POISSON, S.D. (SIMÉON-DENIS).

Traité de Mécanique. 2 Vols.

Paris, Bachelier, 1833. Bound in 2 contemp. hcalf. Gilt spines. Titlelabels with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on top of spines. Stamps on title-pages.(4),XXX,(2),696;(4),782 pp. and 7 folded engraved plates. Few scattred brownspots.

Second edition of this classic work, written in the style of Laplace and Lagrange it was for a long time a standard work in analytical mechanics. Here he introduced many novelties such as an explicit usage of momenta.

Order-nr.: 51264