Mathurin-Jacques Brisson - Traité élémentaire de principes de physique - 1803

Magnificent illustrated set of 45 superb fold-out plates in 3 volumes of this vast scientific synthesis designed to methodically and accessibly present the entire body of physical knowledge of the late 18th and early 19th centuries -

Designed both as a teaching manual and a reference work, the treatise presents the fundamentals of natural philosophy drawing on observation, experiment, and mathematical reasoning -

Brisson begins by defining the essential notions relating to matter, bodies, the general properties of substances, and the laws governing their motion -

He examines the principles of mechanics, notions of force, balance, gravity, speed, acceleration, and resistance, showing how Newton’s work and that of his successors allowed the movements of terrestrial and celestial bodies to be explained -

The author then develops the study of hydrostatics and hydraulics, describing the properties of liquids, the laws of pressure, buoyancy, the flow of fluids, and the practical applications of these phenomena in machines and engineering works -

Mathurin-Jacques Brisson - Elementary Treaty on the Principles of Physics - 1803 - Volumes I, II and III - Bossange, Masson and Besson - CIV-352-419-476 pp.

Very good condition of bindings, work in its full red cloth, light signs of handling, speckled edges, smooth back, gilded titles, tomes and author’s name on red morocco pieces -

Good interior condition, foxing and moisture marks, works enriched with numerous engravings off the text on 45 superb fold-out plates, marbled endpapers in good condition, a fine set -

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