CAMUS, Traité des forces mouvantes, 1722
CAMUS, François-Joseph de.
Traité des forces mouvantes.
Paris, Claude Jombert, 1722.
8vo (188x121 mm), (16)-535-(7) pages and 8 plates. binding : Contemporary full calf, spine in six compartments. Strong foxings at the end of volume. Title piece is missing.
First edition.
François-Joseph de Camus (1672-1732) is a French technician and inventor in mechanical science. This book is one of his most important texts, including a significant number of his inventions.
references: Macclesfield [II, 471], Honeyman [II, 574], Sotheran [I, 673].
Price : 300 €