The John Crerar Library; a list of books on the History of Science. January, 1911. Prepared by Aksel G. S. Josephson, cataloguer.

Chicago:: Printed by Order of the Board of Directors, 1911, 1916, 1944., 1911. 3 volumes. Tall 8vo. [2], 297, [1] pp. Errata. Original pale green printed wrappers; an unfortunate glassine tape applied to the lower portion of the covers, holding a label on the spine (the library label removed, the tape retained due to its being affixed and not easily removed without damage). Rubber stamp (though unusually faint) on the upper right corner of the upper cover of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Mount Wilson Observatory. Generally very good. 3 volumes: WITH: Supplement December 1916. Chicago, 1917. Prepared by Aksel G. S. Josephson (about 800 additions). WITH: Second Supplement. Prepared by Reginald B. Gordon. Part III: Astronomy. Chicago, 1944. One of the earliest pioneering published collections important in the history of science. Arranged by topics, including: philosophy, metaphysics, cosmology, esthetics, loci, ethics, social sciences, statistics, political economy, theory of wages, mathematics, theoretical astronomy, chronology, physics, chemistry, electricity, meteorology, biology, botany, medicine, public health, etc. / Aksel G. S. Josephson (1860–1944) was a Swedish-American librarian, bibliographer. He compiled the first two issues (1911, 1916). The third item was compiled by Reginald B. Gordon. (Inventory #: S14309)