Mathurin-Jacques Brisson - Pesanteur spécifique des corps - 1787
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Mathurin-Jacques Brisson, Pesanteur spécifique des corps, first edition published by Imprimerie Royale in 1787, in French, hardcover, 451 pages, 24.5 × 19.5 cm, with two engraved plates and numerous tables.
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Specific gravity of bodies. Royal Printing House, 1787, 2 plates + tables
Specific gravity of bodies, Mathurin-Jacques Brisson. Royal Printing House, 1787, 2 engraved plates + tables
Specific gravity of bodies. A work useful to Natural History, Physics, the Arts & Commerce, by Mathurin-Jacques Brisson. Royal Printing House, 1787, 451 pages with 2 engraved plates by Sellier after Fossier (depicting crystals) as well as numerous tables
FIRST EDITION of this work by the successor of Abbé Nollet in the chair of experimental physics at the College of Navarre. Brisson (1723-1806) was also one of Lavoisier's collaborators who supplied him with some of the substances described in this work, as well as the results of some of his weighing experiments. This work remained, until the end of the 19th century, the standard reference for physicists and mineralogists
---Traces of rubbing, cuts with small losses to the cover. Interior with browning, light stains and numerous creases. Some pages poorly cut, protruding from the book. Pages 257-258 cut in half along the height. Very good condition for an old work.
24.5 cm x 19.5 cm
Specific gravity of bodies. Royal Printing House, 1787, 2 plates + tables
Specific gravity of bodies, Mathurin-Jacques Brisson. Royal Printing House, 1787, 2 engraved plates + tables
Specific gravity of bodies. A work useful to Natural History, Physics, the Arts & Commerce, by Mathurin-Jacques Brisson. Royal Printing House, 1787, 451 pages with 2 engraved plates by Sellier after Fossier (depicting crystals) as well as numerous tables
FIRST EDITION of this work by the successor of Abbé Nollet in the chair of experimental physics at the College of Navarre. Brisson (1723-1806) was also one of Lavoisier's collaborators who supplied him with some of the substances described in this work, as well as the results of some of his weighing experiments. This work remained, until the end of the 19th century, the standard reference for physicists and mineralogists
---Traces of rubbing, cuts with small losses to the cover. Interior with browning, light stains and numerous creases. Some pages poorly cut, protruding from the book. Pages 257-258 cut in half along the height. Very good condition for an old work.
24.5 cm x 19.5 cm
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Science
Book title
Pesanteur spécifique des corps
Author/ Illustrator
Mathurin-Jacques Brisson
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1787
Height
24.5 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
19.5 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Imprimerie Royale
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Extras
Tipped in plates
Number of pages
451
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