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The famous names in science are present on our shelves: Euclid, Newton, Darwin, Pascal, Lavoisier and also those who have participated in scientific progress.

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OZANAM, Jacques.

Dictionnaire Mathématique, ou idée Générale des Mathématiques.
Dans lequel sont contenus les termes de cette science, outre plusieurs termes des Arts & des autres sciences, avec des raisonnemens qui conduisent peu à peu l'esprit à une connoissance universelle des Mathématiques.

Amsterdam, Huguetan, 1691.

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400 €

A reprint of the first edition, published the same year by Michallet in Paris.
The dictionnary is divided into sections dealing with subjects such as arithmetic, algebra, geometry, cosmography, astronomy, navigation, optics, perspective, mechanics, hydrostatics, architecture, fortification and music.

OZANAM, Jacques.

Récréations Mathématiques et Physiques, qui contiennent plusieurs Problêmes d'Arithmétique, de Géometrie, d'Optique, de Gnomonique, de Cosmographie, de Méchanique, de Pyrotechnique, & de Physique. Avec un Traité nouveau des Horloges Elémentaires.

Paris, Jean Jombert, 1694.

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2000 €

Rare first edition and the first work on "Recreational Mathematics".

OZANAM, Jacques.

Méthode générale pour tracer des cadrans de toute sorte de plans.

Paris, Estienne Michallet, 1685.

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250 €

Second edition.
A self-taught mathematician, Jacques Ozanam was above all a popularizer of mathematics. In his works, he disseminated practical applications of this science, whether for the division of land, the calculation of inheritances or, as here, the drawing of sundials.

PACHON, Abbé.

Origine des Fossiles et des continents ou nouvelle théorie de la Terre.

Paris, Bechet, 1850.

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50 €

First edition.
Abbé Pachon proposes a theory of the Earth trying to reconcile biblical writings with fossils and geological data.

PAINVIN, Louis.

Principes de la Géométrie Analytique.

Douai, Alf. Robaut, 1866-1870.

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500 €

First edition
Complete two volumes: Plane Geometry (1866) and Geometry of Space (in two parts joined: 1869 and 1870).
Louis Félix Painvin (1826-1875), an associate professor of mathematics, practiced at the Lycée de Douai, a city where he had these principles of analytic geometry printed.
Fine paper printing is like a handwritten course, which makes it easy to insert figures and equations into the text.
In 1872, Painvin replaced Darboux at Lycée Louis Le Grand.

Works whose circulation was probably limited and found very rarely.

PALISSY, Bernard.

Oeuvres de Bernard Palissy revues sur les exemplaires de la Bibliothèque du Roi ; avec des notes par M. Faujas de Saint Fond, et des additions par M. Gobet.

Paris, Ruault, 1777.

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450 €

First edition of the complete works of Bernard Palissy. As always without the portrait and the dedicatory epistle to Franklin, which were deleted by the editor prior to publication.
In this copy a later portrait as been added.

It contains the texts on alchemy, but also on agriculture, geology, botany, ceramics, embalming, engineering, hydrology , medicine, metallurgy, meteorology, mineralogy, paleontology, philosophy, physics, toxicology and zoology.

Palissy, first became famous through his technique for making a rustic enameled earthenware, a skill which gained him the appointment of inventeur des rustiques figurines du roy. Palissy was probably one of the first men in France to teach natural sciences from facts, specimens and demonstrations rather than hypotheses. (DSB).

[PANCKOUCKE, Charles].

De l'Homme, et de la reproduction des différens individus.

Paris, s.n., 1761.

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150 €

First edition.

[PANHARD].

Brochures : Panhard 24.

Paris, Panhard, [v.1965].

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50 €

Citroën bought Panhard in 1965 and stopped production in 1967.

[PANHARD].

Catalogue Panhard 24.

Paris, Citroen, 1965.

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50 €

Last vehicle produced by the brand. Citroën bought Panhard in 1965 and stopped production in 1967.

PARIS, François-Edmond.

Traité de l'Hélice Propulsive.

Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1855.

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600 €

First edition.
Reference work on the beginnings of the use of the propeller as a means of propulsion of ships. T
he propeller improved in the 1830s begins to show its superiority over paddle wheels, and all commercial or military fleets are in full transition to steam propulsion.

The frontispiece represents the Himalaya, a British liner which is then the largest ship ever built. It will be used by the Royal Navy during the Second Opium War and will not be destroyed until 1940 by a German bombing.

Complete copy with all the required plates.

PASCAL, Blaise.

Oeuvres de Blaise Pascal.

La Haye [Paris], Detune, 1779.

