The Experimenters: A Study of the Accademia del Cimento
Hardcover
1971 · Baltimore and London
by Middleton, W. E. Knowles
Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1971. Hardcover. VG / VG- (Light wear to dj., particularly at extremities. DJ clipped.). Brown cloth over boards. Beige illus. dj. 415 pp. BW frontispiece, 5 bw figures, 6 bw plates. A study of the Accademia del Cimento based on manuscripts in Florentine libraries and archives. Includes the first English translation since 1684 of the "Saggi di naturali esperienze," the academy's sole publication. (Inventory #: 147171)