Proceedings of the Royal Institution Vol. 1. 1851-1854
Publisher Information: 1854. Notices of the Proceedings at the Meetings of the Members of the Royal Institution with Abstracts of the Discourses delivered at the Evening Meetings. Vol. 1. 1851-1854. London: Printed by W. Nicol, 1854. Whole volume, viii, 466pp. Uncut & unopened. Bookplates tipped to front paste-down, one belonging to John Parnell, the other (tipped on top of the first) indicating the book was a gift from Bern Dibner to the Burndy Library. A third bookplate is tipped to the ffep. signed by W. Crallan and dated January, 1910. Bournemouth Natural Science Society stamp on the publisher's page and page one. 135 mm x 219mm. Brown contemporary cloth blocked in blind on both boards with border design and a central motif. Rebacked and rebound retaining the original cloth on the top and bottom boards and portions of the spine. Gilt lettering on the spine with the title, date, and the R.I.'s emblem. Very good+.
Other notable authors included in this journal: R.I.Murchison, Sir Richard Owens, Sir Charles Lyell, Thomas H. Huxley, Esq., Dr. John Tyndall, and Dr. John Conolly.
Faraday, Michael. (1) On the Magnetic Characters and Relations of Oxygen and Nitrogen in Proceedings of the Royal Institution, 1, (1851) 1-3pp.
(2) Electrical Currents in Plants in Proceedings of the Royal Institution, 1, (1851) 75-6pp.
(3) Artificial production of the Ruby, &c., by Ebelmen in Proceedings of the Royal Institution, 1, (1851) 83-
(4) On the Lines of Magnetic Force in Proceedings of the Royal Institution, 1, (1852) 105-108pp.
(5) On the Physical Lines of Magnetic Force in Proceedings of the Royal Institution, 1, (1852) 216-220.
(6) On the Magnetic Force in Proceedings of the Royal Institution, 1, (1853) 229-238pp.
(7) On Electric Induction - Associated cases of current and static effects in Proceedings of the Royal Institution, 1, (1854) 345-355pp.
(8) On Magnetic Hypotheses in Proceedings of the Royal Institution, 1, (1854) 457-459pp. Book Id: 50302
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