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1500 €

First and only old collective edition,
Published by Bossut, this edition is illustrated with a portrait and 14 plates.
Among the unpublished there are many "pensée", writings on Grace, the Treaty of vacuum and and extensive correspondence.
Volumes IV and V contain the scientific works.
We found the second printing of the describing of invention of the computing machine of Descartes (TIV, pages 7-30). The first edition, certainly printed by the author, is unobtainable (only two copies known).
Also of interest here is the reprint of Pascal's 1654 paper introducing his triangle of binominal coefficients (Pascal's Triangle), included in Volume V, pages 1-54. Pascal's invention "predated the concepts of computation of the values of polynomial functions by differences.".

PASCAL, Blaise.

Oeuvres de Blaise Pascal.

La Haye [Paris], Detune, 1779.

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2500 €

The first and sole ancient collective edition, partially original.

Published by Bossut, this edition is illustrated with a portrait and 14 plates.
Among the unpublished there are many "pensée", writings on Grace, the Treaty of vacuum and and extensive correspondence.
Volumes IV and V contain the scientific works.
We found the second printing of the describing of invention of the computing machine of Descartes (TIV, pages 7-30). The first edition, certainly printed by the author, is unobtainable (only two copies known).
Also of interest here is the reprint of Pascal's 1654 paper introducing his triangle of binominal coefficients (Pascal's Triangle), included in Volume V, pages 1-54. Pascal's invention "predated the concepts of computation of the values of polynomial functions by differences.".

PASCAL, Blaise || STROWSKI, Fortunat.

Oeuvres complètes publiées avec une biographie, des introductions, des notes et des tables par Fortunat Strowski. Préface par Pierre de Nolhac. Tome I : Biographie - Oeuvres scientifiques.

Paris, Ollendorff, [1923].

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100 €

This edtion of 1923 was published on large paper copy, with 20 on Holland paper. Our copy is the n°11.

This book (volume 1) includes a biography of Pascal and the texts of his scientific works.
(the other volumes 2 and 3 published in 1926 and 1929) consist of his literary and philosophical texts.).

PAUCTON, Alexis-Jean-Pierre.

Théorie de la Vis d'Archimède, de laquelle on déduit celle des moulins conçus d'une nouvelle maniere. On y joint la construction d'un nouveau lock ou sillometre, & celle d'une sorte de rames très-commodes.

Paris, J.H. Butard, 1768.

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1200 €

First edition.
Unusual work in which Paucton seeks to improve and diversify the applications of the Archimedes screw. Among his innovative ideas we note the possibility of using the Archimedes screw as a means of propulsion for boats and as a propeller for windmills. By putting this propeller which he calls pterophore horizontally, he re-elaborates with genius Leonardo da Vinci's flying propeller, and even calculates the surface of canvas that it would take for a man to be able to rise in the air in this way.
A book on the origins of the helicopter.

PAYEN, Anselme.

Précis de chimie industrielle à l'usage des écoles préparatoires aux professions industrielles et des fabricants.

Paris, L. Hachette et Cie, 1849.

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75 €

First edition.
Anselme Payen (1795-1871) was a French chemist known for discovering the enzyme diastase, and the carbohydrate cellulose.

PECLET, E.

Traité élémentaire de physique-Atlas seul.

Paris, L.Hachette, 1847.

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30 €

The Atlas alone.

PELOUZE, Edmond.

Secrets modernes des arts et métiers.

Paris, Librairie de Maison, 1840 - 1850.

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350 €

Third edition, the most important, because contains a description of the Daguerreotype's technique, presented at the Academy of Sciences of Paris on 7th January 1839 by Arago,

This book consists in many different chapters with one that reproduced the full text of the description of this revolutionary process, taken from the « Historique et description du daguerréotype et du diorama », published in 1839 by Daguerre.

It is one of the first diffusions of this technique in a book of scientific popularization (in 1840), which shows the huge success of photography among the public.

Complete copy in 3 volumes, with an additional manuscript volume written by an anonymous author (it contains a set of manufacturing methods for products such as linen marking ink, marine glue or how to make fabrics waterproof).

PELTIER, F.A.

Notice sur le vie et les travaux scientifiques de J.C.A. Peltier.

Paris, E. Bautruche, 1847.

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125 €

First edition of this important scientific biography of of J.C.A. Peltier (1785-1845) known for his works on electricity and the "Peltier effect".

PENN, Johannes Jacobus.

Handboek der Schoone Bouwkunst.

Breda, F.P. Sterk, 1841.

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200 €

Architecture book in Dutch.

[PERRAULT, Pierre].

De L'Origine des Fontaines.

Paris, Jean de la Caille, 1678.

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350 €

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.

