Extremely rare Danish-language booklet entitled ‘Atomic Theory and Description of Nature, 3 Articles with an Introductory Overview by Niels Bohr,’ published in Copenhagen by Bianco Luno Book Printers as a special edition festschrift issued by the University of Copenhagen in November 1929. The booklet is signed and inscribed on the title page in black ink by Bohr, who signs his name as “the Author.” The booklet, 76 pages, 6.75 x 9.75, opens with Bohr’s ‘Initial Overview,’ and follows with its three articles, which are entitled ‘I. Atomic Theory and Mechanics, The Classical Theories,’ ‘II. The Quantum Postulate and the Recent Development of Atomic Theory,’ and ‘III. The Quantum of Impact and the Description of Nature.’ In very good to fine condition, with creasing, toning, and repaired partial edge separation to the front cover; interior pages are all fine.
An exciting, terrifically early publication of this most important scientific work, which was later completed with a fourth article when it was published in 1934; the first two articles appeared originally in English in Nature in 1925 and 1927, while the third appeared in German in Die Naturwissenschaften in 1929, and the fourth, which is not included here, in Danish in Fysisk Tidsskrift in 1929. The Introductory Survey, featured here as the ‘Initial Overview,’ originally appeared in Danish in the Year Book of Copenhagen University for 1929 together with a Danish translation of the first three articles.
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