Collected Scientific Papers of John Aitken, LL.D., F.R.S. Edited for the Royal Society of Edinburgh (with Introductory Memoir) by Cargill G. Knott

Knott, Cargill G (as Editor)

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, London, 1923

Beschreibung

(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1923). First UK Edition. Publisher's ochre-coloured boards with gilt spine lettering. A near fine copy in like D/W. John Aitken: Meteorologist, physicist and marine engineer was one of the founders of cloud physics and aerosol science who built the first apparatus to measure the number of dust and fog particles in the atmosphere, a koniscope. Aitken was the author of a number of important pioneering discoveries "On Dust, Fogs and Clouds" (the title of an 1880 article he penned). 591 pages. Portrait frontispiece with folding diagrams and charts. Rare in D/W in this lovely condition. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 355490718289

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Collected Scientific Papers of John Aitken, ...

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1923

Einband: Hard Cover

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Dust Jacket

Auflage: First Edition.