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Volume in 4° piccolo cartonato alla bodoniana, sguardie, 272 pp. complessive di estratti delle Memorie della Pontificia Accademia dei nuovi Lincei (dalla pagina 77 alla 178 del vol. IX, dalla 131 alla 218 dello stesso vol. parte seconda, dalla 51 alla 72 del XVI vol., dalla 6 alla 17 del XVII, dalla 1 alla 52 del XX ed infine dalla 57 alla 75 del XXIII volume). Il più completo ed esaustivo saggio sulla storia della bussola nautica redatto da uno degli studiosi più apprezzati del magnetismo. Opera rara, soprattutto completa degli articoli connessi, editi nel prosieguo degli anni. In più che bello stato, davvero notevole.
ref. 1j1005Aus ca. 1900. Kann laut Hinweistafel mit "Master Compass" verbunden werden. Originalstück unknown
1809ref. 5742P., Nicolle, 1809, un volume in 8 relié en cartonnage bradel rose (reliure de l'époque) (légèrement frottée), 16pp., 269pp., 6pp., (1)
1716ref. 53781716 Paris , Claude Jombert , 1716 , in-8 , (6) ff , 215 , (1) pp , 14 planches depliantes , veau brun , dos à nerfs orné de fleurons dorés Bon etat , photos sur demande
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1780ref. 44929Paris, Moutard, Panckoucke, 1780. 4to. Contemp. full sprinckled calf with 5 raised bands on spine. Richly gilt compartments, title-and tomelabels with gilt lettering. ""Mémoires fe Mathematique et de Physique, Présentés à l'Academie des Sciences par divers Savans"", Tome VIII. XXIV,624 pp., 8 engraved plates a. 52 folded tables. (Entire volume offered). Van Swinden's work: pp. 1-576, 3 folded engraved plates and 52 folded tables.
1780ref. 44929Paris Moutard Panckoucke 1780. 4to. Contemp. full sprinckled calf with 5 raised bands on spine. Richly gilt compartments title-and tomelabels with gilt lettering. "Mémoires fe Mathematique et de Physique Présentés à l'Academie des Sciences par divers Savans" Tome VIII. XXIV624 pp. 8 engraved plates a. 52 folded tables. Entire volume offered. Van Swinden's work: pp. 1-576 3 folded engraved plates and 52 folded tables. First edition of Van Swinden's large work on magnetism and the function of the compass and the variability of magnetic needles. It also explained the diurnal variation of the earth's magnetic force.In 1767 van Swinden obtained the chair of philosophy logic and metaphysics at Franekar University. He studied all the popular scientific topics of the period especially magnetism electricity meteorolgy and chemistry and corresponded with many leading scientists including Bonnet Euler Deluc J. C. Wilcke Bertholon and Lalande. His Tentamen de magnete 1772 dealt with his mathematical theory of magnetism and in 1777 he and Coulomb shared the gold medal of the Paris Academy of Sciences for a very detailed prize essay on magnetism Recherches sur les aiguilles aimantées. the essay offered.Poggendorff II 1057 hardcover
Folio (320 x 215mm). (16) ll, including frontispiece, 618 pp, (14) ll. Engraved frontispiece, title in red and black with large engraved vignette, numerous engraved illustrations including large-format ones, and numerous woodcut illustrations, headpieces and initials, with final blank. Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on spine. Somewhat browned and with a small defect in the engraved title-page, but still in good condition, binding slightly bowed.
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