JULIA DE FONTENELLE, Jean-Sébastien-Eugène. Manuel de Physique amusante, ou nouvelles récréations physiques. 

Paris, Librairie encyclopédique de Roret, 1832.

In-18 (140x85 mm), (4)-460 pages and 3 big folding plates.  binding : Contemporary quarter calf, gilt flat spine. Rubbed. Fresh copy. 

Julia de Fontenelle is a popularizer who contributed significantly to the encyclopedic collection of the famous Roret manuals.
Here the spotlight is given to experimental physics with experiments that can be performed by everyone.

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