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A Compendious System Of Natural Philosophy With Notes Containing the Mathematical Demonstrations, And some Occasional Remarks
de Rowning, John
- Usado
- Estado
- Contemporary full brown calf. Very good. 2 vols
- Librería
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ardsley, New York, United States
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London: Samuel Harding, 1744. Mixed edition. leather_bound. Contemporary full brown calf. Very good. 2 vols. 29 x 13 xm. Two volumes in four parts with six title pages as follows: Preface (1743), Part I (1744), Part II (1737), Part III (1743), Part IV (1742-1743). With the continuation leaf for Part III of the second section, errata, and an Index for the Whole after Part IV. Text covers Mechanics, Hydrostatics and Pneumatics, Optics, and Astronomy. A total of 41 copper-engraved fold-out plates -- Vol. I (9), Vol. II (4), Vol. III (15), Vol. IV (13). Rowning, Rector of Anderby, Lincolnshire, and a Fellow of Magdelene College, Cambridge, developed the first mechanical device for solving polynomial equations. Although the machine works for any degree in theory, it was only practical for quadratics. ALLIBONE, Vol.II, p.1885. Raised bands, spine panels decorated in gilt, spine labels lacking, minimal text toning, back cover joints cracked -- at middle of Vol. I and foot, Vol. II -- but firm. Spine labels lacking. Overall, a clean, sound set.
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 18196
- Título
- A Compendious System Of Natural Philosophy With Notes Containing the Mathematical Demonstrations, And some Occasional Remarks
- Autor
- Rowning, John
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather_bound
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Contemporary full brown calf. Very good. 2 vols
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Mixed edition
- Editorial
- Samuel Harding
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1744
- Palabras clave
- Natural Philosophy
- Catálogos del vendedor
- New Arrivals; History of Science; Natural Philosophy; Mathematics;
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- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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ardsley, New York
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