Georges Dary - A travers l'Électricité - 1903

Superb original illustrated edition in its beautiful green percaline binding decorated with the 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 pedagogy and technical approach, combining theoretical explanations on the nature of electricity, the laws that govern it and fundamental experiments, with a presentation of the industrial and domestic innovations related to this energy in full expansion -

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

Dary also emphasizes the importance of measuring instruments and experimental methods to understand and master electricity, focusing on scientific precision and rigor in observation -

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

Georges Dary - Through Electricity - 1903 - Nony & Cie -
460 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, the work in its green percaline full binding decorated with the Vuibert and Nony series, light signs of wear, two corners a little worn, paper of the time well preserved, cloth slightly faded on the edges and the headpieces, golds and colors of the binding well preserved, smooth decorated spine, gilded title and author’s name, superb black/original 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, marbled endpapers in good condition -

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