![3735727] Emma Darwin, Wife of Charles Darwin. A Century of Family Letters. (Association copy,...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735727.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1759261961)
Association Copy from Charles Darwin’s Granddaughter Nora Barlow, with Laid-in Autograph Slip on Her Letterhead—A Work Dedicated to the Darwin Grandchildren First edition, one of..... Read More about Emma Darwin, Wife of Charles Darwin. A Century of Family Letters. (Association copy, presented by...
![3735479] “Engraving and Description of Voltaic Series combining the advantages of the trough of...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735479.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1757021224)
First American journal appearance of Robert Hare’s significant paper on voltaic battery construction, in which he combined the structural advantages of Cruickshank’s trough with his..... Read More about “Engraving and Description of Voltaic Series combining the advantages of the trough of...
![3735477] “A new Method of extracting Pure Gold from Alloys and from Ores.” [P. 187 in:] The...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735477.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1756849523)
First journal publication of Charles T. Jackson’s 1-page account of a chemical process for separating and refining gold, issued on the eve of the California..... Read More about “A new Method of extracting Pure Gold from Alloys and from Ores.” [P. 187 in:] The American...
![3735475] “Geological Results of the Earth’s Contraction in consequence of Cooling.” [Pp....](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/images/noimage-req.png?auto=webp)
Dana Formulates America’s Classic Contraction Model of the Earth. First journal appearance of this substantial American contribution to contraction theory, a dominant nineteenth-century geological model..... Read More about “Geological Results of the Earth’s Contraction in consequence of Cooling.” [Pp. 176–188...
![3735474] “On the Cyclones or Typhoons of the North Pacific Ocean; with a Chart, showing their...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735474.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1756849522)
One of the last published studies by William C. Redfield, the American pioneer of storm meteorology, this paper expands his influential cyclone theory to the..... Read More about “On the Cyclones or Typhoons of the North Pacific Ocean; with a Chart, showing their Courses of...
![3735473] “The Vegetable Individual, in its relation to Species.” [Pp. 297–318 in:] The...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735473.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1757017943)
First American journal appearance of Alexander Braun’s seminal 1855 essay on plant morphology and the nature of the species concept. Braun, one of the foremost..... Read More about “The Vegetable Individual, in its relation to Species.” [Pp. 297–318 in:] The American...
![3735472] “On Certain Physical Properties of Light Produced by the Combustion of Different...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735472.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1757002816)
An augmentation of David Alter’s 1854 pioneering paper in this same journal that first introduced emission spectrum analysis. Here Alter extended his study beyond metals..... Read More about “On Certain Physical Properties of Light Produced by the Combustion of Different Metals in an...
![3735471] “Earthquakes in California during the year 1856.” [Pp. 341–346 in:] The American...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735471.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1757002816)
First journal appearance of one of the earliest systematic seismological reports on California, preceding by months the great Fort Tejon earthquake of January 1857. John..... Read More about “Earthquakes in California during the year 1856.” [Pp. 341–346 in:] The American Journal of...
![3735470] Report on the History of the Discovery of Neptune. Benjamin Apthorp Gould, Jr](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735470.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1756418421)
First edition of Gould’s early contribution to American astronomical literature, issued as part of the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. Gould (1824–1896), later founder of the..... Read More about Report on the History of the Discovery of Neptune
![3735469] “On the Diamagnetic Force.” [Pp. 24–28 in:] The American Journal of Science and...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735469.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1757017943)
Likely the first American journal appearance of John Tyndall’s important paper on diamagnetism, a field of study that shaped mid-19th century physics. In this 1855..... Read More about “On the Diamagnetic Force.” [Pp. 24–28 in:] The American Journal of Science and Arts....
![3735468] “Explanations and Illustrations of the Plan of the Smithsonian Institution.” [Pp....](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735468.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1756928541)
One of the earliest, if not the first, printed appearances of Joseph Henry’s detailed exposition of the organizational plan for the newly founded Smithsonian Institution..... Read More about “Explanations and Illustrations of the Plan of the Smithsonian Institution.” [Pp. 305–316...
