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Jordan, P. DIE ENTWICKLUNG DER NEUEN QUANTENMECHANIK - article in one complete issue of DIE NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN 5 August 1927
Berlin. 1927 first edition. Springer. sm4to wraps. Jordan article p. 636-648. Other articles in issue as well. Near Fine, no owner marks. (a100730)
$45.00Rosen, A. MAXWELLS THEORIE DES ELEKTROMAGNETISCHEN FELDES UND DIE RELATIVITATSTHEORIE EINSTEINS
Lund und Leipzig. 1927 first edition. Extracted from Lunds Universitets Arsskrift Avd. 2 Bd. 23. nr. 8. 4to. Bound in later plain wraps. 14p. Near Fine. no owner marks. (a101069)
$25.00Mosengeil, Kurd von. THEORIE DER STATIONAEREN STRAHLUNG IN EINEM GLEICHFOERMIG BEWEGTEN HOHLRAUM
(Berlin) 1906 first edition. Original sm octavo wraps. 56p. 3 Abbildungen. In German. Inaugural dissertation zur Erlandgung der Doktorwuerde genehmigt von der Philosophischen Fakultaet der Freidrich-Wilhelms-Universitt zu Berlin. near VG one faint vertical crease on cover panels, ; no owner marks; no tears, no chips, no stains. Mosengeil, 1884-1906, German physicist, did much to spread Einstein's theories. (a101671)
$550.00Northrop, F S C. THE UNITARY FIELD THEORY OF EINSTEIN AND ITS BEARING ON THE MACROSCOPIC ATOMIC THEORY - article in one complete issue of THE MONIST , July 1930
Chicago 1930 first edition. Open Court. octavo wraps. Northrop article pp. 325-338. other articles in issue as well. Good plus, light cover wear; no owner marks. (a103044)
$37.00Bergmann, Peter Gabriel; Albert Einstein (foreword). INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY
NY 1948 fourth printing. Prentice Hall. Hardcover. 287p. Foreword by Albert Einstein. octavo. Black cloth with gilt lettering. VG. no dj. (a103861)
$39.00 Sommerfeld, A. . PLASTISCHE MASSEN
Berlin 1934 first edition Springer. "Herstellung, Verarbeitung und Prufung nichtmetallischer Werkstoffe fur sanlose formung." In German. Hardcover. 4to., 346p., 165 abbil., index, cloth. Near Fine, no DJ. (a10523)
$50.00Reichenbach, H; G. Cerf, Ed. Globlot, E Richard-Foy. LES THEORIES D'EINSTEIN SUR LA RELATIVITE - special issue of REVUE PHILOSOPHIQUE Juil-Aout 1922 numero exceptionnel
Paris 1922 first edition. Alcan. original royal octavo printed wraps. 200p. Entire issue is devoted to Einstein's theory of relativity. VG cover edges frayed. Largely unopened. Text clean; binding secure; no owner marks. Scarce. (a106587)
$200.00 Holst, Helge . DIE KAUSALE RELATIVITAETSFORDERUNG UND EINSTEINS RELATIVITAETSTHEORIE
Kobenhavn 1919. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. In Danish. 8vo., 64pp, wraps.Uncut. Fine. (a17715)
$45.00Backman, Gaston. DIE ORGANSICHE ZEIT
Lund 1939. Lunds Univ. Arsskfrit. 4to., 72pp., illus., wraps. In German. A study of biological and physical time. Unopened. VG. (a20856)
$29.00 Steinmetz, Charles Proteus . FOUR LECTURES ON RELATIVITY AND SPACE
NY 1923 1st edition 5th impression. Hardcover. Octavo, 126pp., pocket on rear board with 7 stereograph photo cards (complete), index, cloth. Owner bookplate. VG, light cover wear. (a46180)
$50.00 Ludlam, T. W. and H. E. Wegner (editors) . PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ULTRA-RELATIVISTIC NUCLEUS-NUCLEUS COLLISIONS
Amsterdam 1984. Complete issue of Nuclear Physics (Intermediate Energy), Volume A418, 23 April 1984. Lg.8vo., 678pp., diagrams, wraps. VG, light wear, a few small marginal stains at rear. (a50927)
$45.00 Czogler, A. . DIMENSIONEN UND ABSOLUTE MAASSE DER PHYSIKALISCHEN GROSSEN. SUGLEICH ALS UEBUNGSBUCH IM C. G. S.-SYSTEM
Leipzig 1889 1st von Quandt & Handel. 12mo., 151pp., 3/4 cloth and marbled boards. VG. Rare. (a52224)
