HENRY SOTHERAN & CO., 140, STRAND, W.C., AND 37, PICCADILLY, W. 115 



2233 KING (Joseph, Liverpool) INTEREST TABLES, calculated at 5%, from 1. to 10,000., from 1 to 

 365 Days, improved Ed., with Commission Table, etc. etc., thick Svo. hf. calf, 3s Gd 1866 



2286 KINGZETT (Charles Thomas) HISTORY, PRODUCTS, and PROCESSES of the ALKALI TRADE, 

 including the most recent Improvements, with, 5 plates and 18 ivoodcuts, Svo. el. (out of 

 print), 6s 1877 



With interesting historical chapters. 



2287 - NATURE'S HYGIENE : the CHEMISTRY and HYGIENE of EUCALYPTUS, PINE, and 

 CA.MPHOR FORESTS, and INDUSTRIES connected therewith, third Ed., Svo. cl. (out of print), 

 5s 1888 



2288 KINZBK.UNNEB (Charles) ALTERNATING CURRENT WINDINGS : their Theory and Construc- 

 tion, with 89 illustrations, Svo. cl., 2s Gd (sells 3s 6d nett) 1906 



2289 - CONSTRUCTION of ELECTRIC MACHINES and APPARATUS. Part I : Switchboard- 

 Apparatus, 10 plates, folio, sewn, Is Gd (sells 2s Gd nett) 1906 



2290 - CONTINUOUS CURRENT ARMATURES : their Winding and Construction, with 79 illustra- 

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2291 - The TESTING of ALTERNATING CURRENT MACHINES in Laboratories and Test-Rooms: 

 Vol. I : General Tests ; Transformers ; Alternators, with 141 illustrations, Svo. cl., 3s (sells 

 4s Gd nett) 1907 



2292 KIPPENBERGER (Karl) BEITRAGE zur REINISOLIRUNG, quantitative!! Trennung und 

 chemischen Charakteristik von ALKALOIDEN und GLYCOSIDARTIGEN KORPERN, Svo. sewn, Is 



Wiesbaden, 1895 



2293 KIRCHEB (Athanasius, s.J.) ARS MAGNA Lycis et UMBR.E, quibus admirandce Lucis et 

 Umbra in Mumlo, atque adeo Universa Natura, Vires. Effectusque uti Nova, ita varia Novorum 

 Reconditiorumque Speciminum Exhibitione, ad varies Mortalium Usus, panduntur, editio 

 princeps ; with engraved title, and numerous other copperplates and diagrams, 2 vols. folio in 1, 

 old calf gilt (VERY RARE), 2. 5s Itomre, 1646 



2294- EDITIO ALTERA, priori multo auctior ; with fine portrait of Johann Fried-rich Graf 

 Waldstein, large Jesuit horoscope, and numerous plates and woodcuts, etc., thick roy. folio, hf. cl. 

 (partly water-stained, but a sound copy), 1. 5s Amstelodami, 1671 



One of Father Kircher's most important works, containing descriptions of a number of ingenious inventions. He is the 

 first to mention in the above work fluorescence, and in the second edition gives a copious description of the magic lantern 

 and the speaking trumpet, the invention of which has been ascribed to him. 



229-3 ARS MAGNA SCIENDI, qua nova et universal! Methodo per Artificiosum Combinationum 



Contextum de OMNI RE proposita plurimis et prope Inrinitis Rationibus disputari, ornniumque 

 Summaria quwdam Cognitio comparari potest, editio princeps; with fine portrait of the 

 Emperor Leopold, 2 engraved titles, plates, and woodcuts, 2 v. : SPHINX MYSTAGOGA, sive Diatribe 

 Hieroglyphica ; with 2 plates, and numerous woodcuts 3 vols. large folio, old parchment (somewhat 

 foxed, but sound and tall copies) ; RARE, 1. 7s Gd ibidem, 1669-76 



2v>0o - MAGNES, sive de Arte Magnetica Opus Tiipartitum, quo proeterquam quod Universa 



Magnetis NATURA, ejusque in omnibus Artibus et Scientiis Usus NOVA METHODO explicetur, 

 etc. etc., editio princeps ; with engraved title and numerous plates and woodcuts, thick 4to. sound 

 copy in old vellum (RARE), 1. 10s Komre, 1641 



Of value as containing all that was known on the subject at the time of publication. It contains several original observ- 

 ations, c. g , the influence of volcanic eruptions on the magnetic needle, and some fanciful subjects as Magnetismus 

 jMusicte, and Magnetismus Araoris. 



The above first edition i.s especially rare. 



- MAGNETICUM NATURA REGNUM, sive Disceptatio Phvsiologica de Triplici in Natura 

 Rerum Magneto, Inanimate, Animate, Sensitive, qua occults prodigiosarum quarundam Motionum, 

 Vires, et Proprictates . . . clemonstrantur ; with engraved title, 24mo. sound copy in contemporary 

 tree-calf extra, 10s Arnst. [1667] 



'Kircher explique dans ce livre tons les phenomenes de la physique et de 1'histoire naturelle d'apres le seul ct uniqno 

 principe de 1'attraction ctde la repulsion.' Itiogr. Gen. 



MUNDUS SUBTERRANEUS, quo Divinum SubteiTestiis Mundi Opificium, mira Ergasteriorum 

 Naturce in eo Distributio, Verbo -jravTa^o^ov Protei Regnum, editio princeps ; with fine por- 

 trait of Pope Alexander VII., and numerous other fine copperplates and woodcuts, 2 vols. large 

 folio, old rmsia, newly rebacked in calf gilt (engraved title of v. I mounted, otherwise A VERY FINE 

 COPY); RARE, 1. 15s ib., 1665 



2299 - -EDITIO TERTIA [ET OPTIMA] recognita, et prioribus emendatior : turn ab Auctore Romfi 

 submissis variis Observationibus novisque Figuris auctior ; with numerous plates and woodcuts, 

 2 vols. large folio in 1, sound and tall copy in old stamped vellum, 2. 2s ib., 1678 



' Cet ouvrage contient la relation d'un grand noiiibre de faits fabuleux on controuves, tcls quo des recits stir les geants, 

 les dragons et autres animaux chimeriques. L'auteur y annonce aussi qu'ilpossede le secret de faire revivre dans leurs 

 forme primitive les cendres d'une plante, resnltat qu'il pouvait sembler obtenir au moyen des miroirs convenablement dis- 

 poses. Le chapitre concernant la transmutation des metaux a ete reimprime dans la Bibliotheca Chimica de Manget.' 

 Diogr. Gen. 



'Dans son Mundus subterraneus il fait une rude guerre aux alchimistes, ce qui lui attira de nombreux ennemis parmi les 

 adeptes.' Hoefer. 



2300 MUSURGIA UNIVERSALIS, sive Ars Magna Consoni et Dissoni qua Universa Sonornm 



Doctrina et Philosophia, Musicoeque tarn Theoricne, quam Practice Scientia, summa Varietate 

 traditur, etc. etc., editio princeps ; copiously illustrated with fine copperplates, woodcuts, and 

 music, 2 vols. folio, large and sound copy in old black morocco (rubbed) ; VERY RARE, 3. 10s 



Eomce, 1650 



The author was the first to ascertain in the above work the transmission of sound in solid bodies. The work is 

 moreover of great value for describing and illustrating a large number of old musical instruments. 



: PANTOMETRUM KIRCHERIANUM, hoc est, INSTRUMENTUM GEOMETRICUM NovuMa A. K. 

 ante hac inventum v. SCHOTT (Kaspar), jwst . 