![3735464] “On the Orbits of the Asteroids.” [Pp. 28–36 in:] The American Journal of Science...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735464.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1757017943)
Gould Popularizes “Asteroid” into American Scientific Vocabulary Scarce first journal appearance of Benjamin Apthorp Gould’s 1848 paper “On the Orbits of the Asteroids,” among the..... Read More about “On the Orbits of the Asteroids.” [Pp. 28–36 in:] The American Journal of Science and Arts....
![3735144] The Life of the Solar Pioneer Karl Wolfgang Böer. (Signed First Edition). Karl Wolfgang...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735144.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1749763455)
The story of this pioneer in solar engineering and science as told by Karl Wolfgang Böer with the assistance of Esther Riehl. New York: IUniverse..... Read More about The Life of the Solar Pioneer Karl Wolfgang Böer. (Signed First Edition
![3734227] 1858 autograph letter signed by Isaac Moore, Waltham, Massachusetts, inventor and...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3734227.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1731967088)
Writing from Waltham, Massachusetts, Isaac Moore’s letter reveals the frustrations and ambitions of a mid-19th-century inventor navigating patent delays. Moore writes to Mr. Gove regarding..... Read More about 1858 autograph letter signed by Isaac Moore, Waltham, Massachusetts, inventor and manufacturer,...
![3733978] Austin Machinery. “Moves the Earth - Mixes the Concrete” [opening lines of large...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733978.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1714766882)
The early 20th century witnessed a revolution in industrial machinery, dramatically transforming the construction landscape. This circa 1920s broadside showcases the Austin Machinery Corporation’s contribution..... Read More about Austin Machinery. “Moves the Earth - Mixes the Concrete” [opening lines of large broadside
![3733851] 1903 legal document concerning the building of the Manhattan Bridge in New York City....](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733851.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1715196785)
The prefatory text of this legal document states: “In the Matter of Acquiring Title by The City of New York to certain lands and premises..... Read More about 1903 legal document concerning the building of the Manhattan Bridge in New York City
![3733344] Black Contributors to Science and Energy Technology. Dept. of Energy](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733344.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1679350177)
This pamphlet highlights profiles of Black scientists and inventors involved in energy technology development. Scientists are illustrated with a short biography and include: Elijah McCoy;..... Read More about Black Contributors to Science and Energy Technology
![3731894] Original 1903 Lever-Filled Fountain Pen patent assignment given to inventor and...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3731894.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1658773085)
Two items. The first item is the original 2-page partly-printed and manuscript patent assignment given to John Barnes of W.H. + John Barnes Company. The..... Read More about Original 1903 Lever-Filled Fountain Pen patent assignment given to inventor and manufacturer John...
![3731716] The Science Observer. 1877 to 1881. Volume I–III. J. Ritchie Jr](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3731716.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1652918995)
First three volumes, complete, of this monthly journal for amateur scientists published by the Boston Amateur Scientific Society, later the Boston Scientific Society. The contents..... Read More about The Science Observer. 1877 to 1881. Volume I–III
![3729961] Jack’s Radiovisionettes. [poem dedicated to radio/proto-television actor and...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3729961.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1610474928)
Typed manuscript poem, “Jack’s Radiovisionettes,” written in tribute to radio/proto-television actor Jack Wolseifer—“one of the Radiovisionaries.” The poem celebrates the integration of aural and visual..... Read More about Jack’s Radiovisionettes. [poem dedicated to radio/proto-television actor and...
![3728213] Report of the First and Second Meetings of the British Association for the Advancement...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3728213.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1545255097)
Official transactions of second meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science held in 1832 also including reprints of the the association’s objects..... Read More about Report of the First and Second Meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of...
![3724672] Circa 1900s Three Original Photographs of Interior of New York Scientific and...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3724672.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1606324411)
Three large format photographs depicting the interior showroom and a trade show booth of New York scientific and technology publisher Spon & Chamberlain. The two..... Read More about Circa 1900s Three Original Photographs of Interior of New York Scientific and Engineering...
