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Gedenkboek aangeboden aan J[akob]. M[aarten]. van Bemmelen, 1830-1910

Van Bemmelen, J. M.

Helder: C. de Boer Jr., 1910. First edition. Paperback. Quarto. XXIX, [1], 461, [1]pp. Uncut. Original printed wrappers. Festchrift published on the occasion of Jakob van Bemmelen's 80th birthday. Van Bemmelen (1830-1911) was a Dutch chemist and physician who gained international recognition as the founder of colloid chemistry and soil chemistry in the Netherlands, and later on, became the founding father of the theory of chemical absorption.The 62 contributions featured in this work are from some of the foremost physicians of their time, such as Pierre Duhem, Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Wilhelm Biltz, Henry le Chatelier, Ernst Cohen, H. R. Procter, etc.. Sporadic closed tears, rubbing and creasing along edges of wrappers. Upper front joint bumped, thus slightly affecting pages throughout. Text in French, German, Dutch, English, and Italian. Wrappers in overall good-, interior in good+ condition. g. Item #37129

Price: $65.00