Royal Academy of Sciences. History of the Royal... Lot 527

Royal Academy of Sciences. History of the Royal Academy of Sciences. Year M.DCC.IV. Second edition, revised, corrected and increased. Paris, Hochereau, 1722. In-4 brown basane, spine with ornate nerves, title and tom. (binding of the time). Some rubbing. Frontispiece by Coypel and 19 plates engraved out of text (out of 20, missing pl. 13). General physics (rectified barometer, etc.), Anatomy (iris of the eye, etc.), Chemistry (recomposition of sulphur, etc.), Botany, Arithmetic (general property of all powers), Geometry, Astronomy, Hydrography, Dioptric, Acoustics, Mechanics. Articles by La Hire, Du Verney, Maraldi, Cassini, Guinée, Tournefort, Carré, Parent, Homberg, Amontons, Geoffroy, Poupart, etc. Contains notably the rare memoirs on the combinations of Sébastien TRUCHET. Library stamp erased on the title.