‎Samuel Beckett‎
‎Watt‎

‎Observations on Basalt, and on the Transition from the vitreous to the stony Texture, which occurs in the gradual Refrigeration of melted Basalt" with some geological Remarks. In a Letter from Gregory Watt to theRight Hon. Charles Greville. Read May 1...‎

‎(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1804). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1804 - Part II. Pp.279-314. Some scattered,mostly marginal brownspots. Wide-margined.‎

‎First appearance of the paper in which Watt set forth his ""Crystallization Hypothesis"".""The first hypothesis as to the origin of prismatic structure which which had any experimental or observational basis was that of Gregory Watt, and may be entitled ""crystallization hypothesis"". Whatt in 1804 observed (the paper offered) that a large mass of basalt which he had melted down in a reverbatory furnace crystallized radially from centers which were fairly regularly spaced in a horizontal plane"" the intersections of these radially growing fibrous bundles formed a network of hexagonal partings through the mass, leading Watt to the conclusion that this manner of crystallization, by its vertical extension upward from the base of a mass of basalt, must have been the cause of the prisms found in the Giant's Causeway, Fingal's Cave, and elsewhere."" (Robert B. Sosman in ""Types of Prismatic Structure in Igneous Rocks"", p. 215).‎

‎Observations on Basalt, and on the Transition from the vitreous to the stony Texture, which occurs in the gradual Refrigeration of melted Basalt" with some geological Remarks. In a Letter from Gregory Watt to theRight Hon. Charles Greville. Read May 1...‎

‎(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1804). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1804 - Part II. Pp.279-314.‎

‎First appearance of the paper in which Watt set forth his ""Crystallization Hypothesis"".""The first hypothesis as to the origin of prismatic structure which which had any experimental or observational basis was that of Gregory Watt, and may be entitled ""crystallization hypothesis"". Whatt in 1804 observed (the paper offered) that a large mass of basalt which he had melted down in a reverbatory furnace crystallized radially from centers which were fairly regularly spaced in a horizontal plane"" the intersections of these radially growing fibrous bundles formed a network of hexagonal partings through the mass, leading Watt to the conclusion that this manner of crystallization, by its vertical extension upward from the base of a mass of basalt, must have been the cause of the prisms found in the Giant's Causeway, Fingal's Cave, and elsewhere."" (Robert B. Sosman in ""Types of Prismatic Structure in Igneous Rocks"", p. 215).‎

‎Beschreibung der Eidgnössischen Statt St. Gallen. Gelegenheit, Geschichten und Regiment. (Verfasst von Marx Huber). Wie auch des Lebens Hrn. D. von Watt, gewesenen Burgermeisters daselbst (von Christian Huber). 2 Teile in 1 Band.‎

‎S. Gallen, Jacob Redinger, M. DC. LXXXIII., (1683), kl. in-8vo, 1 Kupfer-Titel (gest. von Jeremias Renner. Titel: Historische Beschreibung der Statt Sanct Gallen) + 58 Bl., inkl. Titelbl. mit gestoch. herald. Vignette + Blatt 1+2 zu Vadian + 1 mehrfach gefalt. Kupfertafel (Panorama: Die Statt St. Gallen, gest. von H. Pfauw) + 722 S.; gest. Frontispiz-Porträt von ‘Joachimus Vadianus’ (von Watt) + 84 S. (inklus. Titelbl.) + 1 Bl. (Errata), stellenweise leicht gebräunt, hs. Besitzauftrag d. Zeit auf Vorsatz, zeitgen. Pergamentband, etwas gebräunt. Schönes Exemplar‎

‎Erstausgabe. Seltene Chronik der Statt St. Gallen, mit umfangreichem Register, illustriert mit Kupfertitel und einer schönen gefalt. gestoch. Panorama-Ansicht der Stadt. “Seine Arbeit erstreckt sich bis 1683. ... sie verdient theils wegen der Geschichte selbst, teils wegen der Beschreibung der Stadt und deren Regierungsform, nicht wenig Achtung. In der Geschichte findet man viel merkwürdiges, besonders von den Zeiten der Glaubensverbesserung, und hauptsächlich von den Wiedertäufern in den Jahren 1525 und 1526, und von der Bibliothek wird auch viel Lesenswürdiges beygebracht” (Haller).Teil 2 enthält die mit gestochenem Porträt illustrierte Biographie Joachim von Watts (gen. Vadianus) (1484-1551). Er wurde 1526 erstmals Bürgermeister der Stadt und von da an bis zu seinem Tode war er neunmal regierender Bürgermeister, Altbürgermeister und Reichsvogt. Von Watt “griff die politische und geistige Leitung bei der Vorbereitung und Einführung der Reformation und übernahm die Auseinandersetzung mit den Wiedertäufern, die Begründung der st. gall. evangelischen Kirche und den Versuch der Säkularisation des Klosters” (HBLS). “Hier ist eine ziemlich umständliche Lebensbeschreibung dieses Mannes, die vollständiger und zuverlässiger ist, als alles was vor und nachhero über ihn ist geschrieben worden. ...” Lonchamp 1389; Barth 20216; Haller IV/869 und II/1594; HBLS VII/429 (von Watt) IV/67, Nr. 3 Haltmeyer, und IV/302, H.d Nr. 4 (Huber). Image disp.‎

‎Dzhems Uatt i izobretenie parovoy mashiny. In Russian /James Watt and the Inv...‎

‎Short description: In Russian. Radzig, Alexander Alexandrovich. James Watt and the invention of the steam engine. Petrograd: Scientific and Chemical Engineering Publishing House. V.S.N.H., 1924. Dzhems Uatt i izobretenie parovoy mashiny. In Russian /James Watt and the Invention of the Steam Machine. The image is provided for reference only. It may reflect condition of one of the available copies or only help in identifying the edition. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKU9169251‎

‎Watt Erin. 5 books from hexalogy, Paper Princess. 1. Paper Princess. 2. Destroy‎

‎Watt Erin. 5 books from hexalogy, Paper Princess. 1. Paper Princess. 2. Destroyed Palace. 3. Broken Prince. 4. Broken Kingdom. 5. Rejected Heir. In Russian /Uatt Erin. 5 knig iz geksalogii «Bumazhnaya printsessa». 1. Bumazhnaya printsessa. 2. Razrushennyy dvorets. 3. Slomlennyy prints. 4. Raskolotoe korolevstvo. 5. Otvergnutyy naslednik. M. ACT. 2018 and 2018 and 2018 and 2019 and 2018 352 and 448 and 384 and 416 and 384 p. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalbe425240aeddd5492.‎