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Reserches sur une Propriété Nouvelle de la Matière

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Sale 382: Fine & Rare Books with the Julio Berzunza Collection of Alexander the Great (#382) 06/26/2008 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #15 Reserches sur une Propriété Nouvelle de la Matière

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$625

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Title:

Reserches sur une Propriété Nouvelle de la Matière

Author:

Becquerel, Henri

Place Published:

Paris

Publisher:

Firmin-Didot

Date Published:

1903

Description:

In Volume 46 of the "Mémoires de L'Académie des Sciences de L'Institut de France." 360, [1] errata (verso blank), [1] pp. 13 plates at rear containing 71 photographs. (4to) 11¼x9, original printed wrappers. First Edition.

First edition of Becquerel's landmark work on the radio-activity. Becquerel shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 with Pierre and Marie Curie. PMM 393.

Condition:

Spine ends and wrapper edges chipped; else very good.

Item#:

192061

Headline:

Scarce Book on Radio-activity 1903
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