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Auction 104
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104-948 Harris,W.
A catalogue of the Library of the Royal Institution of Great Britain. London, Savage 1809. Gr.8°. Titelbl., S. (V)-XV, 482 S. Bibl.-Lwd. d. 20. Jh. (Berieb.).
Seltene erste Ausgabe. - "The Royal Institution of Great Britain dates from 1799, when it was founded by Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford. Michael Faraday became the first Fullerian Professor of Chemistry, and many eminent scientists have been associated with the Institution. The library was inaugurated by the purchase of the library of Thomas Astle in 1804 for 1,000 guineas. The first librarian, William Harris, was responsible for the first catalogue published in 1809, containing a description of his interesting scheme of classification, which was divided into six main classes.The library is particularly rich in early scientific works.including books, incunabula, maps, pamphlets and other material" (Thornton, Scientific Books, S. 370 f.). - Fleckig, mehrere Bibl.-St.
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