A Compleat System of Opticks in Four Books, viz, A Popular, a Mathematical, a Mechanical, and a Philosophical Treatise. To which are added Remarks upon the Whole (in Two Volumes)

Robert Smith

Published by The Author, Cambridge, 1738

About this Item

First edition. All four books bound into a single volume. A worthy candidate for repair/rebind as this book, in its present state, is a bit rough externally. Text appears to be complete, along with all plates, however it is possible that some might plates be lacking. It does include the final errata/ 'instructions to binder' leaf. 'Largely based on Newton. Greatly stimulated the construction of optical apparatus and is the most helpful historical treatise on light of its time'- Babson. 'Both comprehensive and reliable, the work became probably the most influential optical textbook of the eighteenth century'- DSB. Vol. I, [6],vi,[8],280; Vol.II, pp. [2],281-455,[1],171.[9],[iv]. [Babson 161; Bibliotheca Chemico-Mathematica 4459; Maslen & Lancaster 2593; Duncan 12597; Crawford 419; Bowes 455; DSB XII, 477; Houzeau & Lancaster 3323; Poggendorff II, 945].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Compleat System of Opticks in Four Books, viz, A Popular, a Mathematical, a Mechanical, and a Philosophical Treatise. To which are added Remarks upon the Whole (in Two Volumes)
• Publisher: The Author, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1738
• Edition: 1st Edition