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GAUSS, Carl Friedrich.

Intensitas vis magneticae terrestris ad mensuram absolutam revocata.

Göttingen: Dieterich, 1833.

1st Edition. No Binding. Very Good. Item #003604

4to (271 x 216 mm). 44 pages on 6 folding sheets, unopened and uncut as issued. Somewhat browned and spotted throughout. A very good, completely unsophisticated copy. This copy is in an original state as issued without showing any sewing holes. ----

Norman 881; Honeyman 1455; Roller-Goodman I, 447; Ekelöf 892; Wheeler-Gift 867; Gausskatalog (Göttingen 2005) p. 14 & 192; DSB V, p. 305 - FIRST EDITION of Gauss's most important geomagnetic treatise and the first collaborative work between Gauss and Weber, "with whom, from 1831-1837, he performed a series of studies on the nature and intensity of the earth's magnetism. Their first collaborative work, Intensitas vis magneticae terrestris, is an account of the measurement of magnetic force, containing the first systematic use of absolute units (distance, mass, time) to measure a non-mechanical quantity. Weber's name does not appear on the title, but his contributions are acknowledged in the text. (Norman 881). - Visit our website to see more images!

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