The Norwegian Aurora Polaris Expedition 1902-1903. On the cause of magnetic storms and the origin of terrestrial magnetism. 1st – 2nd section (3 parts). Vol. I. [All published.]
Christiania: Aschehoug / Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth / London, New York: Longmans, Green & Co. / Paris: C. Klincksieck. 1908-1913. Folio. 42 plates, 289 figures in text.
Publisher’s half vellum [bound by H. M. Refsum], spine lettered in gilt.
A fine copy of this important and scarce work.
Kristian Birkeland [1867-1917], Norwegian physicist, particularly known for his studies of Northern Lights, and 7 times nominee for the Nobel Prize in both physics and chemistry.