Paris, Jean Anisson, 1695.
Un volume in-12 (160x95 mm), (12)-492 pages. reliure : Pleine basane de l'époque. Dos à cinq nerfs orné et doré. Reliure frottée avec petits manques.
références: DSB [VI, 578 : "Although passed over by the majority if the historians of mechanics, this work marks a significant step toward the elaboration of a modern manual of practical mechanics, suitable for engineers of various disciplines"], Trent [Bibliotheca Mecanica, p.192 : "Timoshenko notes that La Hire was responsible for the first application of statics to the solution of arch problems. In the present work we find the funicular polygon used for the first time in arch analysis."].
provenance: Ex libris Bibliothèque du Chateau des Ormes propriété du comte d'Argenson au XVIIIe siècle.
Prix : 550 €