DE LA HIRE, Traité de Mécanique, 1695

LA HIRE, Philippe (De).

Traité de Mécanique, où l'on explique Tout ce qui est nécessaire dans la pratique des Arts, & les propriétés des corps pesants lesquelles ont un plus grand usage dans la Physique.

Paris, Jean Anisson, 1695.

12mo (160x95 mm), (12)-492 pages. binding : Contemporary full sheep. Gilt spine in six compartments. Binding rubbed with small lacks of leather.

First edition.
Numerous woodcut figures in the text.

references: 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: Bookplate Chateau des Ormes library.

Price : 550 €

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