Mathurin-Jacques Brisson - Traité élémentaire ou principes de physique - 1789

Rare original edition enriched with 18 folded plates of this methodical synthesis of physical knowledge from the late 18th century, intended to present in a clear and orderly way the fundamental laws of nature -

This work fits the spirit of the Enlightenment, a period when science seeks to structure itself around rational, experimental, and universal principles. Brisson develops physical phenomena here with a pedagogical approach, linking theory and observation to form the reader's scientific mind -

This second volume deepens specific areas of physics such as mechanics, optics, acoustics, heat, electricity, or magnetism, according to the organization adopted in the whole treatise -

The author presents natural laws with precision, drawing on the major discoveries of the savants of his time and on the Newtonian heritage that then dominates European scientific thought -

Mathurin-Jacques Brisson - Elementary Treatise or Principles of Physics - 1789 - Volume II - Moutard -
511 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, work in its brown half-bind leather with period corners, wear from use, hinges cracked, headcaps damaged, corners worn, red-dyed edges, smooth spine adorned, titling and volume numbers gilded on red morocco pieces -

Good interior condition, some foxing, drop-caps, work enriched with 18 folded plates, endpapers in decent condition, good copy -

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