Brewster, David.

ACCOUNT OF A REMARKABLE STRUCTURE IN APOPHYLLITE, With Observations on the Optical Peculiarities of that Mineral. (Read 21st April 1817, 5th March and 17th December 1821).

..., 1821. Slim 4to. ([317]-336)pp. 2 plates (plate nos. 20 & 21), including 1 printed in red ink and hand-coloured. Unopened in parts, disbound, loosely inserted in modern paper wrapps. with paper title label and booksellers ink stamp to upper wrapp.
¶ From the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Volume IX. Sir David Brewster (1781-1868) was a physicist, mathematician, astronomer, inventor (of the Kaleidoscape) and writer.

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Brewster, David:

Briefe über die natürliche Magie, an Sir Walter Scott. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt und mit Anmerkungen von Friedrich Wolff.

Berlin, Enslin, 1833, in-8vo (17:11,5 cm), VIII + 415 S. + 1 w.Bl. Mit 79 Kupfern auf 22 Tafeln (2 mit beweglichen Applikationen). Etwas stockfleckig, Titel mit Namenszug von alter Hand. Orig. Verlags-Pappband,. Rücken mit kl. Bezugsfehlstellen, Ecken besto§en.
¶ Erste deutsche Ausgabe, gegenüber der englischen Originalausgabe um weitere Anmerkungen ergänzt. Schildert optische u. akustische Illusionen, kuriose Maschinen u. Automaten (darunter "Baron Kempeles Sprechmaschine") sowie verschiedene Zaubertricks. Brewster (1781-1868) ist der Erfinder des Kaleidoskops und eines dioptrischen Stereoskops. First German edition. - With 79 engr. illustrations on 22 plates, two with moveable parts. - Foxing, ownership inscription to title. Original boards, some dusting, rubbing to edges and corners. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. Graesse, BMP 116; vgl. DSB II, 451 ff. (zum Autor).

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BREWSTER, DAVID

Business Economics Decision Making and the Firm

London: Dryden Press, 1997. Paperback. ISBN: 1861524250. x + 345pp, charts vg softback, pp edges sl wavy; Quarto. Very Good .

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Dr. Brewster and Professor Jameson [David Brewster and Robert Jameson]

The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal from October 1, 1821, to April 1, 1822. Vol. VI

Edinburgh, Archibald Constable and Co, 1822. 1st edition. Hardcover. pp. iv, 412. 8vo. Freshly re-bound in burgundy cloth with gilt-lettered leather spine labels. Occasional foxing to contents, but generally they are clean and tight. One plate torn, now properly repaired. Else in good plus condition. Published quarterly, containing 32 articles in No. XI and 28 articles in No. XII (bound together with a common Index at end). Sir David Brewster (1781-1868) was a natural philosopher, and educated at Edinburgh University. He became a co-editor of the Edinburgh Philosophical Journal (EPJ) in 1819, with mineralogist Robert Jameson (1774-1854). Together they edited the most prestigious and influential journal of its kind, albeit for a relatively short period, until 1826, when Brewster left and the journal was re-named The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. Jameson carried on with this journal until his death in 1854. The EPJ carried original articles, letters, and comments from some of the leading scientists and authorities of the day, including Charles Babbage, Humphry Davy, J. F. W. Herschel, Alexander Humboldt, William Scoresby, and Robert Stevenson. This volume contains 11 plates, of which two are folding, and two are maps. Articles include 'Observations of Water Spouts' by Captain Napier, RN, 'Observations on Vision through Coloured Glasses and on the Application to Telescopes', by Brewster, 'Remarks on the Insensibility of the Eye to certain Colours:, by Butter, 'History of the Invention of the Pendulum Clock', by Christian Huygens (with plate), 'Barometrical Observations made at the Fall of the Staubbach', by Charles Babbage and J. F. W. Herschel, and 'Account of a Map by a Slave to the Heir-apparent of Ava', by Francis Hamilton (with map). Ill.: engravings and maps.

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Keywords: Charles Babbage;Sir John Herschel;Robert Stevenson;Humphry Davy;;;;; engravings and maps

Dr. Brewster and Professor Jameson [David Brewster and Robert Jameson]

The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal from April 1, to October 1, 1822 / Vol. VII

Edinburgh, Archibald Constable and Co, 1822. 1st edition. Hardcover. pp. iv, 415. 8vo. Freshly re-bound in burgundy cloth with gilt-lettered leather spine label. Former owner's name stamp to top of title page. Contents show light foxing. Overall, in good plus condition. Published quarterly, this volume containing No.'s XIII and XIV. Sir David Brewster (1781-1868) was a natural philosopher, and educated at Edinburgh University. He became a co-editor of the Edinburgh Philosophical Journal (EPJ) in 1819, with mineralogist Robert Jameson (1774-1854). Together they edited the most prestigious and influential journal of its kind, albeit for a relatively short period, until 1826, when Brewster left and the journal was re-named The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. Jameson carried on with this journal until his death in 1854. The EPJ carried original articles, letters, and comments from some of the leading scientists and authorities of the day, including Charles Babbage, Humphry Davy, J. F. W. Herschel, Alexander Humboldt, William Scoresby, Robert Stevenson, and James Watt. This volume contains 4 plates, of which two are maps. Some of the 63 original articles are: 'New Inquiries into the Laws which are observed in the Distribution of Vegetable Forms', by Baron Alexander Humboldt; 'Account of a Man who lived Ten Years after having Swallowed a number of Clasp-Knives', by Alexander Marcet, MD; 'On Machinery for Calculating and Printing Mathematical Tables', by Charles Babbage, F.R.S.; 'On the Alloys of Steel', by J. Stodart and Mr. Faraday; 'Description of a New Reflecting Telescope', by David Brewster, etc. Ill.: engravings and maps.

