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YOUNG, Thomas (1773-1829). "Experiments and Calculations Relative to Physical Optics". Offprint from Philosophical Transactions. London: W. Bulmer, 1804. 4o (243 x 199 mm). Later half calf, marbled boards. Provenance: trimmed inscription on title page "With the author's [snip]..." FIRST EDITION, offprint issue. PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Young on title-page (inscription cropped). -- [Bound with:] HOPE, Thomas Charles. "An Account of a Mineral from Strontian". Offprint from The Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh. [Edinburgh, 1793?]. 4o. -- [Bound with:] HOPE, Thomas Charles. "Experiments and Observations upon the Contraction of water by Heat at Low Temperatures". Offprint from Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. [Edinburgh, n.d.]. 4o. -- [Bound with:] TENNANT, Smithson. "On the Nautre of the Diamond". Offprint from Philosophical Transactions. [London, 1796?]. 4o. -- [Bound with:] WOLLASTON, William Hyde. "On Gouty and Urinary Concretions". Offprint from Philosophical Transactions. [London: 1797?]. 4o. --[Bound with:] WOLLASTON, William Hyde. "Experiments on the Chemical Production and Agency of Electricity". Offprint from Philosophical Transactions. London: W. Bulmer, 1801. 4o. -- [Bound with:] HENRY, William. "Experiments on the Quantity of Gases Absorbed by Water, at Different Temperatures and under Different Pressures". Offprint from Philosophical Transactions. London: W. Bilmer, 1803. 4o. Engraved plate. Provenance: Dr. Marcett (inscription on title "Doctor Marcett with kindest wishes (?) from the author", trimmed, losing a few letters. -- [Bound with:] DAVY, Humphry. "An Account of Some Experiments and Observations on the Constituent Parts of certain Astringent Vegetables and on their operation in Tanning". Offprint from Philosophical Transactions. London: W. Bulmer, 1803. 4o. Provenance: Dr. Marcett (inscription on title "For Dr Marcet from the ...", trimmed). -- [Bound with:] TENNANT, Smithson. "On Two Metals found in the Black Powder remaining after the Solution of Platina". Offprint from Philosophical Transactions. London: W. Bulmer, 1804. 4o. -- [Bound with:] WOLLASTON, William Hyde. "On a New Metal found in Crude Platina". Offprint from Philosophical Transactions. London: W. Bulmer, 1804. 4o. -- [Bound with:] DAVY, Humphry. "An Account of some Analytical Experiments on a Mineral Production from Devonshire". Offprint from Philosophical Transactions. London: W. Bulmer, 1805. 4o. Provenance: Dr. Marcett (inscription on title "For Dr Marcet from the ...", trimmed). -- [Bound with:] WOLLASTON, William Hyde. "On the Discovery of Palladium". London: W. Bulmer, 1805. 4o. -- [Bound with:] HATCHETT, Charles. "On an Artificial Substance which possesses the Principal Characteristic Properties of Tannin". Offprint from Philosophical Transactions. London: W. Bulmer, 1805. 4o. -- [Bound with:] HATCHETT, Charles. "Additional Experiments and Remarks on an Artificial Substance". Offprint from Philosophical Transactions. London: W. Bulmer, 1805. 4o. -- [Bound with:] GREGOR, William. "Experiments on a Mineral Substance formerly supposed to be Zeolite". Offprint from Philosophical Transactions. London: W. Bulmer, 1805. 4o. -- [Bound with:] DAVY, Humphry. "On the Analysis of Soils as Connected with their Improvement". Offprint from Philosophical Transactions. London: W. Bulmer, 1805. 4o. Engraved plate (lower and left margins trimmed, slight loss to image). Provenance: Dr. Marcet (inscription on title "For Dr Marcet from the author". -- [Bound with:] A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts. [London?]: 1800. 4o. -- [Bound with:] BERTHOLLET. Recherches sur les Lois de l'Affinit. [Paris]: Badouin, n.d. 4o. -- [Bound with:] MAUNOIR, Charles-Thophile. Dissertation sur la section de l'artre entre deux Ligatures dans l'opration de l'Arisme. Paris: Didot juene, 1804. 4o.

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