POISSON, Nouvelle théorie de l'action capillaire, 1831
POISSON, Siméon-Denis.
Nouvelle théorie de l'action capillaire, servant d'introduction à un Traité de physique mathématique.
Paris, Bachelier père et fils, 1831.
4to (260x203 mm), (4)-300 pages and 1 folding plate. binding : Contemporary full calf, flt gilt spine. All edges gilt. Spine rubbed. Title page and some leaves foxed.
First edition.
Prize copy for Concours général of Paris.
references: Pomeau [Surface tension, 2017 : "In 1831 Simeon Denis Poisson published his 'Nouvelle Théorie de l’action capillaire'. He maintained that there is a rapid variation of density near the surface of a liquid, and he gave very strong reasons, which have been only strengthened by subsequent discoveries, for believing that this is the case. The result, however, of Poisson’s investigation is practically equivalent to that already obtained by Laplace. In both theories the equation of the liquid surface is the same, involving a constant H, which can be determined only by experiment."].
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