Peter Musschenbroek (3 results)

Leather. Condition: Good Only. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. Illustrated with twenty-six folding engraved plates, this is the very scarce first English language edition of Peter Van Musschenbroek's study of natural philosophy. The very scarce first English language translation of this work, complete in two volumes.Translated into English from the original Latin by John Colson.Illustrated with twenty-six folding engraved plates. Collated, complete.An impressively detailed and attractively illustrated study of natural sciences by Van Musschebroek, who expands upon the ideas expressed by Newton.With the inscription of R. S. Greed, dated 1936, to each front blank.The work of Dutch scientist Pieter van Musschenbroek, who is credited with the invention of the first capacitor in 1746: the Leyden jar. In contemporary calf bindings. Lacking spine labels. Minor losses of calf to back strip heads and tails. Joints starting, with rear board of volume I firmly held, and the remaining boards somewhat tender. Inscription to a front blank of each volume. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned due to paper type, but clean. Good Only. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First English edition. Two volumes octavo: xiii, (3), 334, (2 adverts); (4), 28pp., 26 folding plates. Good copies in contemporary full calf, rubbed and worn at ends of spine and corners. Repair to title page of Volume I, but otherwise text pages are very good. Some plates have soiled edges from past careless folding. Musschenbroek was one of the most influential advocates of Newtonianism on the Continent, who further developed Newton's natural philosophy and dealt with physical problems that were left unaddressed by Newton.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. MUSSCHENBROEK, PETER van. Stockholm, L. L. Grefing, 1747. 8:o. 12,610,18,1-8 s. & 25 utvikbara grav. plr varav 1 utvikbar grav. karta. Några illustrationer i texten. Senare halvfranskt band. Den stora kartan är gjord efter Edmund Halley och visar kompassens variationer och titeln lyder: "Tabula totius orbis terrarum exhibens declinationes magneticas, ad annum 1700 composita ab Edmundo Halleyo simul cum inclinationibus a poundio observatis et ventis universalibus". Kartan är cirka 200 x 480 mm. Kalifornien visas som en ö, Nova Hollandia, d.v.s. Australien, är endast delvis kartograferad, Nya Zeeland ej med. Av Sverige är endast Götaland synligt. "Översatt av J. Apelblad, P. Tidén och P. Lehnberg. Innehåller även kompletteringar av författaren gjorda direkt för denna översättning. Den sista pagineringsföljden är bokreklam från Kiesewetter. ".