HYDRODYNAMICA, SIVE DE VIRIBUS ET MOTIBUS FLUIDORUM COMMENTARII. OPUS ACADEMICUM

Bernoulli, Daniel

Published by Johann Reinhold Dulsseker, Argentorati (Strasbourg), France, 1738

About this Item

8vo. contemporary vellum in later half leather, marbled paper-covered clamshell box. (vi), 304 pages, plates. First edition. Brunet I, 803. With ownership inscription of P.C.G. Volkmar of Helmstadt. dated 1765 on front free endpaper. Ex-library with markings. Pencil and ink notations on endpapers. Else a near fine copy in a lovely later clamshell box. Text in Latin. Dedication, preface, table of contents. Bernoulli's epochal work on fluids and gases. "A milestone in the study of the flow of fluids. In this work he established the 'Bernouilli Principle' that as the velocity of a fluid increases, its pressure decreases. Of particular interest are his critical observations on his father's theories". Twelve foldout plates, with 78 figures illustrating Bernoulli's research follow text. contemporary vellum in later half leather, marbled paper-covered clamshell box.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: HYDRODYNAMICA, SIVE DE VIRIBUS ET MOTIBUS FLUIDORUM COMMENTARII. OPUS ACADEMICUM
• Publisher: Johann Reinhold Dulsseker, Argentorati (Strasbourg), France
• Publication Date: 1738
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition