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BAKER, Henry. Le Microscope à la portée de tout le monde, ou description, calcul & explication de la nature, de l'usage & de la force des meilleurs microscopes ; …, Paris (Ch. A. Jombert) 1754. In-8°, pl. eau écaillé de l'époque, p. de garde marbrées, p. xvi + [iv] + 356 avec 15 pl. dépl. Bel exemplaire. EO en français, traduit par Esprit Pezenas sur l'édition anglais de 1742. Cinq des planches montrent les instruments, l'une présentant un microscope solaire, image qui n'apparaisse pas dans l'original anglais. Traité d'un grand clarté ; la plus importante œuvre de vulgarisation du sujet au XVIIIe siècle. Roper 10/5 Provenance : bibliothèque de Jean-Nérée RONFORT (1943-2012)
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