[Rarebooks] FS: Anybody with Part I ?

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(SCIENCE) Gibbs, Josiah Willard. “On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous 
Substances” (in the TRANSACTIONS OF THE CONNECTICUT ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, 
VOLUME III, PART 2, pp. 343-524). Illustrated with text figures. New Haven: 
Published by the Academy. 1878. 8vo. pp. (249)-528, plus plates #38-58 at back. 
Orig. printed wrappers, chipped.     $500.00 (less discount to the trade)
This is the second part only, (of a set which sells for $5,000 +)   which 
concludes Gibbs’ great work in theoretical physics. The first part appeared in 
Volume III, Part 1 (pp. 108-248) of the same journal published in 1874. See 
Horblit, ONE HUNDRED BOOKS FAMOUS IN SCIENCE, #40, where it is called, “A 
foundation treatise on physical chemistry, the interpretation of chemical processes by 
application of thermodynamics and mathematics.” MILESTONES OF SCIENCE #84.

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