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Radioactivity:

atomic . FIRST IN THE WORLD! AN ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTION OF THE SOVIET ATOMIC ELECTRICITY STATION
London 1956 Soviet News Booklet No. 2. 8vo., 23pp., photo illustrations of room with hanging uranium fuel rods, control rooms, etc., illustrated wraps. Interesting section on radiation dangers and how they are being met ("...all that could cause even the slightest injury to man has been reliably isolated and surrounded with proper biological safeguards." p. 18). Small ink note on p. 5 and final page. VG. (a10645)
$29.00 Collee, Robert . L'ANALYSE SELECTIVE DU ZINC ET DU COBALT PAR DOUBLE MARQUAGE RADIOACTIF ET SPECTROMETRIE DU RAYONNEMENT GAMMA
n.d. (c. 1961) Bruxelles. Monografie 8 Inst. Internunversitaire des Sciences Nucleaires. In French. 8vo., 60pp., wraps. VG. light toning of cover; no ownership marks. (a18222)
$35.00 (gamma rays) . GAMMA RAY RADIOGRAPHIC STANDARDS OF THE BUREAU OF ENGINEERING FOR STEEL CASTINGS FOR STEAM PRESSURE SERVICE
September 1938. Reproduced with permission of the Navy Department by the Canadian Radium and Uranium Corporation, New York City. 8vo., 33 photographic plates with titles and accompanying line drawings, bound in metal ring binder. Owner name stamps on title and verso. VG. (a19494)
$150.00 Hahn, Otto . UBER EIN NEUES, DIE EMANATION DES THORIUMS GEBENDES RADIOAKTIVES ELEMENT
Leipzig 1905. In the Jahrbuch der Radioactivitat und Electronik, Zweiter Band, 3 Heft No. 7, at pp. 233-266, original wraps. The discovery of Radiothorium. See, Parkinson, Breakthroughs at page 455, Hellemans, Timetables of Science at page 409. Hahn later discovered nuclear fission. Unopened. VG, tiny chip on spine, minor soiling on front wrap. (a19963)
$225.00 Slack, L. and K. Way . RADIATIONS FROM RADIOACTIVE ATOMS IN FREQUENT USE
Washington 1959 United States Atomic Energy Commission. 4to., 75pp., tables, wraps. VG. (a23824)
$37.00 Peligot, Eugene . RECHERCHES SUR L'URANIUM
Paris 1842. In the Annales de Chimie et de Physique, Tome Cinquieme, 1842 at pp. 5-47. Whole volume, 8vo., 511pp., plates. First isolation of metallic Uranium, See, Weeks and Leicester, Discovery of the Elements, p. 269.; Hellemans, Timetables of Science, p.308; Parkinson, Breakthroughs, p.312. Binding lacking boards and bacsktrip. VG text, tight. (a24076)
$150.00(atomic energy). GEOLOGY OF URANIUM AND THORIUM, volume 6 of PROCEEDINGS OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE PEACEFUL USES OF ATOMIC ENERGY
NY 1956. first edition. Proceedings of the International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva 8 August-20 August 1955, Volume 6. Hardcover. 4to., 825pp., illus. Near Fine. (a30010)
$35.00 botany, radiation . BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS
NY 1949. Effects of radioactivity on plants and plant tissue. Compiled by Scientific Soil Products, Inc., New York City. 4to., 49 leaves typed (or reproduced) on rectos only, metal clip binder at top. VG. (a43264)
$190.00 Modigliani, Franco . STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE EXPERIMENTS ON THE INFLUENCE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL ON THE GROWTH OF CROPS CONDUCTED IN THE U.S.A. IN THE YEARS 1944 TO 1946
NY 1948. Prepared for the Canadian Radium & Uranium Corp., New York City. Marked "Confidential." This must be the Franco Modigliani who went on to win the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1985. A most unusual work by this eminent thinker. 4to., 36 leaves mimeo on rectos only (legal size paper), stapled at top. VG, folded horizontally at about 3 inches from the bottom. (a43265)
