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First American edition. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1873. xvi, 397 pages, plus [8] pages publisher's ads. Illustrated with woodcuts and diagrams in the text. Original dark green cloth with gilt spine lettering. Good plus. Light wear to spine ends, light speckling to cloth, a few small spots to front cover. The hinges are intact and the volume is sturdy. One corner creased; a few minor traces of foxing and soiling but leaves are generally clean. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Preceded by the London edition of the same year, which was the first edition in English. Collects eight lectures by the eminent German scientist, Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894). They are: "On the Relation of Natural Science to Science in General" (1862), "On Goethe's Scientific Researches" (1853), "On the Physiological Causes of Harmony in Music" (1857), "Ice and Glaciers" (1865), "On the Interaction of the Natural Forces" (1854), "The Recent Progress of the Theory of Vision: I. The Eye as an Optical Instrument. II. The Sensation of Sight. III. The Perception of Sight" (1868), "On the Conservation of Force" (1862), and "The Aim and Progress of Physical Science" (1869).