Boyle, Robert

Estimate

2,500 - 3,500 EUR

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Description

Boyle, Robert
Medicina hydrostatica : or, hydrostatycks applyed to the Materia Medica. Shewing, how by the Weight that divers Bodies, us'd in Physick, have in Water ; one may discover whether they be Genuine or Adulterate. To which is subjoyn'd, a previous Hydrostatical Way of Estimating Ores.London, printed for Samuel Smith, 1690.

édition originale. 2 parties en un volume petit in-8 (166 x 100 mm) orné d'un frontispice gravé.

reliure de l'époque. Veau brun, dos à nerfs orné, pièce de titre rouge (postérieure), filets à froid sur les plats, tranches jaspées. Epidermure au bas du dos.

Literature

Neville, Historical Chemical Library I, 2006, p. 200 : "One of Boyle's last writings and important as the first work in English on determining specific gravity. The catalogue at the end is rare and was added to only a few copies."- Fulton, A Bibliography of Robert Boyle, 1932, p. 118 : "The book is not common and has not been reprinted except for the Geneva edition."

Condition

Epidermure au bas du dos.
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Catalogue Note

Figure de proue de la révolution scientifique en Angleterre, Robert Boyle (1627-1691) publie un an avant sa mort un traité de physique qui ne concerne en rien la médecine, malgré le titre. L'expérimentateur par excellence s'applique à déterminer la pesanteur spécifique des corps. Il en dresse une table appliquée aux métaux, sels, minerais, ivoire, ambre, etc.
L'exemplaire renferme, comme il convient, le Catalogue of the philosophical books and tracts de l'auteur (14 pages). Ouvrage assez rare, non repris dans les premières éditions collectives.