Meteorological Observations and Essays

London: W. Richardson, J. Phillips, W. Pennington. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE IN ORIGINAL BOARDS of Dalton's first book; one of the foundational works in meteorology. "In 1793 Dalton moved to Manchester to teach mathematics at a dissenting academy, the New College. He took with him the proof sheets of his first book, a… Read more about this item

1793. London, W. Richardson, 1793. Cont. hcalf, professionally rebacked in old style with raised bands. orig. gilt title-label preserved. XVI,208 pp. Light yellowing to leaves, scattered brownspots. Front-and end-papers brownspotted. First edition of Dalton's first book. In chemistry Dalton was the founder of "The Atomic Theory" (A New System of Chemical Philosophy 1808-27) and with his "Meteorological… Read more about this item

Manchester: Printed by Harrison and Crosfield for Baldwin and Cradock, 1834. DALTON'S FIRST BOOK - INSCRIBED. Second edition (first, 1793), inscribed by Dalton, of Dalton's first book which, according to Dalton himself, "contained the germs of most of the ideas afterwards expanded by him into discoveries" (DNB V, 428-34). Dalton (1766-1844) is famous today for his atomic theory of… Read more about this item

Cambridge University Press, 2011-06-02. Reprint. Paperback. Used:Good.

Paperback / softback. New. Published in 1793, this study of meteorological phenomena launched the scientific career of meteorologist and natural philosopher John Dalton. As well as his weather observations, this book also contains Dalton's detailed descriptions of the instruments required for research and his speculations over the causes of weather phenomena.

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Cambridge University Press, 2011. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 208 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.50 inches.

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