Author: [Niels Bohr] J. R. Nielsen and D. Favrholdt and others (eds.)
Title: Niels Bohr. Collected works. Volumes. 1-10.
Description: Amsterdam, Elsevier Science Publishers, 1972-1998. 4to (26.0 x 18.8 cm). 6,662 pp.; numerous figures, mathematical formulae, photographs and an index in each book. Uniform gilt-lettered black cloth. = Niels Bohr is perhaps, together with Einstein, the most important physicist of the 20th century. His contributions to science remain of fundamental importance. His collected works consist of the following: Volume 1: Early work (1905-1911) by J.R. Nielsen; Vol. 2: Work on Atomic Physics (1912-1917) by U. Hoyer; Vol. 3: The Correspondence Principle by J.R. Nielsen; Vol 4: The Periodic System (1920-1923) by J.R. Nielsen; Vol. 5: The Emergence of Quantum Mechanics (Mainly 1924-1926) by K. Stolzenburg; Vol. 6: Foundation of Quantum Physics I (1926-1932); Vol. 7: Foundation of Quantum Physics II (1933-1958) by J. Kalckar; Vol. 8: The Penetration of Charged Particles Through Matter (1912-1954) by J. Thorsen; Vol. 9: Nuclear Physics (1929-1952) by R. Peierls; Vol. 10. (Complementarity Beyond Physics (1928-1962) by R. Favrholdt. The ten volumes were not published in chronological order. The first volume is in the first edition. The non-scientific volumes 11 The political arena (1934-1961), and 12 Popularization and people (1911-1962) are not included. Several printed errata leaves are loosely inserted. Small stamp (deaccessioned) on title pages, except in volumes 1 and 4, which have a small stamp on the front free endpaper recto, and clean title pages; some faint remains of removed paper label on a few spines, otherwise as new.

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