Traite de paix entre Descartes et Newton, precede des vies litteraires de ces deux chefs de la physique moderne

Paulian, P. Aime-Henri.

Edité par A Avignon: Chez le Veuve Girard, Impr. Libr. Ë la Place St. Didier, 1763.

Aim -Henri Paulian (1722-1801) was a French physics professor at the Jesuit College of Avignon and a natural philosopher. He wrote several works on natural science, including Syst me generale de philosophie; Dictionnaire des nouvelles decouvertes en physique; and Dictionnaire de physique, which was often reprinted. In Trait de paix, Paulian attempts to create a synthesis between Descartes and Newton, which he calls le syst me Newtocartesian. Three volumes, twelvemo. x, 405 [+1, errata]Õ iv, 374 [+1, errata]; xviii, 381, [+2, errata and notes] pp. Engraved folding frontispiece and two folding diagrams in Vol. I and engraved headpieces and initial letters; three engraved folding diagrams in Vol. II. Contemporary tan calf with gilt-tooled spine. Edges stained red. Binding extremities lightly rubbed with slight scuffing and soiling to boards. Very minor foxing and light toning in Volume I. A few leaves unopened in Volume I. Title-page of Volume II has a small marginal chip. Page 331 of Volume III has a hole in the gutter, affecting text, but with no loss. Several leaves in each volume have small creases, affecting some letters, but with no loss. A very good set. First edition. N° de réf. du vendeur 17401

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Titre : Traite de paix entre Descartes et Newton, ...
Éditeur : A Avignon: Chez le Veuve Girard, Impr. Libr. Ë la Place St. Didier, 1763.
Reliure : Couverture rigide