Traité Théorique et Expérimental d'Hydrodynamique

by Charles Bossut

$2,750 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

First edition

23 folding engraved plates. 3 p.l., xviii, 545, 3 pp.; 4 p.l., 515, 1 pp. Two vols. Thick 8vo, orig. mottled calf a few minor defects , triple gilt fillet round sides, flat spines richly gilt, green morocco lettering pieces on spines. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1786-87. First edition of one of the classic works in hydrodynamics and hydraulics. The second volume is particularly interesting as it describes numerous hydraulic experiments. The

• Binding: Leather

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