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Babbage (Charles). 'On the application of analysis to the disovery of local theorums and porisms', [extracted from Transactions of the Royal Socie...

Babbage (Charles). 'An essay towards the calculus of functions', [extracted from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London], 2 par...

Babbage (Charles). Passages from the Life of a Philosopher, 1st edition, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1864, engraved frontispiece of...

Babbage (Charles). Table of the Logarithms of the Natural Numbers, from 1 to 108000, 3rd edition, Charles Knight, 1834, some finger-soiling, espe...

Babbage (Charles). On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures, 1st American edition, Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1832, without publisher's adver...

Babbage (Charles). On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures, 1st edition, Charles Knight, 1832, engraved title (browned), 2 pages adverts at ...

Babbage (Charles). On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures, second edition enlarged, Charles Knight, 1832, engraved title page, some spottin...

Bion (Nicolas). The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments, Translated by Edmund Soan, Printed by H.W. for John Senex and Wil...

Boole (George). An Investigation of the Laws of Thought, on which are founded the Mathematical Theories of Logic and Probability, 1st edition, Lon...

Boole (George). 'On the application of the theory of probability to the question of the combination of testimonies or judgments' [extracted from T...

Bowden (Bertram Vivian). Faster Than Thought. A symposium on digital computing machines, 1st edition, Pitman, 1953, illustrations and plates, two...

Brown (George). Arithmetica Infinita, or the Accurate Accomptant's Best Companion..., 1718, engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved tables throu...

Boole (George). A Treatise on Differential Equations, 1st edition, Cambridge: Macmillan, 1859, folding table, errata slip, publisher's adverts at ...

Dirac (Paul Adrien Maurice). The Principles of Quantum Mechanics, 1st edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1930, a few minor spots, original cloth g...

Einstein (Albert & Lorentz, H.A. & Minkowski, H. & Weyl, H.). The Principle of Relativity, A Collection of Original Memoirs on the Special and Gen...

Einstein (Albert). Zur affinen Feldtheorie [and] Zur einheitlichen Feldtheorie, offprint from Sitzungsberichten der Preussischen Akademie der Wiss...

Einstein (Albert). 'Zur Theorie der Lichterzeugung und Lichtabsorption', [extract from:] Annalen der Physik (4), volume 20, Leipzig, 1906, pp. 19...

Einstein (Albert). 'Ist die Traegheit eines Koerpers von seinem Energieinhalt abhaengig?' [in:] Annalen der Physik (4), volume 18, Leipzig, 1905, ...

Einstein (Albert). 'Motive des Forschens', [in:] Zu Max Plancks Sechzigstem Geburtstag, Karlsruhe, 1918, pp. 29-32, whole issue, some coloured pe...

Einstein (Albert). Die Grundlage der Allgemeinen Relativitaetstheorie, Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1916, [actually 1919], 'Druck von Omnityp...

Einstein (Albert). Ueber die spezielle und die allgemeine Relativitaetstheorie (Gemeinverstaendlich), ('Heft 38 Sammlung Vieweg'), 5th & 10th edit...

Einstein (Albert). Relativity: The Special and General Theory, Translated by Robert W. Lawson, New York: Henry Holt, 1921, portrait frontispiece,...

Farr (William). English Life Table. Tables of Lifetimes, Annuities, and Premiums, 1st edition, printed for HMSO, and sold by Longman, Green [&c.],...

Freud (Sigmund). The Interpretation of Dreams. Authorised with a Translation of Third Edition with Introduction by A.A. Brill, 1st London edition,...

Heisenberg (Werner). 'Uber den anschaulichen Inhalt der quantentheoretischen Kinematik und Mechanik', [in:] Zeitschrift fur Physik, volume 43, Ber...

Herschel (John Frederick Wiliam). A Collection of Examples of the Applications of the Calculus of Finite Differences, [bound with:] Charles Babbag...

Horsley (Victor). 'Description of the brain of Mr Charles Babbage, FRS', [in:] Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B...

Kendrew (John & Bennett, John M.). 'The computation of Fourier syntheses with a digital electronic calculating machine', offprint from Acta Crysta...

Lacroix (Silvestre Francois). An Elementary Treatise on the Differential and Integral Calculus, translated from the French [by John F.W. Herschel,...

Maseres (Francis). Scriptores Logarithmici; or, A Collection of Several Curious Tracts on the Nature and Construction of Logorithms..., 6 volumes,...

