Search Results: Science from Khalkedon Rare Books, IOBA, ESA

Istanbul: Karabet Matbaasi., [AH 1320], 1903. 3rd Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script. [3], 493, [7] p. Mehmet [Muhammed] Izzet, who was born in the Kulaksiz district of Istanbul at the beginning of the 18th-19th century, taught mathematics and algebra at the Mühendishane between 1274-1275. He worked as a translator at the Mühendishane for a while. He was later assigned to repair Jeddah waterways. He passed away while on this duty. There is a beautiful Medine-i Münevvere painting in the Hirka-i Sa'adet flat (Topkapi Palace) by Muhammed Izzet, who also has the rank of the district governor. This work was prepared by Darüssafaka "Cebr-i Ala and Hendese-i Resmiye" with teacher Mehmet Emin Bey, under the provincial Idadiye schools and to be taught in the seventh classes. Özege 08841 / 02. This is the Late Third Edition.

Istanbul: Matbaa-i Âmire., [AH 1271], 1855. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Modern cloth bdg. Marbled boards. Foolscap 8vo. (18 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic script). 83 p. Traditionally framed text. Very calligraphic head title in very decorative heart-shaped border and traditional flowers, a couple of scepters with two snakes. Orthography with 'haraka' [i.e. Arabic diacritics]. The heads of each chapter are surrounded by very decorative flowers and borders. An early printed lithographed book designed as a manuscript with its 'kataba' [i.e. imprint]. Slightly stained on pages, minor chipped on upper corners of two pages. Otherwise a very good and very clean copy. Lithographed edition. First and only edition of the first printed Turkish book on the antidotes and poisons. It's written by Mirliva Mustafa Hâmi Pasha, one of the early Ottoman physicists, during the reign of Sultan Abdulmecid II.… Read More

Haydarpasha - Istanbul: Devlet Demiryollari Matbaasi, 1928. Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original wrappers. 4to. (28 x 20 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 727 p., richly illustrated. Lithography from the chapograph text. Rare complete translation of this early Turkish edition by French mathematician and rector of the University of Paris Paul Emile Appell. In mathematics, an Appell sequence (or equations, or polynomials), is named after him, as is rue Paul Appell in the 14th arrondissement of Paris and the minor planet 988 Appella. "In mechanics, he proposed an alternative formulation of analytical mechanics known as Appell's equation of motion. He discovered a physical interpretation of the imaginary period of the doubly periodic function whose restriction to real arguments describes the motion of an ideal pendulum" (Wikipedia). The translator Mustafa Salim (1873-?) gave lectures on differential and integral calculations, high… Read More

[Constantinople - Istanbul]: Mehmed Riza Efendi Tasdestegâhi [i.e. Lithography Printing House of Mehmed Riza Efendi]., AH 1304, 1887. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In contemporary brown cloth bdg. with marbled boards. Spine re-backed masterfully. Minor fading on edges. The pages are clean. Demy 8vo. (21 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 178, [1] p. It has a decorative and ornamental head (serlevhâ) with traditional flowers including the calligraphic title "Melhâme-i Cevrî, aleyhi rahmet ül-Bârî", and it starts with Basmala. The text is separated into two blocks except for subheadings. Some pages have marginal texts and words originally. On the ketebe page, it is stated that the calligrapher of this book is Isfahanîzâde Mehmed Riza. An early lithographed edition of this mathnawi [i.e. in prose], which is one of Cevri's well-known works, was composed of… Read More

Ankara: Atilim University, 2008. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). Proceedings in English. [v], 473 p., color and b/w ills. Ancient mining in Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean. International Conference AMITEM 2008. June 15-22 2008, Ankara, Turkey.

Istanbul: Separatum 'Revue de la Faculte des Sciences de l'Universite d'Istanbul, Serie B, Tome XV, Fasc. 2, 1950. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Paperback. 4to. (28,5 x 20 cm). In French and Turkish. 134-152 pp., 1 folded map. Aperçu geologique des environs des montagnes de Serafeddin et de Çotela (vilâyets de Bingöl et de Diyarbakir, Anatolie orientale).= Serafeddin ve Çotela daglari dolaylarinda jeolojik görüsler (Bingöl ve Diyarbakir vilâyetleri, Dogu Anadolu). [Separatum 'Revue de la Faculte des Sciences de l'Universite d'Istanbul, Serie B, Tome XV, Fasc. 2]. Signed and inscribed by Baykal to Talip Yücel.

