M. Pouillet - Éléments de Physique Expérimentale et de Météorologie - 1856
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Magnificent copy of the foundational treatise of French experimental physics, a prestige edition with all its constituent elements: two volumes with the complete text and an original atlas of engraved plates.
Complete and very rare work in perfect condition.
Composition of the complete set
Volume I - Text: Preliminary notions, general mechanics, forces and motions
Volume II - Texts: optics, acoustics, molecular actions, capillarity
Atlas of Plates: over 150 pages of detailed scientific engravings (heat, electricity, optics, laboratory instruments)
The author - Claude Pouillet (1790-1868)
Claude Servais Mathias Pouillet: Major French physicist, member of the French Academy of Sciences, professor at the Sorbonne and the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers.
Inventor of the pyrheliometer and pioneer in the measurement of the solar constant. His treatise was the main pedagogical reference in France from 1827 to the 1860s.
Status: 'Work authorized by the Council of Public Instruction'.
Editorial Characteristics
Elements of Experimental Physics and Meteorology
Seventh edition (7th edition)
Year 1856
Publisher: Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie, Paris
Format: In-8 (22 cm × 14.5 cm)
Printer: Ch. Lahure, printer of the Senate and the Court of Cassation.
Composition: Complete: Text Volume I + Text Volume II + Atlas Plates
Condition - Remarkable
bindings
Authentic 19th-century mottled demi-basin
Back smooth adorned with gold fillets.
Golden floral embellishments at the corners.
Original marbled paper items
Marbled slices
Fully functional metallic clasps
Perfect harmony among the three volumes.
Inner pages
Clear and readable text everywhere
Illustrations are intact and clear.
No pages missing
Sturdy paper, without breaks or tears.
Uniform cream-yellowish hue (natural 19th-century color)
Light, sporadic redness (normal and acceptable)
Complete structural integrity
It will be shipped securely, well packed in shockproof materials (reinforced bubble wrap + rigid cardboard).
Magnificent copy of the foundational treatise of French experimental physics, a prestige edition with all its constituent elements: two volumes with the complete text and an original atlas of engraved plates.
Complete and very rare work in perfect condition.
Composition of the complete set
Volume I - Text: Preliminary notions, general mechanics, forces and motions
Volume II - Texts: optics, acoustics, molecular actions, capillarity
Atlas of Plates: over 150 pages of detailed scientific engravings (heat, electricity, optics, laboratory instruments)
The author - Claude Pouillet (1790-1868)
Claude Servais Mathias Pouillet: Major French physicist, member of the French Academy of Sciences, professor at the Sorbonne and the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers.
Inventor of the pyrheliometer and pioneer in the measurement of the solar constant. His treatise was the main pedagogical reference in France from 1827 to the 1860s.
Status: 'Work authorized by the Council of Public Instruction'.
Editorial Characteristics
Elements of Experimental Physics and Meteorology
Seventh edition (7th edition)
Year 1856
Publisher: Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie, Paris
Format: In-8 (22 cm × 14.5 cm)
Printer: Ch. Lahure, printer of the Senate and the Court of Cassation.
Composition: Complete: Text Volume I + Text Volume II + Atlas Plates
Condition - Remarkable
bindings
Authentic 19th-century mottled demi-basin
Back smooth adorned with gold fillets.
Golden floral embellishments at the corners.
Original marbled paper items
Marbled slices
Fully functional metallic clasps
Perfect harmony among the three volumes.
Inner pages
Clear and readable text everywhere
Illustrations are intact and clear.
No pages missing
Sturdy paper, without breaks or tears.
Uniform cream-yellowish hue (natural 19th-century color)
Light, sporadic redness (normal and acceptable)
Complete structural integrity
It will be shipped securely, well packed in shockproof materials (reinforced bubble wrap + rigid cardboard).
Details
Number of Books
2
Subject
Physics
Book Title
Éléments de Physique Expérimentale et de Météorologie
Author/ Illustrator
M. Pouillet
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1856
Height
22 cm
Edition
Other edition
Width
14.5 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Number of pages
1700
