ROCKETRY - JACQUES-PHILIPPE MÉRIGON de MONTGÉRY.

Traité des Fusées de Guerre, nommées autrefois Rochettes et maintenant Fusées a la Congrève.

Paris, Bachelier, 1825. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on spine. Stamps on title-page. (4),295,(1) pp., 6 folded engraved plates with many figures. A few faint scattered brownspots.

Scarce first edition of Montgéry's notable work on the mechanics, chemistry and useability of rockets in warfare.
"Montgéry’s investigations of pyrotechnics led him to do research into the war rockets of William Congreve and to the production of what may be the first documented history of rocketry, Traité des fusées de guerre (1825). Known throughout Europe, it became the standard work on the subject, appeared in serial form in several official journals, and was republished in 1841. Montgéry’s coverage was exhaustive and analytical, particularly in his treatment of rocket physics."(DSB).

Order-nr.: 57500