Principles of Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Optics etc.

Made:
circa 1710

[Principles of Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Optics etc.; illustrated with experiments. ca.1710. 98p. ms., in English but with Latin passages in the hydrostatics section. Comprises sections on mechanics, on hydrostatics, on thermometers, hygrometers and barometers, on catoptrics and dioptrics and on 'Sir Isaac Newton's colours'. Written at a fairly popular level, with many sketches and suggestions for simple experimental demonstration]

Details

Category:
Archive
Object Number:
1954-536
Measurements:
: 215 x 165 mm
type:
ms. volume
credit:
Sotheby and Compan