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3027 MOISSAN (Henri), et L. OUVRARD : Le Nickel, cr. 8vo. sewn, Is 6d [1896] 



3028 MOIVRE (Abraham de; f.r.s.) Animadversioxes in D. Georgii CHEYNi*:i Tractatum de 

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' This work procured him the notice of [Jacques] Bernoulli. The rejoinder of George Cheyne was purely personal, and 

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 It is also noteworthy as an early work on Newton's lluxional calculus. 



3029 The Doctrine of Chances : or a Method of Calculating the Probabilities of Events in 



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' Hi.s work on the theory of probability surpas-ses anything done by any other mathematician except Laplace. His 

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A very full account of the above third e<lition will be found in Tf>dhunter's History of the Theory of Probability (ij.v. post). 



3030 [ ] Miscellanea Analytica de Seriebus et Quadraturis ; with diagrams, 4to. old calf 



(name cut off title, but fine copy), with numerous MS. NOTES BY Philip 2nd Earl Stanhope, 

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3031 MOLENBROEE (P., Univ. Leyden) Anwendung der Quaternionen auf die Geometrie, 

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3032 Theorie der Quaternionen ; with diagrams, Svo. hf. morocco neat, 4s 6rf (p. M. 7. nett 



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3033 Over de Toepassing der QUATERNIONEN op de Mechanica en de Natuurkunde : 



Waals (Johannes Diderik v. d.) Thermodynamische Theorie der Capillariteit in de 

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Amsterdam, 1893 



3034 MOLESWORTH (Caroline) The Cobham Journals : Abstracts and Summaries of her 

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3035 MOLL (Gerrit, Univ. Utrecht) Geschiedkundig Onderzoek naar de Eerste Uitvinders der 

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An interesting hist-orical disqtiisition on the invention of the telescope, deciding in favour of Lippershay and Metius. 

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3036 , en Albert van BEEK : Proefnemingen aangaande de Snelheid van het Geluid ; 



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MOLLET (Joseph) (Jnomonique Graphique, 1815— v. Garnier (J. B.), ante. 



3037 MOLYNEUX (William, f.r.s.) Dioptrica Nova: a Treatise of Dioptricks, wlierein the 

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The author was helped by Flamsteed in the composition of this work, which was for a long time the standard one on 

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.{038 MONCEL (Comte Theodore Achille Louis du) Elements of Construction for Electro- 

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3039 Etude du Magnetis.\ie et de I'Electro-Magnetismr au point de vue de la Con- 

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3044 , and Frank GERALDY : Electricitv as a Motive Power, trans., with Additions, 



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3045 MONCKHOVEN (Desire van) Photographic Optics, including the Description of Lenses 

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