Faraday's magnetic sparking coil

Physics: a magnetic needle [?], with logarithmic apparatus (below). Engraving.

Magnetism: electrical equipment and magnetic phenomena. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie, 1850.

A. Kircher, Magnes sive de arte magnetica op

1 volume<br/>8 leaves + 1 leaf + 154 pages + 2 bl. leaves folio. 321/2 x ; 21 cm Unbound.

Bruno, Louis de.

4 unnumbered pages, 87 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 4to (23 cm)

Tractatus, in quibus continentur suspiciones de latentibus quibusdam qualitatibus aeris; : unà cum appendice de magnetibus coelestibus, nonnullisque argumentis aliis, animadversiones in d. Hobbesii Problemata de vacuo, et dissertatio de causa attractionis per suctionem. / Authore Roberto Boyle.

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

M0002526: First magnetic sparking coil made by Michael Faraday

1 volume<br/><pages>290 leaves 4to. 22 x : ; 16 cm Paper. The last section is on vellum. 18th century half calf binding.<pages>No. 1 On the first leaf is an ornamental initial S, in blue and red with floreated border decoration in red and blue, and red and green: in the lower margin an emblazoned coat of arms [Aldobrandino di Lippo of Florence ?]. Other initials, headings and paragraph marks in red. (59 leaves)</pages><pages>Nos 19 and 20 are illustrated with rough pen-drawings of apparatus, diagrams, etc. No. 14 has a circular pen-drawn zodiacal figure in black and red on foleave 3. 27 has a geomantic figure inred on foleave 36, and zodiacal-geomantic tables in red and black on foleave 37v and foleave 38.</pages>

Composite manuscript of medical works in Italian and Latin (Miscellanea Medica I).

1 volume<br/>pages 35-137 + 2 bl. leaves 4to. 191/2 ? ; 15 cm Unbound. Ppage 1-34, 47-50, 55-66, 71-78, 119-122, 127-130 wanting: margins and corners frayed.

Turner, Robert (1620-1665?).

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Bruno, Louis de.

Tractatus, in quibus continentur suspiciones de latentibus quibusdam qualitatibus aeris; : unà cum appendice de magnetibus coelestibus, nonnullisque argumentis aliis, animadversiones in d. Hobbesii Problemata de vacuo, et dissertatio de causa attractionis per suctionem. / Authore Roberto Boyle.

M0002526: First magnetic sparking coil made by Michael Faraday

Composite manuscript of medical works in Italian and Latin (Miscellanea Medica I).

Turner, Robert (1620-1665?).

Magnetism

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Bruno, Louis de.

Tractatus, in quibus continentur suspiciones de latentibus quibusdam qualitatibus aeris; : unà cum appendice de magnetibus coelestibus, nonnullisque argumentis aliis, animadversiones in d. Hobbesii Problemata de vacuo, et dissertatio de causa attractionis per suctionem. / Authore Roberto Boyle.

M0002526: First magnetic sparking coil made by Michael Faraday

Composite manuscript of medical works in Italian and Latin (Miscellanea Medica I).

Turner, Robert (1620-1665?).

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