$275.00Buyers, A.G. and E.W. Murbach. EQUILIBRIUM CONSIDERATIONS OF URANIUM DIOXIDE DROSSING OF IRRADIATED URANIUM
Canoga Park 1957 Atomics International. 4to.,15 leaves, printed on rectos only, illustrations blue printed wraps. VG, light soiling, (a47716)
$35.00 Silverman, Louis; William W. Houk and Lavada A. Moudy . DETERMINATION OF URANIUM DIOXIDE IN STAINLESS STEELS BY THE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE METHOD
Canoga Park 1957 Atomics International. 4to., 11 leaves, printed on rectos only, blue printed wraps. VG. (a47718)
$45.00 Winslow, G.H. and O.C. Simpson . ONE THE ONE-BODY MODEL OF ALPHA RADIOACTIVITY IIb. S-STATE DECAY WITH THE LIMITING SQUARE WELL MODEL
Chicago 1953 Argonne National Laboratory. 4to., 15 leaves, mimeo on rectos only, wraps. Number written on spine. VG, (a47747)
$70.00Kinas, Ernest N. and F.J. Rizzitano. EVALUATION OF CO-REDUCED DEPLETED URANIUM ALLOY
Watertown 1963 Watertown Arsenal. Technical Report WAL TR 420.5/1. 4to., about 15pp., photo illustrations, wraps. Name written on front. Institution stamp on rear wrap. One perforated distribution tag removed. VG. (a48658)
$32.00 Pearce, D.W. . QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES RADIOACTIVE WASTE FIXATION JULY-SEPTEMBER, 1959
Richland 1959. Hanford Atomic Products Operation, General Electric. 4to., 25 leaves (rectos only), photo illustrations, wraps. Ink numbers on front. VG. (a48824)
$45.00 Lyon, W.L. and E.E. Voiland . THE PREPARATION OF URANIUM DIOXIDE FROM A MOLTEN SALT SOLUTION OF URANYL CHLORIDE
Richland 1959. Hanford Atomic Products Operation, General Electric. 4to., 19 leaves (rectos only), photo illustrations, wraps. Ink numbers on front. VG. (a48835)
$45.00 Zima, G.E. . PYROPHORICITY OF URANIUM IN REACTOR ENVIRONMENTS
Richland 1960. Hanford Atomic Products Operation, General Electric. 4to., 74 leaves (rectos only), diagrams, wraps. Ink numbers on front and spine. Good. (a48836)
$55.00 Scott, A.J. . FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE BY THE HIGH TEMPERATURE URANIUM-STEAM REACTION
Richland 1959. Hanford Atomic Products Operation, General Electric. 4to., 41 leaves (rectos only), photo illustration, diagrams, wraps. Ink numbers on front. VG. (a48838)
$45.00 Gray, D,L. . RELEASE OF INERT GASES FROM IRRADIATED URANIUM (A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE)
Richland 1960. Hanford Atomic Products Operation, General Electric. 4to., 23 leaves (rectos only), diagrams, wraps. Ink numbers on front. VG. (a48841)
$35.00 (atomic energy) . ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY OF THE URANIUM FUEL CYCLE
Washington 1974. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. 4to., about 150pp., wraps. Small institution name stamped and a few numbers written on front, and on title page. VG, lower corner of front gently bumped. (a49001)
$85.00 (atomic energy) . PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN NEW MEXICO, 1950 TO 1958
Washington 1970. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. 4to., 223pp., diagrams, wraps. Small institution name stamped and a few numbers written on front, and on title page. VG. (a49007)
$45.00 (atomic energy) . PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN TEXAS, 1951 TO 1957
Washington 1970. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. 4to., 227pp., diagrams, wraps. Small label on front. Small institution name stamp and a few numbers written on front, and on title page. VG. (a49010)
$50.00Gabelman, John W.. THE FLAT TOP URANIUM MINE, GRANTS, NEW MEXICO