$600.00 Laue, Dr. M. v. . DAS RELATIVITATSPRINZIP (ORIGINAL BOOK, NOT A MODERN REPRINT)
Braunschweig 1911 1st Vieweg. Hardcover. In German. Smalkl octavo, 208pp., index, grey cloth with gilt lettering. Near Fine, no ownership marks. (a52367)
$90.00 Rougier, Louis . PHILOSOPHY AND THE NEW PHYICS AN ESSAY ON THE RELATIVITY THEORY AND THE THEORY OF QUANTA
Philadelphia 1921. Translated from the French by Morton Masius. 12mo., 159pp., index, hardcover. VG. (a52902)
$40.00 Laue, Dr. M. v. . DIE RELATIVITATSTHEORIE - ERSTER BAND: DAS RELATIVITATSPRINZIP DER LORENTZTRANSFORMATION
Braunschweig 1919 dritten vermehrte Auflage. In German. Sm.8vo., 292pp., text illustrations, index, gray paper covered boards with blue cloth spine and black and red lettering on front. Good. (a55922)
$45.00 Serviss, Garrett P. . THE EINSTEIN THEORY OF RELATIVITY
NY 1923 1st Edwin Miles Fadman. 12mo., 96pp., illustrations, pictorial yellow cloth hardcover. Good, final pages foxed, end papers browned, no DJ.. (a60320)
$44.00Born, Dr. Max. MODERNE PHYSIK - SIEBEN VORTR�GE �BER MATERIE UND STRAHLUNG
Berlin 1933 1st Springer. In German. 8vo., 272pp., 95 textabbil., printed black hardcover cloth with gilt lettering. VG, some very light cover wear; no owner marks; hinges not cracked; no dj. Text clean. (a62167)
$120.00 Evans, David S. (editor) . ELEVENTH TEXAS SYMPOSIUM ON RELATIVISTIC ASTROPHYSICS (HARDCOVER)
NY 1984. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Octavo, 396pp., original printed hardcover. A few institution stamps, but no spine numbers and no pocket. Near Fine (a62853)
$35.00 Schlick, Moritz . RAUM UND ZEIT IN DER GEGENWARTIGEN PHYSIK ZUR EINFUHRUNG IN DAS VERSTANDNIS DER RELATIVITATS UND GRAVITATIONSTHEORIE
Berlin 1922 vierte vermehrte und verbesserte auflage, Springer. In German. Octavo, 106pp., wraps. Good, lightly worn and lightly browned. (a63813)
$45.00 Carmichael, Robert D. . THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY
NY 1920 1st. Mathematical Monographs No. 12. Hardcover. Octavo, 112pp., green cloth. Owner name neatly crossed out inside front cover. VG, (a80842)
$33.00Cassirer, Ernst. SUBSTANCE AND FUNCTION AND EINSTEIN'S THEORY OF RELATIVITY
Chicago 1923 1st editionOpen court. Translated by W. and M. Swabey. Green cloth Octavo, 465pp., index, hardcover. Good, inner hinges reinforced; spine ends and cover tips worn. Text very faintly evenly toned; text clean; binding secure; No owner marks. no dj. (a8234)
$37.00Lanczos, Kornel. ZUM ROTATIONSPROBLEM DER ALLGEMEINEN RELATIVITATSTHEORIE
Article in one complete volume of Zeitschrift fur Physik volume 14 . Berlin 1923 Vieweg, Braunschweig, Springer. Hardcover. octavo. Grey boards with grey cloth backstrip. Complete volume has 103 textfigureren und 1 Tafeln. 414p. Good Plus , light cover wear, text clean, rear blank end paper wrinkled; no ownership marks; hinges not cracked. Many additional articles on Physics in volume as well. (a87639b)
$90.00Waller, Ivar. ZUR FRAGE DER EINWIRKUNG DER WARMEBEWEGUNG AUF DIE INTERFERENZ VON RONTGENSTRAHLEN (hardcover)
Original printing of this article. Original contemporary binding. On pages 398-408 in one complete volume of Zeitschrift fur Physik volume 17 . Berlin 1923 Vieweg, Braunschweig, Springer. Hardcover. octavo. Complete volume has 100 textfigureren und 1 Tafeln. 424p. Good Plus , light cover wear, text clean, rear blank end paper wrinkled; no ownership marks; hinges not cracked. Blue cloth spine. Many additional articles on Physics in volume as well by Lise Meitner, W. Bothe, Otto Hahn, many others. (a87641)
$160.00 Lanczos, Kornel . UBER EINE STATIONARE KOSMOLOGIE IM SINNE DER EINSTEINSCHEN GRAVITATIONSTHEORIE
