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[002984] . PROCEEDINGS OF THE MANCHESTER LITERARY & PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. Disbound. Philosophy. Very Good Commencing with Obituary Notice of William Watts Woodward who died, May 1st 1938. Disbound with Proceedings, Annual Report,etc. uncut pages. i-lii. string-tied. Very Good+. Date? 1938? $25.00

[002956] . REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE FOR 1899. Philosophical Society of Washington, 1900. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Paper Wraps. Mathematic. Good Bulletin, Vol..XIV, pp. 1-20. most pages' top edge uncut so interior is Fine. Articles on GEODESY by J.F. Hayford; ASTRONOMY by T.J.J. See; and ASTROPHYSICS by J. G. Hagen. Salmon colored front cover soiled with ex.mus. stamp and numbers.Bottom corner creased with 1/4"x3/4" piece missing. 3/4" tear on back cover. Exterior overall Good. First page of text's bottom corner slightly soiled, only in margin. Otherwise interior is clean, tight and Near Fine. Also have REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE FOR 1900. $50.00

[002957] . REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PHYSICAL SCIENCE FOR 1900. ill. Figures (line drawings). Philosophical Society of Washington, 1901. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Paper Wraps. Physical Science. Very Good Bulletin, Vol..XIV, pp. 93-138. most pages' top edge uncut so interior is Fine. Articles on HYDRODYNAMICS by R.A. Harris; PHYSICAL INSTRUMENTS by C.F. Marvin; TIDES by L.P. Shidy; ACOUSTICS by C. K. Wead and METHODS FOR MEASUREMENT OF FORCE OF GRAVITY ON THE OCEAN By G.W.Littlehales. Salmon colored covers slightly soiled. Spine faded and mildly chipped.Bottom front cover edge one small tear and corner tip missing. Overall exterior is VG. Interior is clean, tight and Near Fine. $50.00

[002972] . SIMON NEWCOMB. Memorial Addresses. Philosophical Society of Washington,, 1910. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Paper Wraps. Biography. Very Good- Memorial Addresses by Charles K. Wead, James Bryce, Milton Updegraff, R.S. Woodward, L.O. Howard, Herbert Putnam, and E.M. Gallaudet. Resolutions Read by O.H. Tittmann. Read before Philosophical Society of Washington, December 4, 1909. Bulletin, Vol. XV, pp. 133-167. pages uncut. mildly faded/soiled covers. ex.-mus stamp and number on front cover, otherwise in VG condition. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. Frontis. portrait of Newcomb. $50.00

[002955] . REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE FOR 1900. ill. Table. Philosophical Society of Washington, 1901. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Paper Wraps. Mathematic. Very Good to Very Good+ Bulletin, Vol.XIV, pp. 139-166. pages' top edge uncut so interior is Fine. Articles by Famous Americans on GEODESY by J.F. Hayford; ASTRONOMY by T.J.J. See; ASTROPHYSICS by J. G. Hagen; and PURE MATHEMATICS by F. G. Radelfinger. Salmon colored covers mildly soiled. Spine sunned, tears at bottom to gutters, 1". otherwise VG+. Also have REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE FOR 1899. $50.00

[002983] . PROCEEDINGS OF THE MANCHESTER LITERARY & PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. Disbound. Philosophy. Very Good Commencing with Obituary Notice of Edward Garside. Born 1860. Died, March 6th, 1939. Disbound with Proceedings, Annual Report,etc. uncut pages. i-lxvi. string-tied. Very Good+. Date? 1939? $25.00

[002959] Abbe,Cleveland. THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF METEOROLOGY, Annual Presidential Address. Washington: Philosophical Society of Washington, 1907. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Paper Wraps. Meteorology. Very Good Offprint from Bulletin, Vol XV, pp. 27-56. Abbe was the first official daily weather forecaster in the United States. He wrote on the atmosphere and on climate, and was responsible for the introduction of the system of Standard Time. Salmon paper covers. Mildly soiled. Small tears at bottom edge and back cover bottom corner "tip" missing (1"x1/2"). Exterior Very Good for almost 100 years old. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. $50.00

