Buy this book on-line Moyer, Albert E : Joseph Henry: The Rise Of An American ScientistSmithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1997 ISBN 1560987766
348pp. B&W Photographs. DJ front panel has a small repaired tear at bottom of front foldover. Joseph Henry (1797-1878) was an American scientist who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, as well as a founding member of the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, a precursor of the Smithsonian Institution. During his lifetime, he was highly regarded. While building electromagnets, Henry discovered the electromagnetic phenomenon of self-inductance. He also discovered mutual inductance independently of Michael Faraday, though Faraday was the first to publish his results, 8vo, Fine in Very Good DJ Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Moyer, Albert E : Joseph Henry: The Rise Of An American Scientist. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including collectables, first editions, atlases, fine bindings and libri antichi. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |