MARIOTTE, Edme. Oeuvres; comprenant tous les Traitez de cet Auteur, tant ceux qui avaient déja paru séparément, que ceux qui n'avoient pas encore été publiés.A La Haye, Jean Neaulme, 17402 tomi in un vol. in 4to, mm. 270x200; Leg. piena pelle ep., dorso ornato a 5 nervi con tassello; pp. 12, 701, 35. Tra la prima e la seconda parte, pp. 4 per occhietto e frontispizio. Al termine 25 tavv. in rame ripiegate f.t. in 26 fogli, illustranti esperienze fisiche ed operazioni fisico-matematiche. A parte qualche brunitura bell’ esemplare.Bella edizione collettiva delle opere del celebre fisico francese, ristampa di quella del 1717 in cui erano apparsi importanti lavori rimasti ancora inediti. Sono qui pubblicati i seguenti trattati: Traité de la percussion ou écho des corps; Essais de physique; de la végétation des plantes; de la nature de l'air; du chaud et du froid; de la nature des couleurs; Traité du mouvement des eaux; Règles pour les jets-d'eau; Nouvelle découverte touchant la vue; Traité du nivellement; Traité du mouvement des pendules; Expériences touchant les couleurs et la congélation de l'eau; Essai de logique. Al termine un ricchissimo indice analitico. Zeitlinger: “Containing all the author's important papers on percussion, the nature of air and its pressure, the movement of fluid bodies and pendulum, on colours, etc. He is best known as the discoverer of the law named after him ,although first discovered by Boyle, on the pressure of gases, and was the first to make observations on radiant heat”. Zeitlinger, n. 2829.

2 tomes in a vol, mm. 270x200; Contemporary full leather binding, spine with 5 ribs and label; pp. 12, 701, 35. Half title and title page. At the end 25 copper plates folded in 26 leaves. Complete. Some browning, good copy.
Beautiful collective edition of the works of the famous French physicist, reissue of the one in 1717 in which important works had remained unpublished. The following treaties are published here: Traité de la percussion ou écho des corps; Essais de physique; de la végétation des plantes; de la nature de l'air; du chaud et du froid; de la nature des couleurs; Traité du mouvement des eaux; Règles pour les jets-d'eau; Nouvelle découverte touchant la vue; Traité du nivellement; Traité du mouvement des pendules; Expériences touchant les couleurs et la congélation de l'eau; Essai de logique. At the end, a very rich analytical index.Zeitlinger: “Containing all the author's important papers on percussion, the nature of air and its pressure, the movement of fluid bodies and pendulum, on colours, etc. He is best known as the discoverer of the law named after him ,although first discovered by Boyle, on the pressure of gases, and was the first to make observations on radiant heat”.