Washington 1970 U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. 4to., 81pp., color illustrations, foldout maps and charts. Institution name stamp on title page, small label on front. VG. clean, binding secure. (a49022)
$39.00 (atomic energy) . APPLICATIONS OF BIOASSAY FOR URANIUM
Washington1974. WASH-1251. Directorate of Regulatory Standards, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. 4to., about 150pp., wraps. Institution name stamped and a few numbers written on front and on title page. VG. (a49037)
$80.00 (atomic energy) . PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA, 1952 TO 1956 BY GRAND JUNCTION OFFICE, AEC AND US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Washington 1970 Atomic Energy Commission. RME-158, TID UC-51. 4to., 169pp., maps, wraps. Institution name stamps and ink numbers on cover and title. VG. (a49108)
$75.00 (atomic energy) . URANIUM IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES
Washington 1969 Atomic Energy Commission. WASH -1128, TID UC-51. 4to., 230pp., large foldout maps, errata slip laid in, wraps. Institution name and numbers on front cover and titlepage. VG. (a49115)
$150.00 (atomic energy) . IMPLICATIONS OF SUBSTITUTION OF STRONTIUM OXIDE FOR STRONTIUM TITANATE IN TERRESTRAIL/MARINE RADIOISOTOPIC POWER UNITS
Washington 1969. USNRDL-TR-69-75. WASH 1151. 4to., 55pp. plus appendices, wraps. Institution stamps and numbers on cover and title. VG. (a49116)
$60.00 Krusiewski, S. Victoria . SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON RADIOACTIVE OCCURRENCES IN THE UNITED STATES
Washington 1970 Atomic Energy Commission. RME-4410 TID UC 51. 4to., 136pp., wraps. Institution stamps and numbers on cover and title. VG. (a49117)
$90.00 Klement, Alfred W. Jr. . NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Washington 1965. Atomic Energy Commission, Fallout Studies Branch, Division of Biology and Medicine. WASH 1061. 4to., 125pp., wraps. Ink numbers on cover and title. Title in pencil on spine. VG, light soiling, (a49134)
$95.00 Lennemann, William L (chairman) . INCINERATION OF RADIOACTIVE SOLID WASTES
Washington 1970 Atomic Energy Commission. WASH 1168. A Report to the General Manager's Task Force on AEC Operational Radioactive Waste Management/ 4to., 142pp., wraps. Ink numbers on cover and title. Good, slight bumping of top right corner throughout. (a49135)
$90.00Stoklasa, Julius ; Joseph Penkava. BIOLOGIE DES RADIUMS UND URANIUMS - erster band
Berlin 1932 Parey. In German. Volume in series Biologie des Radiums und er Radioaktiven Elemente. Hardcover. Thick heavy Sm4to., 958pp., 152 illustrations, 1 color plate. Booksellers label on titlepage. Good, corners worn, spine ends chipped. (a5135x)
$39.00 (iranium) . URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE: A MANUAL OF GOOD HANDLING PRACTICES
Oak Ridge 1995. 4to., 102pp., illustrations, spiral wraps. VG. (a51409)
$35.00 Battelli, A.; A Occhialini und S. Chelia . DIE RADIOAKTIVITAT
Leipzig 1910 1st Barth. In German, aus dem Italienischen ubersetze von Max Ikle. Hardcover. Large octavo, 428pp., cloth. VG light cover soiling. (a52150)
$29.00Fajans, Dr. K. ; E. Rutherford; Madame S. Curie. RADIOAKTIVITAT UND DIE NEUESTE ENTWICKLUNG DER LEHRE VON DEN CHEMISCHEN ELEMENTEN; RADIOAKTIVE UMWANDLUNGEN; UNTERSUCHUNGEN �BER DIE RADIOAKTIVEN SUBSTANZEN. (3 books bound as one)
