Lot no. 5
ALDINI (J). ESSAI THEORIQUE ET EXPERIMENTAL SUR LE GALVANISME, avec une série d'expériences faites en présence des commissaires de l'Institut National de France, et en divers amphithéâtres anatomiques de Londres.
Paris, printed by Fournier fils, 1804.
2 volumes in-8 of [6]16-350 and [4]-12-330 pages, half blond basane with corners, smooth spine, red tr.
In-8 edition published simultaneously with the quarto. Illustrated with 10 fold-out plates, this important essay contains the first description of the experiment of J. Mojon who, in 1804, discovered the property of an electric current to magnetise steel needles. Marginal damage to the second volume. Ex-libris A. Denier.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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