HAÜY, L'ABBÉ (RENE-JUST).

Traité élémentaire de Physique. Troisieme edition, Revue et considerablement augmentée. 2 vols.

Paris, Bachelier, 1821. Bound in 2 fine contemp. full calf, spines richly gilt and with tome-and titlelabels with gilt lettering. Edges gilt and gilt borders on covers. A stamp on htitles. (4),510;(4),452,(2) pp. and 19 large folded engraved plates. A fain dampstain to marghins of the last 25 leaves and plates in volume 2.(more to the last 4 plates just reaching image).

Haüy is well known for his importent works in mineralogy. Napoleon had nominated Haüy an honorary canon of Notre Dame, in 1803 he ordered him to write a textbook of physics for the newly instituted lycées. This book was outstanding for its clear, methodological expositionof physics, although mathemaical treatment of problems was lacking. His "Traite de Physique" brought him appointment to the Legion of Hoor in 1803.

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