Braunschweig 1921, 1907, 1904. Vieweg. In German. Three important books bound in one. I. Fagans--Braunschweig 1921. Dritte durch einen Anhang erganzte auflage. 124pp., mit 12 abbild und 11 tabellen: II. Rutherford-Braunschweig 1907 (1st German printing). Ubersetzt von M. Levin. 285pp., 53 abbil. III. Curie--Braunschweig 1904. Dritte unveranderte auflage. Ubersetzt und mitlitterature-erganzungen versehen von W. Kaufmann. 132pp. mit eingedruckten abbild. 8vo., 3/4 cloth with red paper marbled boards. Small owner stamp on some blanks. Near Fine. small owner name stamp of Dr. Fritz Kohlrausch, an Austrian physicist. (a52420)
$85.00 Engelkemeir, Donald et al . FISSION YIELDS IN URANIUM-235 AND URANIUM-238
Chicago 1952 Argonne National Laboratory. 4to., 82 leaves, mimeo on rectos only, wraps. Numbers written on spine. VG, (a52732)
$95.00 Stein, Lawrence and Richard C. Vogel . THE REFRACTIVE INDICIES OF BROMINE TRIFLUORIDE-BROMINE PENTAFLUORIDE MIXTURES
Chicago 1952 Argonne National Laboratory. 4to., 13 leaves, mimeo on rectos only, wraps. Numbers written on spine. VG, (a52733)
$35.00 Crouthamel, C.E. abd H.M. Hubbard . THE APPLICATION OF DIFFERENTIAL COLORIMETRY TO THE THIOCYNATE-ACETONE ANALYSIS FOR URANIUM
Chicago 1952 Argonne National Laboratory. 4to., 11 leaves, mimeo on rectos only, wraps. Numbers written on spine. VG, (a52734)
$35.00 Bierlein, T.K. and B. Mastel . THE IRRADIATION OF THIN EVAPORATED FILMS OF URANIUM OXIDE-INTERIM REPORT
Richland 1959. Hanford Atomic Products Operation, General Electric. 4to., 21 leaves (rectos only), wraps. Numbers on front. VG. (a52749)
$50.00 Louie, James and Reed O. Elliott . BIBLIOGRAPHY ON MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY: (1) ACTINIDE ELEMENTS, THEIR ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS; AND (2) METHODS AND INSTRUMENTATION
Los Alamos 1960. 4to., 98pp., wraps with black tape spine. Numbers in ink on spine. VG, light wear. (a54489)
$55.00 Lambertson, W. A. and J. H. Handwerk . THE FABRICATION AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF URANIA BODIES
Chicago 1956 Argonne National Laboratory. 4to., 48 leaves, mimeo on rectos only, wraps. Numbers written on spine. VG, (a54492)
$75.00 Fisher, E. S. . ORIENTATIONS OF LARGE GRAINS PRODUCED BY STRAIN-ANNEAL TREATMENT OF HIGH PURITY URANIUM
Lemont 1953 Argonne National Laboratory. 4to., 16pp., photo illustrations, wraps. Near Fine. (a54498)
$22.00Hevesy, Georg von and Fritz Paneth. LEHRBUCH DER RADIOAKTIVIT�T
Leipzig 1923. In German. Octavo., 213pp., 36 abbildungen im text und auf 3 tafeln, original yellow printed cloth hardcover. VG cover lightly soiled. no dj. Hevesy won Nobel in Chemistry in 1943. (a55774)
$35.00 Curie, Mme Pierre et M. D-K Yovanovitch . SUR L'ACCROISSEMENT DU DEBIT DE CHALEUR DES SELS DE RADIUM PAR FORMATION DE POLONIUIM
1925. Article in French at pp.33-35 in a single issue of Le Journal de Physique et le Radium. Included in a complete issue of this journal with a few other articles as well. Sm.4to., original printed wraps. VG (a74252)
$45.00 Curie, Mme Pierre et Mlle W. A. Lub . SUR LES RAYONS x DE LONG PARCOURS EMIS PAR LE DEPOT ACTIF DE L'ACTINIUM
1933. Article in French at pp. 513-516 in an issue of Le Journal de Physique et le Radium. Issue has a few other articles as well. Sm.4to., original printed wraps. VG (a74268a)
$45.00 Foex, G . RECHERCHES RECENTES SUR LE PARAMAGNETISME ET LES MOMENTS ATOMIQUES
1933. Article in French at pp. 517-532 in an issue of Le Journal de Physique et le Radium. Issue has a few other articles as well. Sm.4to., original printed wraps. VG (a74268b)
$45.00 Curie, Mme Pierre et Mlle I. Curie . SUR LA DECROISSANCE DU RADIUM D; SUR LA QUANTITE DE POLONIUM ACCUMULEE DANS D'ANCIENNES AMPOULES DE RADON ET SUR LA PERIODE DU RADIUM D
1929. Article in French at pp. 385-391 in an Le Journal de Physique et le Radium. Issue has a few other articles as well. Sm.4to., original printed wraps. VG (a74269)
$55.00