GAUSS, Carl Friedrich (1777-1855) and WEBER, Wilhelm (1804-1891). Intensitas vis magneticae terrestris ad mensuram absolutam revocata . Goettingen: Dieterich, 1833. The first edition of Gauss's most important geomagnetic work. The first collaborative work between Gauss and Weber, this work "is an account of the measurement of magnetic force, containing the first systematic use of absolute units (distance, mass, time) to measure a non-mechanical quantity" (Norman). Norman 881; Wheeler Gift Catalogue 867. Quarto (242 x 192mm). (Some spotting.) Contemporary German flexible cloth, morocco title label gilt-lettered on front cover; quarter morocco folding case. Provenance : The Library University of Keele (bookplate).
GAUSS, Carl Friedrich (1777-1855) and WEBER, Wilhelm (1804-1891). Intensitas vis magneticae terrestris ad mensuram absolutam revocata . Goettingen: Dieterich, 1833. The first edition of Gauss's most important geomagnetic work. The first collaborative work between Gauss and Weber, this work "is an account of the measurement of magnetic force, containing the first systematic use of absolute units (distance, mass, time) to measure a non-mechanical quantity" (Norman). Norman 881; Wheeler Gift Catalogue 867. Quarto (242 x 192mm). (Some spotting.) Contemporary German flexible cloth, morocco title label gilt-lettered on front cover; quarter morocco folding case. Provenance : The Library University of Keele (bookplate).
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