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Nouveaux Principes D'Artillerie..., commentés par Leonard Euler, traduits de L'Allemand, avec Notes, Par M. Lombard. - [WITH ROYAL PROVENANCE]
Dijon & Paris, L.N. Frantin & Jombert, 1783. Bound in fine contemp. full calf, raised bands and richly gilt compartments. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A stamp on htitle and titlepage. (4),XIV,538,X,(1) pp. and 2 folded engraved plates. Internally clean and fine, printed on good paper.
First French edition of Robin's & Eulers work together. Robins' work New Principles of Gunnery was first issued in French in 1771 and Eulers work came together with Robins' work in the German translation of 1745. Euler's work is called ""Eulers erläuterte Artillerie.""""An inquiry from the King about the best work on artillery moved Euler to translate into German Benjamin Robin's ""New Principles on Gunnery"". Euler added his own supplements on ballistics, which were five times longer than the original text. These supplements occupy an important place in the history of ballistics..."" (DSB). - Poggendorff I:689.
Neue Grundsätze der Artillerie enthaltend die Bestimmung der Gewalt des Pulvers nebst einer Untersuchung über den Unterschied des Wiederstands der Luft in schnellen und langsamen Bewegungen aus dem Englischen des Hrn. Benjamin Robin übersetzt und mit ...
Berlin, A. Haude, 1745. Small 8vo. Cont. hcalf. Gilt back. Gilt title-label in red leather on back. Upper compartment of back with a paper-label pasted on. Light scattered browning to leaves, but a good copy. Title-page with 2 rubberstamps. Engraved title-vignette. (16), 720 pp. and 8 folded engraved plates.
First German edition of Robin's famous work ""On Gunnery"" describing the compositions of gun-powders, ballistics and pyrotechnics and it is the first edition of Euler's extensive commentaries and additions. It is called ""Eulers erläuterte Artillerie.""""An inquiry from the King about the best work on artillery moved Euler to translate into German Benjamin Robin's ""New Principles on Gunnery"". Euler added his own supplements on ballistics, which were five times longer than the original text. These supplements occupy an important place in the history of ballistics..."" (DSB). - Poggendorff I:689.
