Epistolarum mathematicarum fasciculus

by Giovanni Poleni

$4,500 · Offered by Martayan Lan

First edition

Rare first edition of the polymath Poleni’s letters to his contemporaries on astronomy, mathematics, hydraulics and physiology, which establish the author’s place as one of the foremost Italian scientists of his day. The collection includes letters to J. G. Marinoni (on the recent eclipse of the sun, and experiments in..... More

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