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[ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN]. Notices of the Proceedings at the Meetings of the Members of the Royal Institution, with Abstracts of the Discourses Delivered at the Evening Meetings. London: W. Nicol [vol. I only]; Williams Clowes and Sons, 1854-1906.
17 volumes, 8o (218 X 140 mm). Numerous plates throughout. Volumes I-XIII bound in original cloth, volume XIV bound in contemporary calf, volumes XV-XVII bound in later cloth (most volumes rebacked, overall light wear). Provenance: John Parnell (bookplate); Bournemouth Natural Science Society (bookplate and library stamp on verso of title-pages).
The Royal Institution of Great Britain was founded in 1799 in at the home of the President of the Royal Society, Joseph Banks. Each of the 58 original members contributed 50 guineas to begin an institution devoted to scientific research. In 1826, noted scientist Michael Faraday instituted the Friday Evening Discourses at the Royal Institution, the abstracts of which were published in Proceedings beginning in 1851. [With:] Two additional copies of volumes I-V, and one additional copy of volumes VI-IX. Together 14 volumes, 8o. Various bindings, condition varies. This lot is sold as a periodical not subject to return. (31)
17 volumes, 8
The Royal Institution of Great Britain was founded in 1799 in at the home of the President of the Royal Society, Joseph Banks. Each of the 58 original members contributed 50 guineas to begin an institution devoted to scientific research. In 1826, noted scientist Michael Faraday instituted the Friday Evening Discourses at the Royal Institution, the abstracts of which were published in Proceedings beginning in 1851. [With:] Two additional copies of volumes I-V, and one additional copy of volumes VI-IX. Together 14 volumes, 8