Lot no. 72
(1779). SIGAUD DE LA FOND (J. Aignan). ESSAI SUR DIFFERENT ESPECES D'AIR, qu'on désigne sous le nom d'air fixe, pour servir de suite et de supplément aux élémens de physique du même auteur. Paris, Gueffier, 1779. In-8 of [8]-16-400 pages, blond calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red pages (contemporary binding). ORIGINAL EDITION with 5 folding engraved plates. Sigaud de La Fond (1730-1810), a follower of Abbé Nollet, was a professor at the Collège Louis le Grand and a pioneer in experimental physics. Some of his work, along with that of Macquer, inspired Lavoisier's research. A fine copy.
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