The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (109 volume set; Volumes: 1-171 +186, 191-192, 197-198, 216  (with some gaps))

Henry Oldenburg; Isaac Newton; Samuel Pepys; Robert Boyle; Joseph Banks; George Gabriel Stokes; William and Caroline Herschel; John Winthrop; John Bartram; David Rittenhouse; Benjamin Franklin; Thomas Bayes

London: Royal Society (Great Britain); The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, 1960

A massive collection of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.  109 volume set in 102 volumes. Buckram red cloth.  Original volumes begin with 1753, volumes: 48, 50 (part 1), 53-56, 59-61, 63, 67, 69, 71-74, 76-84, 86-87, 89, 93-95, 97, 135, 137,  140, 160, 166, 167, 169-171 (end in 1880) + vols. 181, 186, 191-192, 197-198, 216 (1916); Also includes the Royal Society's facsimile reprint of volumes: 1-47 (1665 - 1752), 49, 51-52, 57-58, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70 + Index.  University library stamps on front paste down, title and some edges. Good binding and covers.  Over 1053 plates and maps, many are folding.  

The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society was first published in 1665 to promote the discussion and diffusion of scientific knowledge.  It was the world's first scientific journal and has lasting and significant influence.  In the Philosophical Transactions  peer review, the scientific method, and evidence based research were standardized.  The discoveries described in this publication are of fundamental importance to the development of our modern world.  Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, and Robert Hooke were some of the original 17th century English polymaths who established and contributed to the publication.  Isaac Newton notably led the society, which printed his first paper, New Theory about Light and Colours in 1672.  Notable articles in the original format contained in this set: Thomas Bayle's: An essay towards solving a problem in the Doctrine of Chances. Vol. 53, 1763;  Barrington's account of Mozart. Volume 60. 1770; Alessandro Volta. Del modo di render sensibilissima la piu debole Elettricita fia Naturale, fia Artificiale. vol. 72. 1782; William Roy. The distance between Greenwich and Paris Observatories. Vol.  1783; Flinders.  Concerning the Differences in the Magnetic Needle vol. 95. 1805; Benjamin Franklin. Physical and Meteorological Observations vol. 55. 1765; William Herschel. On the Proper Motion of the Sun and Solar System vol. 73. 1783. (Printing and the Mind of Man 227); William Herschel. On Nebulous Stars. Volume 81. 1791; William Herschel. Account of a Comet. Volume 71. 1781.   Other notable entries: Henry Cavendish's experiments, William Hamilton's observations of an earthquake in Italy, John Hunter, David Rittenhouse's observation of the transit of Venus, William Bartram's naturalist observations in America, etc. 

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