An interesting scientific item (state of the art as of 1910), describing volcanic phenomena, celestial bodies, radiation and structure of the sun, nebulae, death of stars (described as 'solar decay') and the author's theories on extraterrestrial life.
Svante August Arrhenius (born February 19, 1859 in Uppsala, died October 2, 1927 in Stockholm) - Swedish chemist and physicist, one of the founders of physical chemistry.
He studied in Uppsala and became an associate professor of physical chemistry. He developed the theory of electrolytic dissociation. He worked on the properties of toxins and antitoxins, chemical kinetics (including the Arrhenius equation), the study of the temperatures of the planets and the solar corona, and the study of the aurora borealis. From 1897 to 1905, he was rector of Stockholm University (then Stockholms högskola). In 1903 he received theNobel Prize in Chemistry for his development of the theory of electrolytic dissociation. In 1907 he developed the theory of panspermia concerning theorigin of life on Earth.
Hardcover, original binding, decorative silvering of illustrations.
Published by Ludwik Fiszer's Bookstore, Warsaw 1925
Format: 230 x 165 mm, 168s.
Nice condition.
