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Essai d'une Théorie sur la Structure des Crystaux, Appliquée a Plusieurs Genres de Substances Crystallisées

Essai d'une Théorie sur la Structure des Crystaux, Appliquée a Plusieurs Genres de Substances Crystallisées by Haüy, René-Just

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Essai d'une Théorie sur la Structure des Crystaux, Appliquée a Plusieurs Genres de Substances Crystallisées
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Haüy, René-Just
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Paris: Gogué & Née de la Rochelle, 1784. First Edition. Haüy’s first printed book, uncut in blue remnant wrappers, ink titled paper label, 8vo (213mm x 138mm), pp. [viii], [1], 236, with eight folding engraved plates by Sellier after Fossier. Unrestored, clean, full margined and complete; a beautiful copy of a scarce book in wrappers. Custom slip case. Dibner 92. Here Haüy established the theoretical foundation of modern crystallography through his revolutionary proposition that crystals are composed of identical elementary building blocks ("molécules intégrantes"). By observing how minerals cleave along predictable planes, Haüy deduced that this phenomenon reflected an underlying structural order—an insight that explained why crystals maintain specific angles between faces regardless of their size. He proposed six fundamental primary crystal forms: parallelpiped, rhombic dodecahedron, hexagonal dipyramid, right hexagonal prism, octahedron, and tetrahedron. Haüy argued that the primitive form or "nucleus" of any crystal species could be revealed through the cleavage of secondary forms, though he considered this nucleus a mathematical concept rather than a physical reality. As Norman notes, Haüy "recognized the discontinuity principle; i.e., that not all angles and inclinations of crystal faces are possible, and therefore the varieties of a crystal species are limited." Far beyond mineralogy, Haüy's treatise effectively introduced the concept of ordered atomic arrangements in solids more than 120 years before X-ray diffraction (von Laue) would provide direct evidence for such structures. His articulation of what would later be formalized as the Law of Rational Indices demonstrated that the planes of crystal faces relate to each other by small whole numbers, providing a unifying framework for mineral classification based on internal structure rather than mere external appearance. This conceptual leap connecting observable crystal forms to their fundamental molecular architecture earned Haüy recognition as the "Father of Modern Crystallography" and laid the groundwork for subsequent developments in solid-state physics and materials science.
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THE EYE THAT SHAPES...MINOR WHITE. by Bunnell, P.C.

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THE EYE THAT SHAPES...MINOR WHITE.
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Bunnell, P.C.
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Princeton UP, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. oblong 4to. Well illus. in photos.
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MOZART & PRAGUE. by Buchner, A. et. al.

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MOZART & PRAGUE.
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Buchner, A. et. al.
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Prague, ca 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Well illus.
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100 ANS DE PHOTOGRAPHIC CHEZ LES VAUDOIS 1839-1939 by Brequet, Elisabeth

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100 ANS DE PHOTOGRAPHIC CHEZ LES VAUDOIS 1839-1939
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Brequet, Elisabeth
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Lausanne: Payot, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Folio. Text in French. Well illus.
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MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE, PHOTOJOURNALIST by Brown, T.M.

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MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE, PHOTOJOURNALIST
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Brown, T.M.
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Ithaca: Cornell UP, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Glassine dust jacket as issued.200 photo illus. 11pp bibliol. Index.
Letters on the Laws of Man's Nature and Development

Letters on the Laws of Man's Nature and Development by Atkinson, Henry George; Martineau, Harriet

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Letters on the Laws of Man's Nature and Development
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Atkinson, Henry George; Martineau, Harriet
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Boston: Josiah P. Mendum / Boston Stereotype Foundry, 1889. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. 1889 reprint. A few faint blemishes to boards, hinges just beginning to weaken, single gathering loosening but included. xii, 396 pp. Orange cloth, gilt titles and rules. Correspondence between the advocate of mesmerism (i.e., hypnosis), phrenology, and spiritualism, and the woman widely acknowledged to be the first female sociologist, who claimed mesmerism cured her long-running illness. Influential in the Unitarian community, controversial for atheistic rhetoric and call for the abolition of marriage. The two discuss a number of topics, from brain chemistry, the senses, and the nervous system to dreams, knowledge, theology, and superstition.
Carthage.

Carthage. by Warmington, B. H.

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Carthage.
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Warmington, B. H.
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V G in dj. Comprehensive history of Carthage.
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New York: Frederick A. Praeger, (1960). V G in dj. Comprehensive history of Carthage.. 21.5 cm. 222 pp. b/w photographic plates and maps.

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