Istanbul: Istanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi, 1979. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperbacl. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [6], 175, [1] p. Asya tarihinde su boyu ovalari ve bozkir uygarligi.

Istanbul: Sanayi-i Nefise Matbaasi, 1928. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). 62, [1] p., unnumbered b/w ills. Major Nureddin Fuat Alpkartal was a Turkish politician, diplomat, and soldier who attended the 1959 Bilderberg. He was a graduate of the Military Academy, the French Artillery School, and the Military Academy. His specialty was the biological gases used in wars. This is the first book written by Nureddin Fuad Alpkartal including detailed information on biological gases used in war, and he examined what would happen if they would be used in the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915. This book is one of the most important sources cited as a source that biological weapons were not used in the Çanakkale War during the First World War, (1914-1918). Özege 14087.; Not in OCLC. First and Only Edition. Extremely rare.

Istanbul: Boyut Yayinlari, 2012. Dust jacket. New/New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original bdg. HC. In special publisher's box. 4to. (34 x 34 cm). In Turkish. 512 p., color and b/w ills. Bilim atlasi: Dünyayi degistiren insanlar, icatlar. Translated by Ismail Hakki Yilmaz, Müge Atalay, Esra Okutan.

Ankara: FAO: Birlesmis Milletler Gida ve Tarim Örgütü, 2018. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. [xix], 202 p., ills. Biodiversity of Turkey: Contribution of genetic resources to sustainable agriculture and food systems. This book presents selected genetic resources and their contribution to sustainable agricultural practices and food systems, yet note that many more could not be covered. Pieces of the story of Turkey's food and agriculture and environmental heritage can be found in many sources, for instance, in the national periodic country reports under the auspices of several government bodies such as Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) or to the UN Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in support of the FAO's world reports on the status of plant, animal, insect, and forestry genetic resources and biodiversity. However, all these… Read More

Istanbul: TC Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi / Kutulmus Matbaasi, 1963. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 13 p. Bizans'in matematik kültürü. Mathematics in Byzantium.

Istanbul: Seyr-i Sefain Idaresi Külliyatindan / Bahriye Matbaasi., [AH 1341], 1925. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original red cloth, gilt lettering on front board. Fading and stains on the extremities of boards. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 16 cm). In Ottoman Turkish (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). [3], 52, [1] p., imprint page has "Seyr-i Sefâin Idaresi" [i.e. Turkish Maritime Administration] letterhead. Uncommonly scarce first and only edition of this Turkish nautical guide to vessels and sailors, containing the logarithm tables to calculate the loxodrome line used for correct bearing while sailing, according to the Mercator projection, published by the Turkish Maritime Administration two years after the proclamation of the new Republic. Not in Özege.; Not in OCLC.

Istanbul: Manzûme-i Efkâr Matbaasi., AH 1328 = [1912], 1912. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original yellowish wrappers. Demy 8vo. (22 x 15 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 61, [1] p., unnumbered engraved ills., maps, plans, and tables. Slight red ink stains on the cover, and light fading on the pages. Uncut. Overall, a very good and clean copy. First and only edition of this extremely rare book on practical map-making and survey for military use (especially for the NCOs in the Ottoman army). The book was written by Dursun Ferid, who was the first lieutenant and the teacher of "Dersaadet Piyâde Küçük Zabit Mektebi" [i.e., Ottoman School for the NCOs in Istanbul]. This richly illustrated book includes detailed information on the practical methods of survey and cartography of the wooded lands, bridges, rivers, railways, etc. besides observations of the practical cartography… Read More

Tunis: Concours de Gouvernement Tunisien / Imprimerie Française., AH 1314, 1897. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In modern green cloth bdg. Original wrappers mounted on front and rear boards. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In French and Arabic. 34, 58 p. Concordance des eres Musulmane et Chretienne pour les quatorze premiers siecles de l'Hegire commençant le 16 Juillet 622 et finissant le 20 Novembre 1979 = Tahaffut un-necad. Bemkabelet tarihi al-hicri ve al-milad. Scarce book including the correct and comparative calculations of the Muslim and Christian eras and calendars for the first fourteen centuries of the Hijri beginning on July 16, 622 and ending on November 20, 1979. Belkhodja was a Tunisian politician. He was born into a family of the Tunisian religious aristocracy whose origins date back to the arrival of his ancestor, the Ottoman soldier Ali Khodja Al Hanafi, who came to Tunis on the occasion of the battle fought at La… Read More

Istanbul: Ani Yayinlari, 2018. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 16 cm). In English. 168 p. Companion a compact: Introduction for social scientists. This book is a printed and enhanced version of an interactive platform that is available online without cost; and all proceeds from this printed version go to charity. Compared to the interac-tive platform, the printed version has learning objectives and exercise questions in each chapter; it also has additional notes and explanations. We aim to create a platform for the applied social scientists in which we can demonstrate basic statistical procedures using R (R Core Team, 2016) and real data. We prefer to name this material as a platform given that (a) it is open for contribution, (b) it will have dynamic content and (c) it can serve as a mainboard for Plug-ins and Add-ons.