McCulloch (Warren Sturgis & Pitts, Walter & Landahl, Herbert D.). 'A statistical consequence of the logical calculus of nervous nets', [offprint f...

Moore School Lectures. Theory and Techniques for Design of Electronic Digital Computers, Lectures given at the Moore School, 8 July 1946-31 August...

Moore School of Electrical Engineering. Differential Analyzer, Philadelphia: The University of Pennsylvania, 1952, [6], 23 pages, black and white...

Moore (John Hamilton). The Practical Navigator, and Seaman's New Daily Assistant; being a complete system of practical navigation..., the whole ex...

Newton (Isaac). Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, 3rd edition, Guil & John. Innys, Regiae Societatis typographos, 1726, [34], 530, [8...

Newton (Isaac). Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John, in Two Parts, 1st edition, 1733, occasional ink annota...

Russell (Bertrand). The Principles of Mathematics, volume 1 (all published), 1st edition, Cambridge, 1903, some occasional pencil marginalia in a...

Shaffer (Philip A., J. Arthur Junior & Schomaker, Verner & Pauling, Linus). 'The use of punched cards in molecular structured determinations. I. C...

Shannon (Claude Elwood). 'Communication theory of secrecy systems', [in:] The Bell System Technical Journal, volume 28, no. 4, October 1949, the ...

Shannon (Claude Elwood). 'Prediction and entropy of printed English' [extracted from The Bell System Technical Journal, volume 30, January 1951], ...

Shannon (Claude Elwood). 'A mathematical theory of communication', [in:] The Bell System Technical Journal, volume 27, nos. 3-4, July & October 19...

Shannon (Claude E. & Weaver, Warren). The Mathematical Theory of Communication, 1st edition, Urabana: University of Illinois Press, 1949, ownersh...

Smee (Alfred). The Process of Thought Adapted to Words and Language. Together with a description of the relational and differential machines, 1st ...

Watson (Arthur Francis). M.A.C. (Modern Automatic Computer): A Medium Sized Computer, 1st edition, Morgan Crucible Co., [1956], diagrams to text,...

Wiener (Norbert). Collected Works, edited by P. Masani, 4 volumes, 1st editions, MIT Press, 1976-85, original cloth in dust jackets, 4to Origins...

Wiener (Norbert). Cybernetics or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine, 1st edition, Paris: Hermann & Cie., 1948, some pencil un...

Wiener (Norbert). Cybernetics or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine, 1st American edition, New York & Paris, The Technology P...

Wilkins (John). The Mathematical and Philosophical Works, Containing I. The Discovery of a New World: or, a Discourse intending to prove, that 'ti...

Blake (William, illustrator). The Triumphs of Temper. A Poem: in six cantos. By William Hayley, 12th edition, corrected. With New Original Designs...

Gropius (Walter & Ise & Bayer, Herbert). Bauhaus 1919-1928, 2nd printing, Boston, 1952, black and white illustrations from photographs, signed pr...

Gulinelli, A[lbino]. Guida della Prima Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna ed indicazioni per la Citt… di Torino, Turin: G. B. Pa...

Parfionovitch (Yuri, et al, editors ). Tibetan Medical Paintings, illustrations to the Blue Beryl Treatise of Sangye Gyamtso (1653-1705), 2 volume...

Tokyo Fine Art School. One Hundred Masterpieces of Japanese Pictorial Art selected by members of the Faculty of the Tokyo Fine Art School, 2 volum...

Tzara (Tristan). Braccelli Bizzarie, Propos sur draccelli par Tristan Tzara. L'Aventure d'un Livre et Notes Bibliografique par Alain Brieux, Edite...

Verve. Reveue Artistique et Litteraire, Number 4, Paris, November, 1938, numerous colour and monochrome illustrations, including double page colo...

XXe SiŠcle. No. 5/6, Paris, 1939, original lithographs by Max Ernst, W. Power and Marcoussis, original wood engraving by Kandinsky, plates and il...

*Bithell (Colin, 20th century). A set of five limited edition prints, vignette studies of Enrico Caruso, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose...

Buckingham Palace. Six programmes, 1858-1885, each on paper with royal coat-of-arms at head and embossed or perforated borders, 24 x 19.5 cm (9.5...

*Callas (Maria, 1923-1977). A one page autograph letter, dated June 25, 1958, on Savoy Hotel, London headed paper: "Dear friend, thank you for y...

*Callas (Maria, 1923-1977). Three photograhic prints, each signed by Maria Callas, 1958, comprising Callas in character as 'Elisabetta di Valois'...