Statical Essays Containing Vegetable Staticks Or An Account Of Some Statical Experiments On The
$2,200 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books
Contemporary speckled calf, covers ruled in gilt, spines with raised bands, red morocco lettering piece. Provenance: Sir William Foulis armorial bookplate A classic of experimental science. 'A landmark study on circulation in plants and humans.' PMM The first volume, first published in 1727 under the title Vegetable Staticks, was the first complete account of the physiology of plants, including the reaction with air and movement of the sap Horblit .
- Binding: Leather
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