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Statique Expérimentale et Théorique des Liquides Soumis aux Seules Forces Moléculaires, Tome Second
by Plateau, J.(oseph)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Paris and Londres : Gauthier-Villars, 1873. 2nd volume only. Very Good, leather spine label with gilt titles, boards a bit rubbed, book plate front pastedown from the Library of the Royal Naval College Greenwich, along with their stamp dated 1875 at title page and page 1. No other markings. Joseph Plateau (1801-1883) was a Belgian physicist, He was the first person to demonstrate the illusion of a moving image, has a mathematical problem named for him, and is highly regarded for his studies of soap films, capillary action, and surface tension.. First Edition. Leather Spine/Cloth Boards. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Small Quarto.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005243
- Title
- Statique Expérimentale et Théorique des Liquides Soumis aux Seules Forces Moléculaires, Tome Second
- Author
- Plateau, J.(oseph)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Gauthier-Villars
- Place of Publication
- Paris and Londres
- Date Published
- 1873
- Size
- Small Quarto
- Bookseller catalogs
- Physics; Mathematics;
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Quarto
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- Title Page
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- Spine Label
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