Georges Dary - A travers l'Électricité - 1903

Superb originalillustrated edition in its beautiful green cloth binding decorated with Vuibert and Nony series of this detailed study of electrical phenomena and their practical applications at the beginning of the 20th century -

The author presents a pedagogical and technical approach, combining theoretical explanations on the nature of electricity, the laws governing it and fundamental experiments, with a presentation of industrial and domestic innovations related to this expanding energy -

The text covers generators, motors, circuits, power transmission and safety devices, while describing the advances made in telegraphy, public and domestic lighting, as well as in the early applications to mechanics and communication -

Dary also emphasizes the importance of measuring instruments and experimental methods for understanding and mastering electricity, focusing on scientific precision and rigor in observation -

The work is distinguished by its ability to make complex concepts accessible to a cultivated but not necessarily specialized audience, while bearing testimony to the era’s enthusiasm for electrical discoveries and their impact on daily life and industry -

Georges Dary - A travers l'Électricité - 1903 - Nony & Cie -
460 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, work in its full green percaline card cover decorated with the Vuibert and Nony series, slight signs of wear, two corners a little rubbed, paper of the period well preserved, cloth slightly discolored on the edges and headbands, gilding and colors of the binding well preserved, smooth back adorned, title and author’s name gilded, superb black/gold engraving on the first cover -

Good interior condition, browning, title page printed in red and black and illustrated with a beautiful vignette, work enriched with beautiful black illustrations in text and out of text, endpapers marbled in good condition -

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