Lot no. 107
PAETS VAN TROOSTWIJK (A) - KRAYENHOFF (C). DE L'APPLICATION DE L'ÉLECTRICITE A LA PHYSIQUE ET A LA MEDECINE.
Amsterdam, D. J. Changuion, 1788.
In-4° of 12-319-1bl. pages, marbled basane, spine ribbed and decorated, marbled pages (contemporary binding).
FIRST EDITION, with 4 folding plates, awarded a prize by the Société Royale de Valence en Dauphiné. The work examines the relationship between lightning and electricity, phenomena such as the aurora borealis, and the influence of electricity on the acceleration of vegetation. The second part examines electricity in relation to the healing of disease. A few light rings on a few pages, otherwise a fine copy. Ex-libris A. Dénier.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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