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GALILEI, Galileo (1564-1642). Mathematical
GALILEI, Galileo (1564-1642). Mathematical
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GALILEI, Galileo (1564-1642).   Mathematical Discourses Concerning Two New Sciences relating to Mechanicks and Local Motion. London: Samuel Baker, 1734.  

4to (254 x 196 mm). Engraved table, numerous in-text illustrations. (Lacking final leaf of advertisements, title a bit browned.) Spine present only (lacking both covers, a few leaves becoming loose).   Provenance: The Franklin Institute (perforated stamp); sold Swann Galleries, 2014 (sale 2362, lot 310).

Second edition, so stated on the title-page, apparently a reissue of the first edition with the title-page reset (see ESTC). of Thomas Weston's translation of Galileo's 1638   Discorsi e Dimostrazioni Mathematiche. Galileo's final work, the Discorsi "represents the first systematic attempt to extend the mathematical treatment of physics from statics to kinematics" (Norman). ESTC T119010.


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