Ankara: Dost Kitabevi, 1997. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 15 cm). In Turkish. 159 p., b/w ills. Computus: Avrupa tarihinde zaman ve sayi. [= Computus: Zeit und zahl in der Geschicte Europas]. Gök cisimlerinin hareketinden günler, aylar ve yillar hesaplanmisti. Arno Borst bu bilgi yüklü çalismasinda konuyu ve sözcügün kendisini antik dönemden günümüze dek inceleyerek. zaman ve sayi arasinda cereyan eden ve Avrupa'nin tarihine damgasini basan gerilimli iliskinin" tarihini yazdi: Ilk günes ve su saatlerinden usturlab ve abaküse, martirolojilerden Daimi Takvim'e, kroniklerden vakayinamelere, Latince ve Arapça sayilardan, hesap makinalari ve bilgisayarlara degin. Arno Borst, çaglar öncesi Computus'u ile günümüzün computer sözcükleri arasindaki baglantiyi gösteriyor. Zaman ve Sayinin tarihi asla yalnizca… Read More

Istanbul: Publication of the Mathematical Research Institute, 1974. Leather. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original decorative full red leather bound. Gilt traditional style on boards. Large demy 8vo. (22 x 15 cm). Bilingual preface in German and Turkish. [12], [2], p., [49] p. facsimile in Arabic., ills. Das Achte Buch zu den Conica des Apollonios von Perge. Rekonstruiert von Ibn al-Haysam. Herausgegeben und eingeleitet von Nazim Terzioglu. Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) was born c. 965 to an Arab family in Basra, Iraq, which was at the time part of the Buyid emirate. He held a position with the title vizier in his native Basra, and made a name for himself for his knowledge of applied mathematics. As he claimed to be able to regulate the flooding of the Nile, he was invited to by Fatimid Caliph al-Hakim in order to realise a hydraulic project at Aswan. However, Ibn al-Haytham was forced to concede the impracticability of his project. Upon his return to Cairo, he was given an… Read More

Istanbul: Mekteb-i Tibbiye-i Sâhâne Matbaasi., [AH 1290], 1873. 1st Edition . Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original 1/3 leather bdg. lettered gilt on the spine. Decorated with period ornaments on the spine. The title is on the second compartment. Contemporary handwritten scripts on frontispiece with a period postal stamp. Ex-library stamp on the first blank and the last page. Otherwise a good copy. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script. 3, [2], 640 p. Medical terms in French; preliminaries and definitions in Turkish (Arabic script). The orientation to the West in the Ottoman period started with the translation of the works of European physicians and the writing of compilation medical books from the second half of the 17th century. During this period, an important issue with regard to Turkish translation and copyrights was the lack of common terminology. In order to eliminate this deficiency, it has been deemed necessary to make a study that will… Read More

Istanbul: Güncel Yayincilik, 2002. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 15 cm). In Turkish. 413 p., ills. Dünya'nin yasi. Bir bilimsel sorunun serüveni.

Kostantiniyye [Constantinople - Istanbul]: Matbaa-i Âmire., [AH 1280], 1864. 1st Edition . Leather. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Contemporary quarter leather bdg. with dark blue boards. Small 4to. (27 x 19 cm). In Arabic. 418 p. Framed text. Chippings on the spine, and a large stain on the rear board, but the interior is clean. A very good copy. Uncommon early Arabic edition of Maqamat [i.e. Assemblies of Hariri] printed in the Ottoman capital Constantinople, consisting of a collection of 50 stories written in the Maqama style, each one identified by the name of a city in the Muslim world of the time, a mix of verse and literary prose, as Al-Hariri's masterpiece and best-known work, which has been regarded as one of the greatest treasure in Arabic literature after the Koran and the pre-Islamic poetic canon. The stories tell of actual adventures and especially the verbal pronouncements in verse or in prose of a roguish and peripatetic hero, Abu Zayd from Saruj, a town… Read More