TRAITE' CHIMIQUE DE L'AIR ET DU FEU.

Rue et Hotel Serpente,, 1781

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Year of publication

1781

Place of printing

Paris,

Author

Scheele Charles-Guillaume

Publishers

Rue et Hotel Serpente,

Keyword

CHIMICA

Description

In-16 p. (mm. 163x87), p. pelle bazana coeva, decoraz. e tit. oro su tassello al dorso (restaur. per manc.), tagli rossi, pp. I-XLIV, 45-268, con 1 tavola ripieg. f.t., inc. in rame. "Prima edizione francese". Cfr. Duveen, p. 533: "Scheele's most renowned work. The German original first appeared in 1777" - The Honeyman Collection,II,2776(a) cita la prima edizione inglese, 1780: "The announcement of Scheele's discovery of oxygen as a gas necessary for combustion was made independently of Priestley, and two years earlier. Scheele also demonstrates the photosensitive nature of chloride of silver, a discovery that led to photography" - Poggendorff,II, p. 776-77 - Partington,III,211: "very rare".Qualche lieviss. uniforme arross., altrim. esemplare ben conservato.