Physics.- Mariotte (Edmé) Oeuvres, 2 vol. in 1, first collected edition

Physics.- Mariotte (Edmé) Oeuvres, 2 vol. in 1, first collected edition, titles in red and black with engraved vignette, 26 engraved folding plates, one with short tear, sig.R & S misbound after sig.T, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving original spine, corners repaired, 4to, Leiden, Pierre Vander, 1717. *** Edme Mariotte his date of birth is unknown died in 1684. 'Honored as the man who introduced experimental physics into France. Newton cited his work in his 'Principia'. Provenance: James Dundas (ink inscription to title); H.F. Bienfait (bookplate).

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