An Introduction to Natural Philosophy (two volumes)
Language: English
Published by T. Dobson, Philadelphia, 1795
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Lee Booksellers, Lincoln, NE, U.S.A.Lee Booksellers
AbeBooks seller since August 2, 2010
Condition: Used - Good
US$ 350.00
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Full leather binding with original gilt/black leather titles affixed. Several owner's names in ink and pencil on second free endpaper and at top of TP. "A New Edition withImprovements." 25 numbered plates, some folding, all are present. One table. Some foxing throughout. No library markings except private owner's. Pages are tight. Extremely interesting scientific plates including a telescopic appearance of the moon, levers, pulleys, planets, eclipses, maps of the hemispheres, light/reflection & refraction, lenses, human eye, electricity, pneumatics. etc. 366 + 359 + index in each volume. Nicholson was perhaps most noted for being the first to use electricity to separate hydrogen and oxygen.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- An Introduction to Natural Philosophy (two volumes)
- Author
- Nicholson, William
- Publisher
- T. Dobson, Philadelphia
- Publication year
- 1795
- Condition
- Good+
- Binding
- Leather Bound
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Lee Booksellers
Lincoln, NE, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since August 2, 2010
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