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 embodies the spirit of the Enlightenment, a period when science sought to structure itself around rational, experimental and universal principles. Brisson develops physical phenomena there according to a pedagogical approach, linking theory and observation to shape the reader's scientific mind -

This second volume delves into specific domains of physics such as mechanics, optics, acoustics, heat, electricity or magnetism, following the organization adopted throughout the treatise -

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

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

Good condition of the binding, the work in its brown half-leather with corner pieces of the period, wear from handling, split seams, damaged heads, worn corners, red-pigmented edges, smooth decorated spine, with gilded title and volume numbering on red morocco pieces -

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

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