Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, and optics. .

by James Ferguson

$500 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

London: Printed for J.F. and C. Rivington, T. Longman, et al. 1790. 8vo. xiv , 396, 6 , 48 pp. Seventh edition. Including directions to binder and a page of publisher’s advertisements. With 36 folding engraved plates by Ferguson and numerous text tables. Full calf, spine worn and front joint loose; interior very good with only the occasional stain, loss to margin of the final leaf of the supplement. Many of the plates

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