PERRIN, Jean.

Traité de chimie physique. Les principes.

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1903.

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60 €

First edition of this physiqal and chemical course of Perrin.
Perrin received the Nobel price in 1926 for his work on the discontinuous structure of matter.

PETER-MÜLLER, Irmgard || BASTIAN, Jacques.

Strassburger Keramik.

Bâle, Historisches Museum, 1986.

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25 €

Exhibtion catalogue.

PETER-MÜLLER, Irmgard || BASTIAN, Jacques.

Strassburger Keramik.

Bâle, Historisches Museum, 1986.

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25 €

Exhibtion catalogue.

PETIT, Henri.

Les moteurs.

Paris, Hachette, 1922.

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50 €

First edition.

This book is about the principles of operation and construction of the internal combustion engine.

PETREL, Jacques.

La negation de l'atome dans la chimie du XIXe siecle. - Cahiers d'histoire et de philosophie des sciences, 1979, no.13.

Paris, CNRS, 1979.

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20 €

Inscribed copy.

[PEUGEOT].

Photos anciennes de la Peugeot Type 95.

Pontoise, A. Godefroy, 1910.

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150 €

Very beautiful old prints of a Peugeot car model. The photographed model appears to be a variation of the 95-type output in 1907. The Type 95 is a luxury model of the brand intended to be driven by a driver.

PEYRÉ, J.M.M.

Cours de Physique destiné à MM. les élèves de l'école royale spéciale militaire - premier cahier.

Paris, Anselin et Pochard, 1830.

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40 €

Rare first edition.

PEYROUX, Jean ||LEIBNITZ Godefroi-Guillaume.

Oeuvre concernant la physique, suivi d'extraits de la méthode du maximum et du minimum de Fermat. De la dioptrique et des principes de Descartes. Traduit pour la première fois du latin par Jean Peyroux.

Paris, Blanchard, 1985.

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50 €

[PHOTOGRAPHIE].

Lot de 5 livres sur les techniques et compositions photographiques.

Paris, s.n., [1900-1928].

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50 €

First edition.
Book mainly focused on the collodion process.

followed by :
GANICHOT, Theoretical and practical treatise on the retouching of negative and positive proofs, Paris, Charles Mendel, [v. 1890]
112 pages (missing the half-title).
Long before Photoshop, retouching images has always been at the heart of the art of photography.

PICARD, Emile.

Leçons sur quelques problèmes aux limites de la théorie des équations différentielles.

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1930.

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30 €

First edition.
Émile Picard (1856-1941), is a French mathematician, specialist in mathematical analysis. He gave his name to an iterative method of solving integral equations.
Course given at the Sorbonne in 1908-10 and revised in 1928.

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All our Scientific books

OZANAM, Jacques.

Dictionnaire Mathématique, ou idée Générale des Mathématiques. Dans lequel sont contenus les termes de cette science, outre plusieurs termes des Arts & des autres sciences, avec des raisonnemens qui conduisent peu à peu l'esprit à une connoissance universelle des Mathématiques.

OZANAM, Jacques.

Récréations Mathématiques et Physiques, qui contiennent plusieurs Problêmes d'Arithmétique, de Géometrie, d'Optique, de Gnomonique, de Cosmographie, de Méchanique, de Pyrotechnique, & de Physique. Avec un Traité nouveau des Horloges Elémentaires.

Rare first edition and the first work on "Recreational Mathematics".

OZANAM, Jacques.

Méthode générale pour tracer des cadrans de toute sorte de plans.

Second edition.A self-taught mathematician, Jacques Ozanam was above all a popularizer of mathematics. In his works, he disseminated practical applications of this science, whether for the division of land, the calculation of inheritances or, as here, the drawing of sundials.

PACHON, Abbé.

Origine des Fossiles et des continents ou nouvelle théorie de la Terre.

First edition.Abbé Pachon proposes a theory of the Earth trying to reconcile biblical writings with fossils and geological data.

PAINVIN, Louis.

Principes de la Géométrie Analytique.

PALISSY, Bernard.

Oeuvres de Bernard Palissy revues sur les exemplaires de la Bibliothèque du Roi ; avec des notes par M. Faujas de Saint Fond, et des additions par M. Gobet.

[PANCKOUCKE, Charles].

De l'Homme, et de la reproduction des différens individus.

First edition.

[PANHARD].

Brochures : Panhard 24.

Citroën bought Panhard in 1965 and stopped production in 1967.

[PANHARD].

Catalogue Panhard 24.

Last vehicle produced by the brand. Citroën bought Panhard in 1965 and stopped production in 1967.

PARIS, François-Edmond.

