Versuch über den Schwindel

by Marcus Herz

$1,500 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

First edition

xliv, 292 pp. 8vo, cont. boards corners a little worn . Berlin: C.F. Voss & Son, 1786. First edition of this scarce book by the Jewish physician, philosopher, and scientist Marcus Herz 1747-1803 . Reputed to be one of the best doctors of his time, he was the first, according to Hirsch, to offer lectures in experimental physics in Berlin. These lectures, first offered in 1776, were extremely popular and attracted all the leading residents of Berlin

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