Spectacle Feu Elementaire Cours Electricité by Rabiqueau Charles (5 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Hardback, contemporary velli boards, worn, title in old manuscript on spine. 18 x 11. 5cm 5, 296pp, 4. Avis and errata leaf after title, woodcut ornaments, 10 folding engraved plates. Disbound, text block, detached from binding and plates loose. Complete but in need to repair.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon état. In-12 19,5 x 12 cm. Reliure de l'époque veau havane marbré, dos à nerfs encadrés de fers dorés, 296 pp., 10 planches repliées in fine. Très bon exemplaire de l'édition originale, intérieur exempt de rousseurs. "Où l'on trouve l'explication, la cause et le méchanisme du feu dans son origine, de-là dans les corps, son action sur la bougie, sur le bois, et successivement sur tous les phénomenes électriques ; où l'on dévoile l'abus des pointes pour détruire le tonnerre : on y expliquer en outre la cause de la chûte des corps au centre de la Terre, celle de l'ascension de l'eau dans les tuyaux capillaires, etc. Que le feu est le ressort, l'air l'agent du méchanisme de l'univers.".

LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1753 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 335 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 335 Language: French.

In-8vo (cm. 19,5) di pp. (4) 296 (4). Con 10 tavv. inc. su rame e rip. f.t. contenenti 116 belle ill., fregi xil. n.t. Perg. coeva, tiut. ms. al dso (lievi difetti). Forellino di tarlo, nell'ang. bco di parte del vol., parz. rest. Buon es. Firma autografa dell'autore alla fine dell'introduzione. Il corso illustra numerosi esperimenti che si potevano eseguire nel laboratorio dell'autore. In fine si trovano le osservazioni per facilitare il successo degli esperimenti. Cfr. Wheeler Gift, 381 : "Experiments on the nature and effects of the electric discharge in illustration of the author's views; death of prof. Richmann of St. Petersburgh while experimenting with atmosferic electricity in 1753". Alcune biblioteche segnalano anche un ritratto, non riscontrato nella bibliografia citata.ID: CW_15153.

Paris, Jombert, Knapen et Duchesne, 1753. In-8 de (4), 4, 296, (4) pages et 10 pages ; basane fauve racinée de l'époque, dos à nerfs orné, tranches rouges (manque les coiffes, mors fendus sur 3 centimètres). Édition originale peu courante de ce texte dans lequel Rabiqeau décrit les expériences de physique expérimentale, en particulier d'électricité statique, qu'il réalisait lors des cours de physique qu'il donnait à son hôtel particulier. En fin de volume 10 planches représentent les divers expériences de l'auteur. "Experiments on the nature and effects of the electric discharge in illustration of the author's views." (Wheeler Gift). Intérieure propre.