Augustine-Jean Fresnel - Mémoire Sur la Diffraction de la lumière, où l'on examine particulièrement le phénomène des franges - 1816-1819

Memoir on the Diffraction of Light, in which the phenomenon of colored fringes observed in the shadows of bodies illuminated by a point light source is particularly examined.
Two books, volumes 1 and 2, from 1816-1819, by Augustin Fresnel.
In very good condition.
This volume is part of a complete set, so other volumes are sold separately, originating from library declassification and also bearing the 'sold by order' stamp from the Royal College.