UEBER DIE NATUR DES WEISSEN LICHTES [in] ANNALEN DER PHYSIK... Vierte Folge, Band 7
(Leipzig: Verlag Von Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1902).
FIRST EDITION of Max Planck's paper on the nature of white light, part of his work on heat radiation and electrodynamics. While extensively studied by others during this same period, Planck reports here on the results of his own investigations on radiation procedures.
The Annalen der Physik was one of the most important and influential scientific journals of the twentieth century. Also in this volume are 61 other significant papers in physics with contributions by Otto Lehmann, Johannes Stark, Max Toepler, Paul Drude and many other of the leading scientist of the day. Item #19611
First edition. The volume is extensively illustrated with charts, graphs, tables, plates and etc. 8vo, in the original publisher s blue cloth ruled and lettered on the spine in gilt. viii, 948. A fine copy, very bright and clean, the binding and endpapers only with the lightest of mellowing.