THOMSON, Thomas.

History of the Royal Society, from its Institution to the End of the Eighteenth Century.

viii, 552, xc, [1] pp. Large 4to, cont. half-calf & marbled boards (well-rebacked), flat spine gilt. London: R. Baldwin, 1812. First edition of this standard history of the Royal Society by Thomson (1773-1852), professor of chemistry at the University of Glasgow and fellow of the Society. "Containing an account of the most important papers in each branch of science published in the 'Philosophical Transactions'; also a chronological and alphabetical list of Fellows."­Sotheran, I, 4838. A fine copy. Bookplate of H.C. Plimmer, F.R.S. D.S.B., XIII, pp. 372-74.

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