henricum Faithorne [etc.]
1686-1704

24. English Scientific Botany

In this work Ray describes some 18,000 plants and set up the species as the basic unit of taxonomy.

Cover of Historia plantarum

Historia plantarum v 3

Ray, John; Camel, Georg Joseph; Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de
Typis Mariæ Clark, prostant apud Henricum Faithorne [etc.]
1686-1704

24. English Scientific Botany

In this work Ray describes some 18,000 plants and set up the species as the basic unit of taxonomy.

Cover of Identity of electricities derived from different sources ; Relation by measurement of common and voltaic electricity

Identity of electricities derived from different sources ; Relation by measurement of common and voltaic electricity

Faraday, Michael; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1833]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Cover of Improvements in apparatus employed in wireless telegraphy

Improvements in apparatus employed in wireless telegraphy

Marconi, Guglielmo, marchese; Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company.; Great Britain. Patent Office; Malby & Sons,
Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office, by Malcomson & Co., Ltd
1899

72. Wireless

Cover of Instruction sur les mesures déduites de la grandeur de la terre

Instruction sur les mesures déduites de la grandeur de la terre

France. Commission temporaire des poids & mesures républicaines; Haüy, René Just; France. Convention nationale.
De l'Imprimerie de Saphoux
an 2 [i.e. 1793 or 1794]

This is the first edition of the official manual of the metric system and the first description of the system as it exists today.

Cover of Ioannis Keppleri Harmonices mundi libri V

Ioannis Keppleri Harmonices mundi libri V

Kepler, Johannes; Ptolemy; Fludd, Robert
sumptibus Godofredi Tampachii ..., excudebat Ioannes Plancus
anno MDCXIX [1619]

6. Third Law

Cover of Jacobi Bernoulli profess. basil. & utriusque societ. ... Ars conjectandi, opus posthumum

Jacobi Bernoulli profess. basil. & utriusque societ. ... Ars conjectandi, opus posthumum

Bernoulli, Jakob
Impensis Thurnisiorum, Fratrum
1713

110. Jakob Bernoulli was the first in a famous family of Swiss mathematicians.

Cover of Lectiones Cutlerianae, or A collection of lectures, physical, mechanical, geographical & astronomical

Lectiones Cutlerianae, or A collection of lectures, physical, mechanical, geographical & astronomical

Hooke, Robert; Hevelius, Johannes; Royal Society (Great Britain)
Printed for John Martyn, printer to the Royal Society, at the Bell in S. Pauls Church-yard
1679

147. Experimenter, Royal Society

Cover of Marcelli Malpighii philosophi & medici Bononiensis, è Regia Societate, Anatome plantarum

Marcelli Malpighii philosophi & medici Bononiensis, è Regia Societate, Anatome plantarum v. 1

Malpighi, Marcello
Impensis Johannis Martyn, Regiae Societatis typographi, ad insigne campanae in coemeterio Divi Pauli
MDCLXXV-MDCLXXIX [1675-1679]

22. Plant Growth

Cover of Methodus inveniendi lineas curvas maximi minimive proprietate gaudentes, sive, Solutio problematis isoperimetrici latissimo sensu accepti

Methodus inveniendi lineas curvas maximi minimive proprietate gaudentes, sive, Solutio problematis isoperimetrici latissimo sensu accepti

Euler, Leonhard; Daudet, Robert; Delamonce, Ferdinand Pierre Joseph Ignace
Apud Marcum-Michaelem Bousquet & Socios
1744

111. Euler, a Swiss mathematician who spent most of his life working in St. Petersburg, Russia, was a prolific author and one of the founders of pure mathematics.

Cover of Méchanique analitique

Méchanique analitique

Lagrange, J. L.
Chez la veuve Desaint
1788

112. Born in Italy, La Grange spent most of his life in France and was the leading contributor in the fields of number theory and celestial mechanics.

Cover of Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire naturelle des animaux

Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire naturelle des animaux

Perrault, Claude; Académie des sciences (France)
De l'Imprimerie royale
MDCLXXVI [1676]

84. Herald 84 consists of three of the first works published by the Academie des Sciences, the French counterpart to the London Royal Society.

Cover of Mémoires sur l'électricité et la magnétisme

Mémoires sur l'électricité et la magnétisme

Coulomb, C. A.; Académie royale des sciences (France)
Chez Bachelier, libraire
[1789?]

58. Law of Attraction

Cover of Nature of the electric force or forces ; Relation of the electric and magnetic forces ; Note on electrical excitation

Nature of the electric force or forces ; Relation of the electric and magnetic forces ; Note on electrical excitation

Faraday, Michael; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1838]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Cover of Nicolai Copernici Torinensis De reuolutionibus orbium coelestium, libri VI

Nicolai Copernici Torinensis De reuolutionibus orbium coelestium, libri VI

Copernicus, Nicolaus
Apud Ioh. Petreium
anno MDXLIII [1543]

3. The New Universe

Cover of Notice of the character and direction of the electric force of the Gymnotus

Notice of the character and direction of the electric force of the Gymnotus c. 1

Faraday, Michael; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1839]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Cover of Nova scientia

Nova scientia

Tartaglia, Niccolò
S. da Sabio
1537

Cover of On a new law of electric conduction ; On conducting power generally

On a new law of electric conduction ; On conducting power generally

Faraday, Michael; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1833]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Cover of On an improved form of the voltaic battery ; Some practical results respecting the construction and use of the voltaic battery

On an improved form of the voltaic battery ; Some practical results respecting the construction and use of the voltaic battery

Faraday, Michael; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1835]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Cover of On electro-chemical decomposition

