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185 - Musschenbroek, Pv Essai de Physique ... avec une Description de nouvelles sortes de Machines Pneumatiques, et un Recueil d'expériences par Mr. JVM Traduit du Hollandois par P. Massuet. 2 vols. Leiden, Luchtmans, 1751. XXIII pages, 1 leaf, 493 pp.; 2 leaves, pages 494-882 (914), 1 leaf, 13 leaves; 60, 8 pages. With 33 folded copperplate engravings. 4°. Contemporary paper bindings (scuffed and somewhat bumped).
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Musschenbroek, Pv Essai de Physique ... avec une Description de nouvelles sortes de Machines Pneumatiques, et un Recueil d'expériences par Mr. JVM Traduit du Hollandois par P. Massuet. 2 vols. Leiden, Luchtmans, 1751. XXIII pages, 1 leaf, 493 pp.; 2 leaves, pages 494-882 (914), 1 leaf, 13 leaves; 60, 8 pages. With 33 folded copperplate engravings. 4°. Contemporary paper bindings (scuffed and somewhat bumped). Deutsches Museum, Libri Rari 199.- Second French edition of Elementa physices from 1729.- Contains philosophical and experimentally proven treatises on weights, fire, electricity, various surfaces, sound, etc.- Pieter van Musschenbroek was primarily concerned with problems of electricity and capillarity and invented a number of scientific instruments.- The title page of the first volume is probably missing.- There are a few slightly damp edges along the white outer margin.
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