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Photo MORIN, Arthur Jules. 

MORIN, Arthur Jules. 

Aide-mémoire de mécanique pratique. 

Paris, Hachette, 1860.
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30 €

Fourth edition.

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POUILLET. 

Notions générales de physique et de météorologie à l'usage de la jeunesse. 

Paris, A. Pigoreau, [ca.1860].
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40 €
Photo DAGUIN, Pierre-Adolphe. 

DAGUIN, Pierre-Adolphe. 

Traité élémentaire de physique théorique et expérimentale. 

Paris, Edouard Privat, 1861-1862.
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150 €

Second edition augmented.

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CHAM. 

Cours de Physique. 

Paris, Maison Martinet, [v.1861].
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50 €

Cham, pseudonym of Amédée de Noé (1818-1879), is a French illustrator, caricaturist and playwright known and recognized.
This book is atypical and at the opposite of those received in schools!
It is a collection of very humorous illustrations, which are about the principles of Physics. With its simple, fast, sharp and precise style, Cham manages to make readers laugh about serious areas in the different fields of this science.

Photo DUHAMEL, Jean-Marie Constant. 

DUHAMEL, Jean-Marie Constant. 

Cours de mécanique. 

Paris, Mallet-Bachelier, 1862-1863.
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80 €

Third edition.

Photo BRIOT, Charles Auguste Albert. 

BRIOT, Charles Auguste Albert. 

Essais sur la théorie mathématique de la lumière. 

Paris, Mallet-Bachelier, 1864.
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First edition.
First publication of the "Briot formula", an empirical law describing the refractive index n of a medium as a function of the wavelength λ of the incident light.

Photo CHEVREUL, Michel Eugène. 

CHEVREUL, Michel Eugène. 

Des couleurs et de leurs applications aux arts industriels à l’aide des cercles chromatiques. Avec XXVII planches gravées sur acier et imprimées en couleurs par René Digeon. 

Paris, J.B. Baillière et Fils, 1864.
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5500 €

First edition of the rarest of Chevreul's publications on color.

Michel-Eugène Chevreul (1786-1889) is known to chemists for his research on fatty acids, saponification, and the discovery of stearin, but it is as a color theorist that his name will go down in history. Chevreul was appointed director of the Manufacture des Gobelins in 1824. Responsible for overseeing the production of dyes, he supported the work of dyers with his research on color perception. Thus, in 1839, he proposed a scientific approach to color complementarity and subsequently developed "color circles." A true "Pantone" color chart, a hundred years ahead of its time, Chevreul's color circles had the dual benefit of systematizing the production of hues (each with its own name) and making it easier to understand the concept of color complementarity. Thus, complementary colors are found on the same diameter of the color wheel, Red No. 2 corresponds to Green No. 2. "I believe I can affirm that it is possible to subject colors to a reasoned nomenclature, by relating them to types classified according to a simple method, accessible to the intelligence of all those who deal with colors" (extract from the preface). The standardization of color production was to interest first and foremost the industry then in full development, but it is undoubtedly in the Impressionist movement that Chevreul's theories found their finest accomplishment. Very early on, painters were inspired by Chevreul's work in their paintings, starting with Delacroix and then Monet. We will thus remember the fields of poppies dear to the Impressionists (Van Gogh, Monet, Pissaro...) where the red dots of the flowers burst out on complementary green backgrounds. The 27 spectacular plates were printed by René-Henri Digeon using chromochalcography, the process and difficulties of which are discussed in a paragraph in the book. Digeon appears to have presented a first edition of these plates at the 1855 World's Fair, for which he received a patent from the Empress. Several of the plates in our copy appear to be from this first edition and contain errors that have been corrected in other later copies that we have been able to consult.

Photo BRESSE, Jacques-Antoine-Charles. 

BRESSE, Jacques-Antoine-Charles. 

Cours de mécanique appliquée, professé à l'école impériale des ponts et chaussées. 

Paris, Mallet-Bachelier, 1866-1868.
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80 €
Photo BECQUEREL, Edmond. 

BECQUEREL, Edmond. 

La Lumière, ses causes et ses effets. 

Paris, Firmin Didot frères, 1867-1868.
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450 €

First edition.
The first part is devoted to light sources, in which Becquerel discusses his work on luminescence. The second part deals with the effects of light, with a long chapter on color reproduction through photography. Becquerel is now considered the creator of the first color photograph in 1848.

Photo DAGUIN, Pierre-Adolphe. 

DAGUIN, Pierre-Adolphe. 

Traité élémentaire de physique théorique et expérimentale avec les applications à la météorologie et aux arts industriels. 

Toulouse / Paris, Édouard Privat / Tandou et Cie / Delagrave et Cie, 1867-1868.
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120 €

Third edition.

Photo DELAUNAY, Charles-Eugène. 