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Book number: 9900034538

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Keywords: Alexander Humboldt;Sir John Herschel;Charles Babbage;Humphry Davy;William Scoresby;J. F. W. Herschel;Iceland;M. F. Groening; engravings and maps

BREWSTER, DAVID

The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia [Encyclopaedia]. 18 Volume Set

Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1830. First Edition. Leather cover. 270mm x 210mm (11" x 8"). 13,885pp. 525 engraved plates and 13 maps.. G : in Good condition. Cover rubbed with minor abrasions. Some backstrips rubbed with cracking with minor loss to volumes 1, 3 and 13. Volume I upper board becoming detached but holding. Volume 4 rebacked using original backstrip. Some staining and light foxing but overall tight and G+. Heraldic bookplate of Coulthart of Coulthart and Collyn 'Virtue non Verbis' .

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Brewster, David

The Heart's Grown Brutal

London, Angus & Robertson, 1972. Hardcover. 218 pp. Hard cover, Inscription on front baln, clean & sound. DJ, top edges chipped, otherwise Very Good Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 8543

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Brewster, David

The Heart's Grown Brutal

London, Angus & Robertson, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 0207954569. 8vo. ex library copy. Good/Good.

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BREWSTER, David

The heart's grown brutal

Angus & Robertson, 1972. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Fair dust jacket 1st Edition. 1972 1st edition, tightly bound in red cloth with silver lettering to spine. Dust jacket not price-clipped; tears and losses to edges, especially spine; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy. Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_68060_jpg.jpg. ISBN: 0207954569

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BREWSTER, David

India's Ocean: the story of India's bid for regional leadership

Routledge, 2014. Used - Very Good. VG hardback 1st ed. A very nice copy, seeming as-new Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_996_jpg.jpg. ISBN: 0415520592

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David Brewster

Letters on Natural Magic Addressed to Sir Walter Scott

London, John Murray, 1833 . Cloth. An early edition of this collection of letters regarding natural magic from David Brewster to Walter Scott. Early edition of Letters on Natural Magic Addressed to Sir Walter Scott in the original publisher's cloth binding. By David Brewster, a British scientist, inventor and author of the early nineteenth century. He is best remembered as a pioneer in photography and invented an improved stereoscope. An interesting collection of thirteen letters to Walter Scott from the scientist.Prior owner's ink inscription to the first free endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, sound. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There is some loss to the head of the spine. The hinges are strained but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the first free endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with some occasional spotting. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Keywords: Walter Scott David Brewster Natural Magic Science David Brewster Early edition None

Brewster, Sir David

The MARTYRS Of SCIENCE; Or, The Lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler.; Harper's Family Library No.CXXX

New York: Published by Harper & Brothers, 1841. 1st US edition. Linen cloth binding with printed black lettering. Rear cover series advert. [2], 240, 8 pp. Last 8 pages publisher adverts. 12mo, bound in 6s. 6-5/16" x 4". VG+ (spine slightly darkened/bit of foxed/date [read?] pencilled to last page).

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Book number: 19144

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Brewster, Sir David

Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton - Volume 2

Johnson Reprint Corp. 1965, Ed.: Reprint of the 1855 book. hardback. very good condition in red cloth - no dust jacket

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Brewster, David.

OBSERVATIONS ON THE MEAN TEMPERATURE OF THE GLOBE. (Read February 7. 1820).

..., 1820. Slim 4to. ([201]-225)pp. + [i] blank. Unopened in parts, disbound, loosely inserted in modern paper wrapps. with paper title label and booksellers ink stamp to upper wrapp.
¶ From the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Volume IX. Brewster brings together the findings of various people - Tobias Mayer, Humboldt, Scoresby, Parry to provide an overview of the average temperatures of different part of the world. Sir David Brewster (1781-1868) was a physicist, mathematician, astronomer, inventor (of the Kaleidoscope), and writer.

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Brewster, David.

ON CIRCULAR POLARISATION, as exhibited in the Optical Structure of the Amethyst, with Remarks on the Distribution of the Colouring Matter in that Mineral. (Read November 15. 1819).

..., 1819. Slim 4to. ([139]-152)pp. Hand-coloured copper engraving (plate no. 10). Unopened in parts, disbound, loosely inserted in modern paper wrapps. with paper title label and booksellers ink stamp to upper wrapp.
¶ From the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Volume IX. Sir David Brewster (1781-1868) was a physicist, mathematician, astronomer, inventor (of the Kaleidoscope), and writer.

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Book number: 256892

Catalogue: MEDICINE: SCIENCE

Keywords: MEDICINE; SCIENCE