[004372] American Philosophical Society. CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY. 1880. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 3/4". Paper Wraps. American Philosophical Society. Good- Proceedings at the Dinner Commemorative of the Centennial Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Society Held at the St. George Hotel, Philadelphia, March 15, 1880. Speechs the Address by the President, Frederick Fraley; The alliance of Universities and the learned Societies by Prest. D. C. Gilman of John Hopkins University; Our Friends who have passed away by Dr. W. A. Hammond, New York City; The Study of Languages; by Prest. Wm. C. Cattell, Lafayette College, Easton PA; The Society's Name by Dr. Daniel G. Brinton, Philadelphia; The need of an elevated and permanent civil service by A. Loudon Snowden, Superintendent U.S. Mint; The tendencies of scientific culture by Dr. John L. LeConte, Philadelphia; Daily and Periodical Literature by Mr. W. V. McKean, Philadelphia; and The Spirit of the Philosophical Society by Prof. J. P. Lesley, Philadelphia. 84 pp. Includes all present at the Dinner, the Menu and "Regular Toasts". Paper covers soiled/sunned?. Front cover water stain ring at lower edge. Doesn't go through to interior. ex. mus. numbers . Back cover detached. "Pieces" of spine paper missing. Covers are Good-. Most pages uncut along top edge. pp.65-84 detached but intact. Interior is clean. and in Very Good Condition. $55.00

[002992] Armstrong, A. Leslie. PALAEOLITHIC MAN IN THE NORTH MIDLANDS. ill. Figures. Manchester: Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1939. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Paper Wraps. Paleontology. Very Good (Being the Wilde Memorial Lecture, 1939). From Volume 83 of "Memoirs & Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, Session 1938-39. pp.88-116. most pages uncut. Pale blue covers are Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and Fine. 14 figures-photographs, table, plates, graph, and drawings.. $50.00

[002991] Ashworth, J.R.. ULTRA-VIOLET RAYS AND THE SOLAR CYCLE. ill. Graph. Manchester: Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1939. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Paper Wraps. Astronomy. Very Good From Volume 83 of "Memoirs & Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, Session 1938-39. "The obstruction of light by atmospheric pollution which is prominent in industrial areas has only been studied systematically in recent times. With a view to determining the loss of visible light and more particularly of ultra-violet rays observations were begun ten years ago in Rochdale, which is a typical Lancashire factory town, and they have been continued to the present time." pp.81-86. pages uncut. Pale blue covers are Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and Fine. one graph. $35.00

[004523] Claypole, E.W.. PERRY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA 1883. ill. Figures(drawings, diagrams) Plates. American Philosophical Society, Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9 1/4". Paper Wraps. Pennsylvania. Very Good 5 "papers" read before the American Philosophical Society.First:THE PERRY COUNTY FAULT. Note on an Important Correction in the Geological Map of Pennsylvania read April 20, 1883. Tipped on to the front page a strip of paper printed: "With Compliments of E.W. Claypole" and penciled "Akron O." Text covers: The District Immediately South of New Bloomfield with plate of The New Bloomfield fault; The Little Germany Fault; Map of the Eastern End of the Perry County Faults; and Intermediate Fault. pp.218-225. Second Paper: NOTE ON A RELIC OF THE NATIVE FLORA OF PENNSYLVANIA, SURVIVING IN PERRY COUNTY. Read before the American Philosophical Society, May 18, 1883. pp.226- 230.Text covers: Its Habitat in Perry County. Third paper: ON THE EQUIVALENT OF THE NEW YORK PORTAGE, IN PERRY COUNTY, MIDDLE PENNSYLVANIA. Read before the American Philosophical Society, September 21, 1883. pp.230-235. Text covers: The Cardiola Shale and The Cardiola Shale and Portage Beds of Perry County. Fourth paper: NOTE ON THE GENUS RENSSELAERIA IN THE HAMILTON GROUP IN PERRY CO. Read before the American Philosophical Society, September 21, 1883. pp.235-236. Fifth paper: NOTE ON A LARGE CRUSTACEAN FROM THE CATSKILL GROUP OF PENNSYLVANIA. Read before the American Philosophical Society, Sept. 21, 1883 with plate: Dolichocephala Lacoana, Claypole, from the Catskill rocks of Wyoming county, Pennsylvania and 5 illustrations. pp.236-239. Text covers: Dolichocephala and Dolichocephala Lacoana. Plain paper covers. ex. mus. name, town, state plus numbers on front cover. In pencil written: Prof. Claypole. Covers slightly soiled. Tear on front cover's side edge at lower corner. Small tear at back cover's side edge, otherwise covers are Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. Laid in an article from Perry County, Pa, Freeman. SOME OLD PERRY COUNTY FISH, by E. W. Claypole, Akron, Ohio.1884. ex.mus. numbers at top. 2" tear at crease, otherwise Very Good. $100.00

