Cours de Physique Experimentale et Mathematique par Pierre Van Mussenbroek. Trois Tomes - Traduit par M. Sigaud de la Fond

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Author:  Pierre Van Mussenbroek

Publisher:  Chez Guillyn

Place of printing:  Paris

Year of publication:  1769

Product Condition:
A work in three volumes. Bindings in poor condition with gilt titles and decorations on the five-ribbed spines: dust spots, worn boards, badly abraded corners, broken hinges. The upper right corner of the spine of the second volume is missing. Marbled paper endpapers and worn flyleaves. Red edges with dust spots. Leaves in general good condition with wide margins, light browning, and rare foxing; a few are browned with scattered foxing, irregular edges, and brown spots (particularly in the third volume). The final leaves have folded lower outer corners and widespread curling in the first volume. Folded plates in good condition, some browned. Elegant engraved headpieces present. Text in French.

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Pages:  (2),XLVIII,(4),472,26 plates;(4),510,16 plates;(4),504,23 plates

Format:  In eighth

Dimensions (cm):
Height:  26
Width:  20

Description

A major three-volume work in the history of physics, it translates into French the studies of Pieter van Musschenbroeck (1692–1761), a Dutch physicist and professor in Duisburg, Utrecht, and Leiden, where he held the chair of experimental philosophy and physics. Starting from his study of Newton's theories, Musschenbroeck proposed and described experiments and machines relating to various fields of classical physics. His work was translated into French by the physicist Sigaud de la Fond and published in 1769 by several Parisian publishers. The text is preceded by a dedication to William V, Prince of Orange and Nassau by Musschenbroeck's son, an introduction to the Dutch physicist's work by Jean Lulolfs, and an explanatory text, "Discours sur la meilleure manière de faire les experiments." The text is accompanied by 65 plates (numbered I-LXIV, the XI double: Volume I planches I-XXV, Volume II planches XXVI-XLI, Volume III planches XLII-LXIV) and by a fold-out table in Volume II.

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