On electro-chemical decomposition

Faraday, Michael; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1833]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Cover of On electro-chemical decomposition, continued

On electro-chemical decomposition, continued

Faraday, Michael; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1834]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Cover of On induction

On induction

Faraday, Michael; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1838]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Cover of On induction, continued

On induction, continued

Faraday, Michael; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1838]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Cover of On induction, continued ; Nature of the electrical current

On induction, continued ; Nature of the electrical current

Faraday, Michael; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1838]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Cover of On new magnetic actions and on the magnetic condition of all matter

On new magnetic actions and on the magnetic condition of all matter c. 1

Faraday, Michael; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1846]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Cover of On new magnetic actions, and on the magnetic condition of all matter, continued

On new magnetic actions, and on the magnetic condition of all matter, continued c. 1

Faraday, Michael; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1846]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Cover of On the crystalline polarity of bismuth and other bodies

On the crystalline polarity of bismuth and other bodies c. 1

Faraday, Michael; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1849]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Cover of On the electricity evolved by the friction of water and steam against other bodies

On the electricity evolved by the friction of water and steam against other bodies c. 1

Faraday, Michael; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1843]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Illustration from On the electricity excited by the mere contact of conducting substances of different kinds

On the electricity excited by the mere contact of conducting substances of different kinds v.90:pt.2 (1800)

Volta, Alessandro; Banks, Joseph; Royal Society (Great Britain)

60. Electro-Chemical Generation

Cover of On the electricity of the voltaic pile

On the electricity of the voltaic pile

Faraday, Michael; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1834]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Cover of On the equilibrium of heterogeneous substances - first -second part

On the equilibrium of heterogeneous substances : first [-second] part pt. 1

Gibbs, J. Willard; Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences
Published by the Academy
1874-1878]

49. The Phase Rule

Cover of On the equilibrium of heterogeneous substances - first -second part

On the equilibrium of heterogeneous substances : first [-second] part pt. 2

Gibbs, J. Willard; Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences
Published by the Academy
1874-1878]

49. The Phase Rule

Cover of On the flora of Australia - its origin, affinities, and distribution - being an introductory essay to the flora of Tasmania

On the flora of Australia

Hooker, Joseph Dalton
Lovell Reeve ...
1859

33. Organic Evolution

Cover of On the germination, development, and fructification of the higher Cryptogamia - and on the fructification of the Coniferæ

On the germination, development, and fructification of the higher Cryptogamia

Hofmeister, Wilhelm; Currey, Frederick
Published for the Ray Society, by Robert Hardwicke ...
1862

34. Generation in Cryptogamia

Cover of On the induction of electric currents ; On the evolution of electricity from magnetism ; On a new electrical condition of matter ; On Arago's Magnetic phenomena

On the induction of electric currents ; On the evolution of electricity from magnetism ; On a new electrical condition of matter ; On Arago's Magnetic phenomena

Faraday, Michael; Arago, F.; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1832]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Cover of On the influence by induction of an electric current on itself

On the influence by induction of an electric current on itself

Faraday, Michael; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1835]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Cover of On the influence of a spiral conductor in increasing the intensity of electricity from a galvanic arrangement of a single pair, &c.

On the influence of a spiral conductor in increasing the intensity of electricity from a galvanic arrangement of a single pair, &c

Henry, Joseph; Taylor, Richard; American Philosophical Society
s.n.]
1837

65. Self-Induction

Cover of On the magnetization of light and the illumination of magnetic lines of force

On the magnetization of light and the illumination of magnetic lines of force c. 1

Faraday, Michael; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1846]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Cover of On the position of a crystal of sulphate of iron in the magnetic field

On the position of a crystal of sulphate of iron in the magnetic field c. 1

Faraday, Michael; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1849]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Cover of On the power of metals and other solids to induce the combination of gaseous bodies

On the power of metals and other solids to induce the combination of gaseous bodies

Faraday, Michael; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1834]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Cover of On the source of power in the voltaic pile

On the source of power in the voltaic pile c. 1

Faraday, Michael; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1840]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Cover of On the source of power in the voltaic pile, continued

On the source of power in the voltaic pile, continued c. 1

Faraday, Michael; Royal Society (Great Britain)
The Royal Society
1840]

64. Electro-Magnetic Induction

Cover of Opticks: or, A treatise of the reflections, refractions, inflexions and colours of light

Opticks: or, A treatise of the reflections, refractions, inflexions and colours of light

Newton, Isaac
Printed for Sam. Smith, and Benj. Walford
1704

148. After his first publication in optics (see Herald 144), Newton continued to study optics, and finally in 1704 he published this collection of his studies.

Cover of Ortus sanitatis.

Ortus sanitatis

Prüss, Johann
Johann Prüss
not after 21 Oct. 1497]

77. Mediaeval Science

Cover of Petri Peregrini Maricurtensis De magnete, seu, Rota perpetui motus, libellus ...

Petri Peregrini Maricurtensis De magnete, seu, Rota perpetui motus, libellus

Pierre, de Maricourt; Gasser, Achilles Pirmin
[s.n.]
anno salutis 1558

52. Magnetic Motion

Cover of Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica

Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica

Newton, Isaac
Jussu Societatis Regiae ac Typis Josephi Streater. Prostat apud plures bibliopolas
Anno MDCLXXXVII [1687]

11. Universal Gravitation

Cover of Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London v. 186:pt. 1 (1895)

Royal Society (Great Britain)
s.n.]

50. The Inert Gases

vol. 186, pp. 187-241 "Argon, a New Constituent of the Atmosphere"

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