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HAÜY, Traité élémentaire de physique, 1803

Photo HAÜY, René Just. 

HAÜY, René Just. 

Traité élémentaire de physique. 

Paris, Delance et Lesueur, 1803.

Two volumes 8vo (193x123 mm), (6)-xxxiv-426 pages et 8 planches / (4)-iii-447 pages et 16 planches.  binding : Contamporary full calf, gilt flat spines. Covers gilt for Lycée de Limoges. Caps, corners and joints worn. 

Photo HAÜY, René Just. 

First edition.
Physics work which was intended for teaching in national high schools.
However, we find there what was the main object of Haüy's research, the crystalline form of minerals and their properties.

references: Neville [I, 603 :"There are large sections on electricity and magnetism, and this work is also of some chemical interest. The book is divided into 905 paragraphs, each covering a specific topic"].

Price : 300 €

Photo HAÜY, René Just. 
Photo HAÜY, René Just. 
Photo HAÜY, René Just. 
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