[002993] Crompton, Edward. A STUDY OF TWO GRANITE SOILS DEVELOPED UNDER TROPICAL AND TEMPERATE WEATHERING CONDITIONS. ill. Tables. England: Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1939. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Paper Wraps. Agriculture. Very Good From Volume 83 of "Memoirs & Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, Session 1938-39. " The investigation reported here is an attempt to compare by means of mechanical, chemical and mineralogical analysis the effect of different weathering conditions on the development of two soil profiles formed from similar parent material. Both soils have developed from granite, in Malacca and in Cumberland respectively." pp.117-127. most pages uncut. Pale blue covers are Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and Fine. 5 tables. $45.00

[003114] Hartshorne, Henry. Memoir of George B. Wood, M.D., LL.D. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1880. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9 1/4". Paper Wraps. Biography. Very Good Dr. Wood was a physician in the Pennsylvania Hospital in 1835-'59, became President of the American Philosophical Society in 1859, and was for many years President of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. With Franklin Bache, M. D., he published "The Dispensatory of the United States". 35 pp. ex.mus. stamp and numbers on front cover. otherwise the exterior is VG+ as is the interior. Read before the American Philosophical Society, October 11, 1880. $50.00

[002994] Levy, H. Professor, F.C. Toy, V.E. Yarsley and E.G. Couzens. THE SOCIAL RELATIONS OF SCIENCE: A STUDY IN METHOD By Levy; THE INFLUENCE OF SCIENCE ONTHE COTTON INDUSTRY By F.C. Toy: And THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY By V.E. Yarsley and E.G. Couzens. England: Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1939. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Paper Wraps. Science. Very Good From Volume 83 of "Memoirs & Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, Session 1938-39. Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society and British Association for the Advancement of Science (Division for the Social and international Relations of Science) -Joint Meeting, June 21st, 1939. pp.129-174. 3 articles by authors. pages uncut. Pale blue covers are Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and Fine. $55.00

[002961] Littlehales, G.W.. THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE AS EXEMPLIFIED IN TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM, Annual Presidential Address. Washington: Philosophical Society of Washington, 1905. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Paper Wraps. Very Good From Bulletin, Vol.XIV. pp. 327-336. "A retrospective glance at the beginnings and growth of knowledge in terrestrial magnetism will serve to heighten our appreciation of the important advancements that are now being made in this branch of science." An eminent mathematician, oceanographer, and civil engineer, Littlehales compiled many publications in navigation, terrestrial magnetism, and oceanography. Salmon paper covers. ex.-mus. stamp and numbers on front cover. Mildly soiled with small tears at bottom edge, otherwise exterior is VG. Some interior pages uncut. Text is clean, tight and VG+. $35.00