DELAUNAY, Charles-Eugène. 

Cours élémentaire de mécanique théorique et appliquée. 

Paris, Garnier, 1867.
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30 €
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VERDET, Emile. 

Oeuvres de E. Verdet, publiées par les soins de ses élèves. 

Paris, Béchet Jeune, 1868-1872.
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200 €

First collective edition of the works of Emile Verdet.

Tome 1. Notes et mémoires
Tome 2. Cours de physique T1
Tome 3. Cours de physique T2
Tome 4. Première partie. Conférences de Physique faite à l'Ecole normale première partie
Tome 4. Deuxième partie. Conférences de Physique faite à l'Ecole normale seconde partie
Tome 5. Leçons d'optique physique. Tome premier
Tome 6. Leçons d'optique physique. Tome second
Tome 7. Théorie mécanique de la Chaleur. Tome I
Tome 8. Théorie mécanique de la Chaleur. Tome II.

Photo HIRN, Gustave Adolphe. 

HIRN, Gustave Adolphe. 

Conséquences philosophiques et métaphysiques de la thermodynamique. Analyse élémentaire de l'univers. 

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1868.
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40 €

First edition.

Photo ZEUNER, Gustav. 

ZEUNER, Gustav. 

Théorie mécanique de la chaleur, avec ses applications aux machines. 

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1869.
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150 €
Photo MOUCHOT, Augustin. 

MOUCHOT, Augustin. 

La Chaleur solaire et ses applications industrielles. 

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1869.
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1200 €

First edition.
Pioneering book on solar energy, one of the first entirely devoted to the subject.
Augustin Mouchot (1825-1912) was a French inventor and engineer, a pioneer in solar energy. His book La chaleur solaire et ses applications industrielles (Solar Heat and Its Industrial Applications) is a major work detailing his research and inventions for capturing and utilizing solar energy. Mouchot is famous for developing solar collectors and steam engines powered by solar energy, thus anticipating the importance of renewable energy by several decades. This book, illustrated with 35 engravings, is an essential resource for the history of solar technology and 19th-century engineering, presenting concepts that are still relevant today.

Presentation copy to Jean Gustave Bourbouze (1825-1889).

Photo DUPRÉ, Athanase. 

DUPRÉ, Athanase. 

Théorie mécanique de la chaleur. 

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1869.
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60 €

First edition.
Athanase Dupré (1803-1869) was Dean of the Faculty of Sciences of Rennes and a renowned French physicist. His work Théorie mécanique de la chaleur (Mechanical Theory of Heat) is an important contribution to the understanding of thermodynamics and heat in the 19th century, a pivotal period for the development of these concepts. The inclusion of an experimental section, in collaboration with Paul Dupré, highlights the importance of empirical approaches in validating physical theories of the time. This work is part of the debates and advancements that led to the establishment of the laws of thermodynamics.

Photo TYNDALL, John. 

TYNDALL, John. 

Le son. 

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1869.
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50 €

First edition French.

Photo PONCELET, Jean-Victor. 

PONCELET, Jean-Victor. 

Introduction a la mécanique industrielle physique ou expérimentale. 

1870, Gauthier-Villars, 1870.
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50 €

The author, Jean-Victor Poncelet, was a French mathematician and engineer, known for his contributions to projective geometry and rational mechanics.

Photo CURIE, Jean. 

CURIE, Jean. 

Nouvelle théorie de la poussée des terres et de la stabilité des murs de revêtement. 

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1870.
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60 €

Jean Curie (1829-1910) was a military engineer and a former student of the École Polytechnique. His work Nouvelle théorie de la poussée des terres et de la stabilité des murs de revêtement (New Theory of Earth Pressure and the Stability of Retaining Walls) is a technical treatise on soil mechanics and construction. It proposes a new approach to calculating the lateral pressure exerted by the earth on retaining walls, a crucial problem in civil engineering.

Presentation copy.

Photo SECCHI, Angelo. 

SECCHI, Angelo. 

Le Soleil. Exposé des principales découvertes modernes sur la structure de cet astre, son influence dans l'univers et ses relations avec les autres corps célestes. 

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1870.
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200 €

First edition.

Angelo Secchi (1818-1877) was a prominent Italian Jesuit priest and astronomer, director of the Roman College Observatory. A pioneer of stellar spectroscopy, he is recognized as one of the pioneers of spectroscopy. His work on the Sun was revolutionary, using spectroscopic techniques to study its composition and structure. This work is a synthesis of the knowledge of the time about our star, integrating modern discoveries and the Sun's relationships with other celestial bodies.

Numerous figures in the text, some with color highlights. Two fold-out color spectrum plates.

Photo ACADÉMIE DES SCIENCES. 

ACADÉMIE DES SCIENCES. 

