{"title":"Science, Discovery \u0026 Exploration","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"pieter-zeeman-researches-in-magneto-optics-1913-first-edition-nobel-prize-physics","title":"Pieter Zeeman – Researches in Magneto-Optics (1913) First Edition | Nobel Prize Physics","description":"\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"gkqo5l\" data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"659\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"629\" data-end=\"659\"\u003eResearches in Magneto-Optics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"721\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"721\"\u003eFirst Edition. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1913.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"723\" data-end=\"1224\"\u003eFew scientific discoveries have transformed modern physics more profoundly than \u003cstrong data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"822\"\u003ePieter Zeeman's\u003c\/strong\u003e demonstration of the interaction between magnetic fields and spectral lines—the phenomenon now universally known as the \u003cstrong data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"960\"\u003eZeeman Effect\u003c\/strong\u003e. Awarded the \u003cstrong data-start=\"974\" data-end=\"1005\"\u003e1902 Nobel Prize in Physics\u003c\/strong\u003e, Zeeman's work provided one of the earliest experimental insights into the internal structure of atoms and became a cornerstone in the development of twentieth-century atomic physics and, ultimately, quantum mechanics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1226\" data-end=\"1539\"\u003ePublished in Macmillan's distinguished \u003cstrong data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1287\"\u003eScience Monographs\u003c\/strong\u003e series, \u003cem data-start=\"1296\" data-end=\"1326\"\u003eResearches in Magneto-Optics\u003c\/em\u003e brings together Zeeman's pioneering investigations into the magnetic resolution of spectral lines, presenting the experimental research that established one of the defining discoveries in modern physical science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1541\" data-end=\"1580\"\u003eAppropriately, the volume is dedicated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"1582\" data-end=\"1621\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1584\" data-end=\"1621\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1584\" data-end=\"1621\"\u003e\"To the Memory of Michael Faraday.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1623\" data-end=\"1895\"\u003eThe dedication symbolically links Faraday's pioneering work in electromagnetism with Zeeman's experimental discoveries, bridging nineteenth-century physics and the revolutionary scientific advances that transformed our understanding of matter during the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1897\" data-end=\"2170\"\u003eBound in the publisher's original dark blue cloth, richly decorated and lettered in gilt with Macmillan's attractive \u003cstrong data-start=\"2014\" data-end=\"2036\"\u003eScience Monographs\u003c\/strong\u003e armorial device, this is a particularly appealing example of one of the classic scientific monographs of the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hlyorq\" data-start=\"2177\" data-end=\"2203\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eHistorical Significance\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2205\" data-end=\"2589\"\u003eThe discovery of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2226\" data-end=\"2243\"\u003eZeeman Effect\u003c\/strong\u003e fundamentally changed the course of modern physics. By demonstrating that spectral lines split under the influence of magnetic fields, Zeeman provided compelling experimental evidence that atoms possessed an internal structure—a discovery that profoundly influenced the development of atomic theory and helped pave the way for quantum mechanics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2591\" data-end=\"2960\"\u003eToday, the Zeeman Effect remains an essential principle in physics and astronomy, with applications ranging from spectroscopy and astrophysics to plasma physics and magnetic resonance research. As one of the principal published accounts of this Nobel Prize-winning work, \u003cem data-start=\"2862\" data-end=\"2892\"\u003eResearches in Magneto-Optics\u003c\/em\u003e occupies an important place in the history of scientific discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2962\" data-end=\"3170\"\u003eThe work is particularly desirable for collectors of Nobel Prize literature, the history of physics, early twentieth-century science, and landmark works documenting the emergence of modern scientific thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hrykuu\" data-start=\"3177\" data-end=\"3189\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eCondition\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3191\" data-end=\"3800\"\u003eA \u003cstrong data-start=\"3193\" data-end=\"3211\"\u003every good copy\u003c\/strong\u003e in the original publisher's dark blue cloth, elaborately lettered and decorated in gilt to the spine and upper board. The gilt remains bright and well preserved, while the binding is square, firm, and retains its original rich colour. Light rubbing to the extremities with minor fraying at the head of the spine and a small bump to the upper corner, together with trivial shelf wear consistent with age. Internally clean and bright, with a crisp title page and no significant foxing visible. A particularly well-preserved and attractive example of this important scientific first edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"lxxw8f\" data-start=\"3807\" data-end=\"3833\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eBibliographical Details\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3835\" data-end=\"3860\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3835\" data-end=\"3846\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pieter Zeeman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3862\" data-end=\"3903\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3862\" data-end=\"3872\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"3873\" data-end=\"3903\"\u003eResearches in Magneto-Optics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3905\" data-end=\"3946\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3905\" data-end=\"3919\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Macmillan and Co., Limited\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3948\" data-end=\"3980\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3948\" data-end=\"3973\"\u003ePlace of Publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3982\" data-end=\"3996\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3982\" data-end=\"3991\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1913\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3998\" data-end=\"4024\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3998\" data-end=\"4010\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4026\" data-end=\"4066\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4026\" data-end=\"4037\"\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Macmillan Science Monographs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4068\" data-end=\"4146\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4068\" data-end=\"4080\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original publisher's dark blue cloth, gilt decorated and lettered\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4148\" data-end=\"4198\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4148\" data-end=\"4163\"\u003eDedication:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"4164\" data-end=\"4198\"\u003eTo the Memory of Michael Faraday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4200\" data-end=\"4224\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4200\" data-end=\"4214\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65097371976029,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1088\/2760\/7389\/files\/20260620_083001.jpg?v=1782649794"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1088\/2760\/7389\/collections\/science.jpg?v=1782904962","url":"https:\/\/thelibraryofideas.com\/collections\/science-discovery-exploration.oembed","provider":"The Library of Ideas","version":"1.0","type":"link"}