Published by printed for Robert Knaplock at the Angel, et al., London, 1700
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. [16], 234; [4], 96, [4], index; 29 plates (10 folding), charts, diagrams; old calf stamped in blind, rebacked retaining old leather label lettered in gilt; light general wear, else a very good, sound copy. Sturm (1635-1703) was a German theologian, mathematician and astronomer. In 1669 he was appointed as lecturer in mathematics and physics at the University of Altdorf, where he spent the rest of his career; his "collegium experimentale" in the university made him one of the founders of experimental science in Germany. Wing S6094.