‎HAUY (R.J. Abbé)‎
‎Traité élémentaire de physique -- EDITION ORIGINALE -- TRES BEL EXEMPLAIRE -- 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE SET)‎

‎P., Delance & Lesueur, 1803, 2 volumes in 8 reliés en demi-basane à coins, dos ornés de filets et caissons dorés (reliures de l'époque), (infimes piqûres de vers à 2 mors), T.1 : (3), 34pp., 426pp., 8 PLANCHES DÉPLIANTES numérotées 1 à 8, T.2 : (2), 3pp., 447pp., 16 PLANCHES DEPLIANTES numérotées 9 à 24 - SOIT 24 PLANCHES DEPLIANTES‎

Reference : 7975

‎---- EDITION ORIGINALE ---- TRES BEL EXEMPLAIRE ---- EXEMPLAIRE DE F.M. REMOND avec sa signature sur les faux-titres ---- "Napoleon, who in 1802, while first consul, had nominated Haüy (1743-1822) an honorary canon of Notre Dame, in the next year ordered him to write a textbook of physics for the newly instituted lycées. This book was outstanding for its clear, methodical exposition of physics. Like most of his contemporaries, Haüy adhered to Newton's corpuscular theory of light and to the theory that heat was caused by a 'caloric matter'. His own contribution to physics consisted in his researches on double refraction in crystals, on pyroelectricity in crystals (especially tourmaline and boracite), and on piezoelectricity. Haüy's 'Traité de physique' brought him appointment to the Legion of Honor in 1803." (DSB)**7975/L2‎