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TITLE: The Action of Drugs on Plants
AUTHOR: Jagdish Chandra Bose
PUBLISHER: John Bale, Sons & Danielsson Ltd.
PLACE: London
YEAR: n.d., circa 1911
EDITION: First
NO.OF PAGES: 26 along with 16 endpapers
BINDING: Later green morocco, gilt titling to spine
Height: 26 cm
Width: 18 cm
Depth: 1 cm
PRESENTATION SIGNATURE BY THE AUTHOR ON GREEN PRELIMINARY BLANK PAPER, POSSIBLY AN ORIGINAL WRAPPER
Jagdish Chandra Bose was one of the brightest scientists from Bengal. The book in the present lot is a presentation copy from Bose to his mentor.
Inscribed:
"The Right Hon. The Marquess of Crewe with the author's sincere regards
Thanked
JCB
12.XI"
Ex Libris copy of Roberti Comitis De Crewe.
Small armorial bookplate inscribed "E Libris Roberti Comitis de Crewe" (Robert, Earl of Crewe - the British Liberal politician, statesman and writer, 1858-1945) on the front pastedown.
PROVENANCE: The West Horsley Place Collection
Jagdish Chandra Bose's major contribution in the field of biophysics was the demonstration of the electrical nature of the conduction of various stimuli (e.g., wounds, chemical agents) in plants, which were earlier thought to be of a chemical nature. These claims were later proven experimentally. He was also the first to study the action of microwaves in plant tissues and corresponding changes in the cell membrane potential. He researched the mechanism of the seasonal effect on plants, the effect of chemical inhibitors on plant stimuli and the effect of temperature. Source: Wikipedia
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