Pierre Polinière - Expériences de Physique - 1734

Beautiful illustrated edition of 7 folding plates of one of the great French treatises on experimental physics from the early 18th century, designed to demonstrate the main phenomena of nature through methodical experiments, precise observations, and accessible explanations, in a spirit characteristic of the scientific revolution begun in the previous century -

Intended for scientists as well as students and educated amateurs, the work lays out the foundations of natural philosophy by showing that the laws of the universe must be established by observation, experimentation, and reasoning rather than by mere speculation -

Polinière begins by defining the principles of physics, the nature of matter, the properties of bodies, notions of motion, rest, gravity, resistance and equilibrium, before presenting a sequence of experiments aimed at concretely illustrating these concepts -

Pierre Polinière - Experiments of Physics - 1734 - Gissey, Clouzier, Bordellet & Henry -
382 pp,

Fair condition of the binding, work in its full brown leather from the period, wear-throughs from use, a few minor defects on the covers and spine (notably missing leather in certain places), slightly warped in places (moisture) title piece and volume number missing, joints cracked, headcaps and corners worn, red edges, spine with gilt-ornamented cords, cold-pressed borders framing the covers -

Good interior condition, there are marks of dirt and dampness that do not hinder reading, beautiful vignette and handwritten ex-libris on the title, volume enriched with 7 folding plates (plates stained with some areas lacking material at the margins), banners and tail-pieces, endpapers in correct condition, good copy -

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