1924 Vieweg. Article at pp. 73-110, removed from Zeitschrift fur Physik, einundzwanzigster band 21, 1924 and rebound in later wraps. Near Fine. (a88011)
$150.00Tolman, Richard C.. ON THE EXTENSION OF THERMODYNAMICS TO GENERAL RELATIVITY
1928. Article on pp. 268-271 in single complete issue of Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, March 1928. Other articles by different scientists in issue as well. Large octavo, original printed wraps with later paper spine. VG. No ownership marks. (a88469c)
$65.00Yilmaz, Huseyin. NEW APPROACH TO GENERAL RELATIVITY
Article on pp. 1417-1425 by this Turkish physicist (1924-2013). In one complete issue of The Physical Review, vol 111 n. 5, September 1, 1958. first edition. American Physical Society. Original green printed 4to wraps. Complete issue paginated pp. 1201-1438. Many additional articles by other scientists in issue as well. VG plus, no ownership marks. (a90726a)
$35.00(Einstein, Albert); Wigner, Eugene P; H P Robertson, G M Clemence and Hermann Weyl. THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY IN CONTEMPORARY SCIENCE - PAPERS READ AT THE CELEBRATION OF THE SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY OF PROFESSOR ALBERT EINSTEIN IN PRINCETON, MARCH 19, 1949
Single complete issue of Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, volume 93, number 7. December 30, 1949. first edition. Original printed 4to wraps. pp. 521-548, iv. VG minor uneven fading of cover, slight toning along spine, no ownership marks. Text fine and clean. (a92175)
$295.00Waller, Ivar. ZUR FRAGE DER EINWIRKUNG DER WARMEBEWEGUNG AUF DIE INTERFERENZ VON RONTGENSTRAHLEN - in one issue of Zeitschrift fur Physik, 17 Band. 6. Heft September 1923
Berlin 1923 first edition. octavo wraps. One issue of Zeitschrift fur Physik, 17, heft 6, September 20, 1923. Waller article on pp.398-408. Issue paginated 353-424. VG light german institute stamp on cover. No other marks. Text clean and binding secure. (a94381)
$200.00Fermi, E. und F. Rasetti. EINE MESSUNG DES VERHALTNISSES h/k DURCH DIE ANOMALE DISPERSION DES THALLIUMDAMPFES in one issue of Zeitschrift fur Physik, 43 Band. 5/6 Heft, 9 Juni 1927
Berlin 1927 first edition. octavo wraps. One issue of Zeitschrift fur Physik, 43 band 5/6 heft, 9 Juni 1927. Fermi article on pp. 379-383 mit 2 Abbildungen. Issue paginated 299-448. VG, no owner marks. Text clean and binding secure. (a94383a)
$100.00Oppenheimer, J R. BEMERFUNG ZUR ZERSTREUUNG DER a-TEILCHEN in one issue of Zeitschrift fur Physik, 43 Band. 5/6 Heft, 9 Juni 1927
Berlin 1927 first edition. octavo wraps. One issue of Zeitschrift fur Physik, 43 band 5/6 heft, 9 Juni 1927. Oppenheimer article on pp. 413-415 mit 1 Abbildungen. Issue paginated 299-448. VG, no owner marks. Text clean and binding secure. (a94383b)
$100.00Neumann, J. v. und E. Wigner. ZUR ERKLARUNG EINIGER EIGENSCHAFTEN DER SPEKTREN AUS DER QUANTENMECHANIK DES DREHELEKTRONS in one issue of Zeitschrift fur Physik, 49 Band. 1/2 Heft, 8 Juni 1928 (wraps)
Berlin 1928 first edition. octavo wraps. One issue of Zeitschrift fur Physik, 49 band 1/2 heft, 8 Juni 1928. Neumann and Wigner article on pp.73-94 mit 2 Abbildungen. Issue paginated 1-154. VG, no owner marks. Text clean and binding secure. VG, slight cover wear; no owner marks; text clean. (a94384)
$290.00Hess, victor F und Robert W Lawson. DIE ZAHL DER VON RADIUM AUS GESSENDETEN a-TEILCHEN in one issue of Zeitschrift fur Physik, 24 Band. 5/6 Heft, 12 jUNI 1924 (wraps)
Berlin 1924 first edition. octavo wraps. One issue of Zeitschrift fur Physik, 24 band 5/6 heft, 112 Juni 1924. Hess and Larson article on pp. 402-410 Issue paginated 267-412. Good plus, old German institute stamp on cover, no other owner marks. Text clean and binding secure ; light cover wear. (a94385)
