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Rare and modern books

Sotheby'S

The Scientific Library of the late Soren Madsen

1996

27.26 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1996
Place of printing
. Sotheby's
Author
Sotheby'S
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
History of Science & Technology Reference
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

4to [27 x 21 cm]; 80, [viii] pp, many illustrations, including colored, including many full-page, bibliography, index. original pictorial heavy paper wraps, title lettering on spine and cover, fine and clean, with the loose leaf of prices realized. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A well illustrated Sotheby's sale of books on science and technology, from a collection amassed over many years, describing 379 items in detail, sale held in London, 14 March 1996, sale LN6196. A very useful reference covering a period of 500 years of scientific books. Madsen was the president of the society of the Danish Museum of Science and Technology. Besides the first books on electricity and magnetism, there are first editions of works by Newton, Galileo, Lambert, Tycho Brahe, Kircher, etc.