Traité de l'Hélice Propulsive.

PASCAL, Blaise.

Oeuvres de Blaise Pascal.

PASCAL, Blaise.

Oeuvres de Blaise Pascal.

PASCAL, Blaise || STROWSKI, Fortunat.

Oeuvres complètes publiées avec une biographie, des introductions, des notes et des tables par Fortunat Strowski. Préface par Pierre de Nolhac. Tome I : Biographie - Oeuvres scientifiques.

PAUCTON, Alexis-Jean-Pierre.

Théorie de la Vis d'Archimède, de laquelle on déduit celle des moulins conçus d'une nouvelle maniere. On y joint la construction d'un nouveau lock ou sillometre, & celle d'une sorte de rames très-commodes.

PAYEN, Anselme.

Précis de chimie industrielle à l'usage des écoles préparatoires aux professions industrielles et des fabricants.

First edition. Anselme Payen (1795-1871) was a French chemist known for discovering the enzyme diastase, and the carbohydrate cellulose.

PECLET, E.

Traité élémentaire de physique-Atlas seul.

The Atlas alone.

PELOUZE, Edmond.

Secrets modernes des arts et métiers.

PELTIER, F.A.

Notice sur le vie et les travaux scientifiques de J.C.A. Peltier.

First edition of this important scientific biography of of J.C.A. Peltier (1785-1845) known for his works on electricity and the "Peltier effect".

PENN, Johannes Jacobus.

Handboek der Schoone Bouwkunst.

Architecture book in Dutch.

[PERRAULT, Pierre].

De L'Origine des Fontaines.

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.

PERRIN, Jean.

Traité de chimie physique. Les principes.

First edition of this physiqal and chemical course of Perrin. Perrin received the Nobel price in 1926 for his work on the discontinuous structure of matter.

PETER-MÜLLER, Irmgard || BASTIAN, Jacques.

Strassburger Keramik.

Exhibtion catalogue.

PETER-MÜLLER, Irmgard || BASTIAN, Jacques.

Strassburger Keramik.

Exhibtion catalogue.

PETIT, Henri.

Les moteurs.

First edition. This book is about the principles of operation and construction of the internal combustion engine.

PETREL, Jacques.

La negation de l'atome dans la chimie du XIXe siecle. - Cahiers d'histoire et de philosophie des sciences, 1979, no.13.

Inscribed copy.

[PEUGEOT].

Photos anciennes de la Peugeot Type 95.

Very beautiful old prints of a Peugeot car model. The photographed model appears to be a variation of the 95-type output in 1907. The Type 95 is a luxury model of the brand intended to be driven by a driver.

PEYRÉ, J.M.M.

Cours de Physique destiné à MM. les élèves de l'école royale spéciale militaire - premier cahier.

Rare first edition.

PEYROUX, Jean ||LEIBNITZ Godefroi-Guillaume.

Oeuvre concernant la physique, suivi d'extraits de la méthode du maximum et du minimum de Fermat. De la dioptrique et des principes de Descartes. Traduit pour la première fois du latin par Jean Peyroux.

[PHOTOGRAPHIE].

Lot de 5 livres sur les techniques et compositions photographiques.

PICARD, Emile.

Leçons sur quelques problèmes aux limites de la théorie des équations différentielles.

First edition.Émile Picard (1856-1941), is a French mathematician, specialist in mathematical analysis. He gave his name to an iterative method of solving integral equations. Course given at the Sorbonne in 1908-10 and revised in 1928.

Dictionnaire Mathématique, ou idée Générale des Mathématiques.
Dans lequel sont contenus les termes de cette science, outre plusieurs termes des Arts & des autres sciences, avec des raisonnemens qui conduisent peu à peu l'esprit à une connoissance universelle des Mathématiques.

Second edition.
A self-taught mathematician, Jacques Ozanam was above all a popularizer of mathematics. In his works, he disseminated practical applications of this science, whether for the division of land, the calculation of inheritances or, as here, the drawing of sundials.

First edition.
Abbé Pachon proposes a theory of the Earth trying to reconcile biblical writings with fossils and geological data.

First edition.
Anselme Payen (1795-1871) was a French chemist known for discovering the enzyme diastase, and the carbohydrate cellulose.

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.

First edition of this physiqal and chemical course of Perrin.
Perrin received the Nobel price in 1926 for his work on the discontinuous structure of matter.

First edition.

This book is about the principles of operation and construction of the internal combustion engine.

First edition.
Émile Picard (1856-1941), is a French mathematician, specialist in mathematical analysis. He gave his name to an iterative method of solving integral equations.
Course given at the Sorbonne in 1908-10 and revised in 1928.