Leipzig, Gottfried Kiesewetter, 1747. Large 8vo. Contemp. full calf. Richly gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on top of spine. Stamps on title-page. And free endpapers renewed. (36),802,(28) pp. and 26 folded engraved plates.
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Scarce first German edition of his ""Elementa physices"". Musschenbroek's famous experiments can be studied here, which contain many illustrations" they deal with the mechanics of rigid bodies, air pressure, heat, cohesion, capillarity, phosphorescence, magnetism, and electricity. Many of these experiments have become classics in elementary instruction.Poggendorff II, 247.
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