1781 PHYSICS 1ed Sigaud La Fond Experiments Science Air Chemistry Enlightenment

1781 PHYSICS 1^ed Sigaud La Fond Experiments Science Air Chemistry Enlightenment

Sigaud de la Fond was an 18^th-century professor of physics who is most-remembered for discovering that hydrogen combustion produces water. “Elements of Physics” was Lafond’s landmark work on his physics experiments and discoveries, a work which would greatly influence his later published “Dictionary of Physics”.  This encyclopedia-style dictionary features countless entries of physics terms with detailed explanations and experiment results throughout!

This 1781 first edition of La Fond’s “Dictionary of Physics” was published in Paris by Serpent in five separate tomes.

Item number: #23610

Price: $950

LA FOND, M. Sigaud de

Dictionnaire de physique,

A Paris: rue et Hotel Serpente, 1781. 1^st edition

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 5 volumes
  • I – xii, 704 (i.e., 708)
  • II– [2], 658
  • III – [2], 651, [1]
  • IV – [2], 629, [3]
  • V – [2], v-xii, 559, [1]
  • 17 plates
• References: Poggendorff II, 927; Cole 1213; Hoefer 53, 966; Duveen 550
  • References marking Fond and Macquer working together to discover the flammable air
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~8in X 5in (20.5cm x 13cm)

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