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[PERRAULT], De L'Origine des Fontaines, 1678
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[PERRAULT, Pierre].
De L'Origine des Fontaines.
Paris, Jean de la Caille, 1678.
12mo (158x87 mm), (20)-353-(7) pages. (frontispiece is missing). binding : Contemporary full calf, spine rebacked.
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Second edition.
Milestone for hydrology.
Perrault succeeded in proving scientifically for the first time that rainfall was sufficient to fuel the flow of rivers, and that rain came from the evaporation of rivers and seas.
references: DSB [X, 522: "Perrault's experimental work on the rainfall and runoff of the upper Seine is a milestone in the history of hydrology"].
Price : 350 €
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