$85.00Einstein, Albert. ZUR QUANTENTHEORIE DER STRAHLUNG (contained in volume XVIII 1917 of Physikalische Zeitschrift)
Lipezig 1917. first edition. 4to. hardcover. Volume 18 of Physikalische Zeitschrift volume 18, at pp. 121-128. One of Einstein's great achievements in quantum mechanics. 3/4 black cloth and marbled boards, gilt spine lettering. Ex-university library with no spine numbers but a bookplate and pocket. Cover board edges rounded at tips. Text clean and binding secure; no other owner marks. no hinges cracked. (a94390)
$540.00Einstein, Albert. ZUR QUANTENTHEORIE DER STRAHLUNG (contained in volume XVIII 1917 of Physikalische Zeitschrift)
Lipezig 1917. first edition. 4to. hardcover. Volume 18 of Physikalische Zeitschrift volume 18, at pp. 121-128. One of Einstein's great achievements in quantum mechanics. 3/4 maroon cloth with green marbled boards. One old tiny circular stamp of German university NO other library marks, no spine number, no pocket, no bookplate. VG. light cover wear. hinges secure; text clean. (a94782)
$695.00Born, Max; Albert Einstein; Lorenz; Minkowski; others. UBER DIE METHODE DER EIGENSCHWINGJUNGEN INDER THEORIE DER SPEZIFISCHEN WARMEN (Born); PRINZIPIELLES ZUR VERALLGEMEINERTEN RELATIVISTATSTHEORIE UND GRAVITATIONSHEORIE - articles in one complete hardcover volume of PHYSIKALISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT - FUNFZEHNTER JAHRGANG 1914
Leipzig 1914 first edition. Hirzel. hardcover 4to. 956p. 15 plates. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering. Withdrawn from university library with their bookplate and pocket. no spine numbers. Born article "Ueber die Methode der Eigenschwingungen in der Theorie der Spezifischen Warmen"; Boltzman "Die Verwendung geltonter"; Einstein "Prinzipielles zur verallgemeinerten Relativistatstheorie", Included in volume is announcement of publication of "Das Relativitatsprinzip " by Lorentz, Einstein u. Minkowski. Good plus, light cover wear; hinges not cracked; binding secure. No spine numbers. (a94787)
$275.00Born, Max; Albert Einstein; others. UBER DIE METHODE DER EIGENSCHWINGJUNGEN INDER THEORIE DER SPEZIFISCHEN WARMEN (Born); PRINZIPIELLES ZUR VERALLGEMEINERTEN RELATIVISTATSTHEORIE UND GRAVITATIONSHEORIE - articles in one complete hardcover volume of PHYSIKALISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT - FUNFZEHNTER JAHRGANG 1914
Leipzig 1914 first edition. Hirzel. hardcover 4to. 956p. 15 plates. Included in volume is announcement of publication of "Das Relativitatsprinzip " by Lorentz, Einstein u. Minkowski. 3/4 bluish grey cloth with orange and tan marbled boards. Good , no owner marks; hinges and binding secure; text clean. Some chipping of cloth along front outer hinge. (a94788)
$260.00Metz, A. RELATIVITE ET RELATIVISME - article in one complete issue of Revue Philosophique Jan/Fev 1926
Paris 1926 first edition. Alcan. octavo wraps. Metz article pp. 63-87. In French. Good, cover toned and worn. no owner marks. (a95717)
$29.00Rougier, Louis. LA RELATIVITE DE LA LOGIQUE article in one complete issue of Revue Metaphysique Juillet 1940
Paris 1940 first edition. Alcan. octavo wraps. Rougier article pp. 305-329. In French. Good, text lightly toned. (a95719)
$27.00Adams, E P . THE EINSTEIN THEORY - article in one complete issue of PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY 1920
Philadelphia 1920 first edition. One complete issue of Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, vol LIX, no 3. 1920. Green wraps octavo. Adams article pp. 176-183. Other articles on other topics in issue as well. Good. smallchip on front cover; no owner marks. (a96136a)
$29.00