The Association of Symbolic Logic. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION of two papers (in two separate volumes), of Jaako Hintikka’s systematic investigation of Wittgensteinian predicate logic (W-logic), the first ever performed. Jaakko Hintikka (1929-2015) was a Finnish philosopher known for his work in logic and epistemology. He was awarded the Rolf..... More

Paris: Victor Masson, 1862. 1st edition of PASTEUR’S SEMINAL REFUTATION OF SPONTANEOUS GENERATION, INCLUSIVE OF “SWAN NECK” FLASK ENGRAVINGS. Pasteur's paper provided definitive experimental proof against the theory of spontaneous generation. Using famous "swan-neck" flasks, he demonstrated that airborne microscopic "corpuscles" (germs) cause spoilage and fermentation, laying the foundation for..... More

1st Edition. EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AUTHOR’S ADVANCE PROOF COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY FEYNMAN. On or about November 12th, 1984, Feynman received a box of 16-25 advance proof copies of his book. Set to release on January 21st, 1985, the copies were required by contract with his publisher so..... More

Paris: J.-B. Baillière et Fils, 1904. 1st Edition. UNCOMMON 1st edition of Henri Saintignon's 1904 book "Laennec sa vie et son oeuvre," an extensive work on the French physician and inventor of the stethoscope, Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781–1826). This work is largely available only in reprint. To date, Saintignon..... More

Paris: G. Masson, 1887. 1st Edition. In 1887, the French chemist Henri Moissan achieved a significant milestone in the field of chemistry by isolating the element fluorine. Fluorine is a highly reactive and corrosive gas, making its isolation a challenging task. Moissan developed a method involving electrolysis of potassium bifluoride..... More

FULL VOLUME 1st EDITION OF THREE LANDMARK PAPERS, each of seminal import in the history of physics. FEYNMAN'S "Forces in molecules" is the first edition of Feynman's undergraduate thesis, the paper that began to establish his name in physics. Published when he was just twenty-one, his work here a fundamental..... More

Leipzig: Amberosius Barth, 1852. First Edition. FIRST EDITION of the paper in which Hermann Helmholtz (1821–1894) laid the foundation for our modern understanding of color vision. This work had a profound impact on the fields of optics, physiology, and psychology. Helmholtz’s contributions to the theory of compound colors were instrumental..... More

New York: Hartsdale, 1947. The ownership signature, address of Buckminster Fuller appear on the front pastedown. Fuller also dated his entry (March 12th, 1948).This is his personal copy. Buckminster Fuller was a renowned inventor, philosopher, futurist architect, writer, social activist, designer, inventor, "intellectual outlaw," and author of more than thirty..... More

Florence: Onofri, 1674. THIRD EDITION OF FRANCESCO REDI'S MASTERPIECE REFUTING SPONTANEOUS REGENERATION, first published in 1668. "A milestone in the history of modern science," Redi's book outlines the first series of experiments to disprove 'spontaneous generation' -- "a theory also known as Aristotelian abiogenesis" (Wikipedia). Francesco Redi was an Italian..... More

Lancaster: American Institute of Physics, 1936. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION OF RABI’S DESCRIPTION OF HIS THEORETICAL IDEA OF HOW TO MEASURE NUCLEAR SPIN, an idea that would lead to the determination of the signs of magnetic moments via his magnetic resonance method, the most significant improvement in molecular and atomic..... More

Berlin: Julius Springer, 1935. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT OF ERWIN SCHRODINGER'S SEMINAL THOUGHT EXPERIMENT KNOWN AS "SCHRODINGER'S CAT," present here in all three papers.This is not an ex-library copy. In May of 1935, Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen’s published a paper (the famous EPR paper) on quantum entanglement that..... More

London: Taylor and Sons. 1st Edition. RARE OFFPRINT OF JOSEPH LOCKYER'S DISCOVERY OF HELIUM ON THE SUN. ORIGINAL PAPER WRAPS, FINE CONDITION. 6 PLATES. An “offprint” is a separately published and bound issue of the journal paper in question. Usually these are printed for the given authors and for authors..... More

Lancaster: American Physical Society, 1950. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION of Feynman's proof of the validity of his 1949 "reformation of quantum mechanics itself," work that would "elegantly rewrite quantum theory" (American National Biography; Peacock, The Quantum Revolution, 102). ALSO included is Erwin Hahn's "Spin Echoes," the first detection and report..... More