ØRSTED (OERSTED), HANS CHRISTIAN. - THE DEBUT OF HANS CHRISTIAN OERSTED.
Reference : 57779
(1809)
Kjøbenhavn (Copenhagen), Fr. Brummer, 1809. Cont. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on top of spine. Stamps on title-page. XXX,378 pp. and 11 engraved plates with many figs. A fine copy.
Scarce first edition of Hans Christian Oersted's first printed book (The Science of the General Laws of Nature). Oersted is universally known for his discovery of the Electro-Magnetism in 1820. In this his first printed book, Oersted proposes at least three theses that he were to follow for the rest of his life, and which he made the foundation for his discovery of Electro-Magnetism: the crucial role that experiments and thereby empiricism play in the perception of nature the fact that each individual phenomenon in nature in accordance with the philosophy of nature must be understood as a whole" and that the laws of nature are the same everywhere, in the smallest and in the greatest parts of the universe. The sort of philosophy of nature that Oersted studies and develops is by him comprehended as a product of human striving towards with its reason to ""include and penetrate the entire nature, and to explain it in its full context"" (from ""Science of the General Laws of Nature"" - own translation), which is why this philosophy is also the science of the general laws of nature (that are the same everywhere). It thus not only includes the science of movement, but also that of electricity, magnetism, light, warmth, and chemical connections, such as they all follow directly from ordinary forces of nature, and Oested's discovery in 1820 of the connection between magnetism and electricity must be seen in this connection.Both H.C. Andersen and Søren Kierkegaard admit to having been influenced by the writings of Oersted. ""He was an enthusiastic follower of the ""Naturphilosophie"" school in Germany, whose main object was the unification of physical forces, thus producing a monistic theory of the universe. It was to further this purpose that Oersted sought in actual phenomena the electro-magnetic identity of which he had already convinced himself on metaphysical grounds"" (Percy H. Muir in Printing and The Mind of Man).
Kjøbenhavn (Copenhagen), Fr. Brummer, 1809. Beskedent samtidigt hshirtbd. Permer løse. Brugsspor, her og der brunplettet. En del blade med svag fugtskjold. XXX,378 pp. samt 11 kobberstukne plancher. Ydremargin af plancher med brugsspor.
Originaltrykket af Ørsteds første bog, som er meget sjældent forkommende. Scarce first edition of Hans Christian Oersted's first printed book (The Science of the General Laws of Nature). Oersted is universally known for his discovery of the Electro-Magnetism in 1820. In this his first printed book, Oersted proposes at least three theses that he were to follow for the rest of his life, and which he made the foundation for his discovery of Electro-Magnetism: the crucial role that experiments and thereby empiricism play in the perception of nature the fact that each individual phenomenon in nature in accordance with the philosophy of nature must be understood as a whole" and that the laws of nature are the same everywhere, in the smallest and in the greatest parts of the universe. The sort of philosophy of nature that Oersted studies and develops is by him comprehended as a product of human striving towards with its reason to ""include and penetrate the entire nature, and to explain it in its full context"" (from ""Science of the General Laws of Nature"" - own translation), which is why this philosophy is also the science of the general laws of nature (that are the same everywhere). It thus not only includes the science of movement, but also that of electricity, magnetism, light, warmth, and chemical connections, such as they all follow directly from ordinary forces of nature, and Oested's discovery in 1820 of the connection between magnetism and electricity must be seen in this connection.Both H.C. Andersen and Søren Kierkegaard admit to having been influenced by the writings of Oersted. ""He was an enthusiastic follower of the ""Naturphilosophie"" school in Germany, whose main object was the unification of physical forces, thus producing a monistic theory of the universe. It was to further this purpose that Oersted sought in actual phenomena the electro-magnetic identity of which he had already convinced himself on metaphysical grounds"" (Percy H. Muir in Printing and The Mind of Man).
Braunschweig, Vieweg, 1851. 8°. XXI, 349 S. Mit zahlr. Textillsustr. Mit neuem Umschlag.
Ausgeschiedenes Bibliotheksexemplar mit entsprechenden Stempeln und handschr. Rückennummerierung.
Paris et Bruxelles, A. Bohné et Aug. Schnée, 1861, EDITION ORIGINALE, in-12, demi-chagrin noir auteur et titre dorés sur dos à nerfs, plats papier peigné "aux cailloux" bleu et gris, gardes papier peigné rouge, bleu et blanc, reliure d'époque, 280 pp., traduction de J. Guillaume, Physicien danois, découvreur du magnétisme, à écrit ce livre vers la fin de sa vie. Pour lui, l'éther comme la matière résulte d'un conflit de forces dans l'espace. La "naturephilosophie" use à abolir la séparation de la matière et de l'esprit, de la nature et de Dieu, du cosmos et de la conscience. C'est le début de la "physique romantique". Ce livre est la première édition française. TRES RARE. Belle reliure. Très bon état
Burndy Library, Norwalk Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1961 Book condition, Etat : Très Bon "paperback, editor's blue wrappers, with a silver title-piece ""Oersted""" In-4 1 vol. - 47 pages
1 portrait of Oersted in colour in frontispiece and about 30 black and white illustrations, endgravings, fac-simile, figures 1st edition, 1961 Contents, Chapitres : Voltaic electricity announced - The electro-chemists - The elusive force - Hans Christian Oersted - Discovery of electromagnetism - Ampère's electro-dynamics - The announcement of 1820 - Romagnosi and Mojon - Applied electromagnetism - Electromagnetic induction - The electromagnetic telegraph - Scientist and citizen - Bibliography near fine copy, no markings
Leipzig, Carl B. Lorck, o.J. (ca. 1851). Bound in 3 contemp. hcalf. Gilt backs. Large crowned coat of arms on frontcovers, gilt. Engraved portrait of Oersted and 4 plates. Printed on good paper. A fine clean copy.
First German edition.