[002960] Littlehales, G.W.. A NEW AND ABRIDGED METHOD OF FINDING THE LOCUS OF GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION AND THE COMPASS ERROR. ill. Figures (text drawings), Foldout Plates.. Washington: Philosophical Society of Washington, 1903. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Paper Wraps. Geography. Very Good From Bulletin, Vol.XIV. pp. 233-246. 3 Plates. An eminent mathematician, oceanographer, and civil engineer, Littlehales compiled many publications in navigation, terrestrial magnetism, and oceanography. Salmon paper covers. ex.-mus. stamp and numbers on front cover. Mildly soiled with small tears at bottom edge, otherwise exterior is VG. Interior pages uncut, therefore text is clean, tight and VG+. No tears to plates. $65.00

[002974] Lummer, O.. ON THE TEMPERATURE AND STRUCTURE OF THE SUN. ill. Figures (line drawings). Philosophical Society of Washington,, 1908. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Paper Wraps. Astronomy. Good+ Address Delivered by Invitation before Philosophical Society of Washington, March 21, 1907. Bulletin, Vol. XV, pp. 75-101. most pages uncut. mildly faded/soiled covers. ex.-mus stamp and number on front cover, small tears along front bottom edge, and one tiny tear at top edge, otherwise in VG- condition. ex-mus. stamp on first page of text otherwise Interior is tight, clean and VG+. 9 Figures/line drawings. $20.00

[003615] Schuchert, Charles. THE CONDITIONS OF BLACK SHALE DEPOSITION AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE KUPFERSCHIEFER AND LIAS OF GERMANY. 1915. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2". Paper Wraps. Paleontology. Very Good Reprinted from Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol. LIV, No. 218, August, 1915. " Stratigraphers do not agree as to the conditions under which the black bituminous shales so often met with in American Paleozoic marine deposits were laid down. Among the more striking of such formations may be mentioned the Quebec, Martinsburg, Collingwood, Utica, Maquoketa, Genesee-Portage, Ohio, Chattanooga, and Caney, formations ranging from the Ordovician to the Pennsylvanian. To aid in the interpretation of such black shales, the writer presents herewith the main results set forth by Professor J. F. Pompeckj, of the University of Tubingen, in a publication that wll not be of wide distribution in America. The following is a decided condensation and in part a free translation of his exhaustive paper, which is replete with bibliographic references." pp.259-269. ex-mus. stamp on front cover. slight fading to covers, otherwise VG+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. $20.00

[002985] Thornely, P.C. And W.H. Taylor. THE COORDINATION OF ALUMINIUM IN ANDALUSITE. ill. Figures,Tables. Manchester: 1939. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Paper Wraps. Physics. Very Good From Volume 83 of "Memoirs & Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society", Session 1938-39. "The present paper contains an account of the application of Fourier methods to andalusite. The results obtained confirm the essential accuracy of the structure previously proposed, and in particular demonstrate the reality of the five-fold coordination group of oxygens around one type of aluminium atom." pp.17-30 uncut. 3 figures and 2 tables. Pale blue wraps VG to VG+. Interior is Fine as pages are uncut. $38.50

[002971] Wead, Charles Kasson. SOME DISCONTINUOUS AND INDETERMINATE FUNCTIONS. Philosophical Society of Washington,, Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Paper Wraps. Good- Read before Philosophical Society of Washington, March 31, 1900. Bulletin, Vol. XV, pp. 65-72.. pages uncut. mildly faded covers. 3" diagonal tear through the bulletin otherwise in VG condition. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. $20.00

[002970] Wead, Charles Kasson. MUSIC AND SCIENCE.. Philosophical Society of Washington,, 1910. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Paper Wraps. Music. Good+ Address of the Retiring President. Read before Philosophical Society of Washington, January 15, 1910. Bulletin, Vol. XV, pp. 169-187. Some pages uncut. ex.-mus.stamp and number on front cover. fading and mildly soiled, otherwise VG. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. $20.00

[002996] Webster, T. B. L.. SOME UNPUBLISHED GREEK VASES. ill. Plates. England: Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1939. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Paper Wraps. Science. Very Good From Volume 83 of "Memoirs & Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, Session 1938-39. pp.189-207. most pages uncut. Pale blue covers are Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and Fine. 3 plates. $50.00