Mémoires présentés par divers savants à l'académie des sciences de l'institut de france. 

Paris, Imprimerie nationale, 1872.
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120 €

Volume XX of the Memoirs presented to the Academy of Sciences including the following articles:
- Étude sur le déplacement d'une figure de forme invariable. Nouvelle méthode des normales; applications diverses; par M. A. Mannheim.
- Mémoire sur l'écoulement des corps solides, par M. H. Tresca.
- Applications de l'écoulement des corps solides au laminage et au forgeage, par M. H. Tresca.
- Études sur le tracé des roues hydrauliques à aubes courbes de M. le général Poncelet, par M. le général Didion.
- Complément au Mémoire sur l'écoulement des corps solides, par M. H. Tresca.
- Études relatives aux inondations et à l'endiguement des rivières, par M. Dausse.
- Théorie des ondes liquides périodiques, par M. J. Boussinesq.
- Écoulement des corps solides. - Mémoire sur le poinçonnage des métaux, par M. H. Tresca.

Photo SECCHI, P. Angelo. 

SECCHI, P. Angelo. 

L'Unité des forces physiques. Essai de philosophie naturelle. 

Paris, F. Savy, 1874.
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35 €

Father Angelo Secchi (1818-1877) was an Italian Jesuit, director of the Rome Observatory, and a renowned astronomer and physicist, corresponding member of the Institute of France. His work L'Unité des forces physiques (The Unity of Physical Forces) is an essay on natural philosophy that explores the concept of unity and interconnectedness of the various forces known in physics at his time. Secchi, a pioneer in stellar spectroscopy, sought to establish a unified vision of the physical world, a central theme in 19th-century science. This second, revised and considerably augmented edition, published based on Dr. Deleschamps' Italian translation, demonstrates the interest in his ideas in France.

Photo TYNDALL, John. 

TYNDALL, John. 

La Chaleur, Mode de Mouvement. 

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1874.
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50 €

Second edition.
John Tyndall (1820–1893) was a prominent Irish physicist, best known for his work on light scattering (the Tyndall effect) and his investigations into radiant heat. He was also a prolific science popularizer and a passionate advocate for scientific inquiry. This work is a French translation of his seminal work on the nature of heat as a mode of motion (the kinetic energy of particles). He played a crucial role in disseminating the concepts of thermodynamics and the kinetic theory of gases.

Photo DUPUY, Léon. 

DUPUY, Léon. 

Exposé de la méthode de Hansen pour le calcul des perturbations spéciales des petites planètes. 

[Paris], [Baillière], [1874].
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150 €

First edition.
Article published in the Memoirs of the Physical and Natural Sciences Society of Bordeaux.TX on this fundamental problem of celestial mechanics which preoccupied mathematicians and astronomers at the end of the 19th century. Discussion on Hansen's method which is a perturbation theory approach to the three-body problem.

Photo HIRN, Gustave Adolphe. 

HIRN, Gustave Adolphe. 

Exposition analytique et expérimentale de la théorie mécanique de la chaleur. 

Paris, Gauthier-villars, 1875-1876.
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130 €

Third edition.

Photo PHILLIPS, Édouard. 

PHILLIPS, Édouard. 

Cours d'hydraulique et d'hydrostatique professé à l'École Centrale. 

Paris, J. Dejey & Cie, 1875.
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70 €

First edition.

Photo TYNDALL, John. 

TYNDALL, John. 

La lumière - six leçons faites en Amérique dans l'hiver de 1872-1873. 

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1875.
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50 €

First edition in French.

Photo MASCART, Éleuthère. 

MASCART, Éleuthère. 

Traité d'électricité statique. 

Paris, Masson, 1876.
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70 €

First edition.
Éleuthère Mascart (1837-1908) was a French physicist, a professor at the Collège de France, and a member of the Académie des Sciences.

Photo CORNU, Alfred. 

CORNU, Alfred. 

Mémoire sur la détermination de la vitesse de la lumière entre l'observatoire et Montlhéry, par M. A. Cornu. in Annales de l'Observatoire de Paris, publiées par U. -J. Le Verrier - Mémoires - Tome XIII. 

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1876.
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200 €

First edition.

Alfred Cornu (1841-1902), is famous for his three measurements of the speed of light between 1872 and 1874, made with the method of Fizeau for which he had great admiration.
The last and the best was done between the Observatory and the Montlhéry Tower. This article of 315 pages, is devoted to this last experiment.
The article "Recherches sur les observations magnétiques faites à l'observatoire de Paris de 1667 à 1872", by M. G. Rayet is bound in at the end of the volume.

Photo BUIGNET, Henri. 

BUIGNET, Henri. 

Manipulations de physique. Cours de travaux pratiques. 

Paris, J.-B. Baillière et fils, 1876.
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80 €

First edition.

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