1746 · Pari
by Rivard, Dominique Françoi
Pari, 1746. xv,[1],324,53,[1]pp. plus twelve engraved folding plates. Contemporary mottled calf, raised bands, spine gilt, leather label. Some scuffing along outer hinges, corners worn. Contemporary inscriptions on titlepage. Else just about very good. Ex-Horticultural Society of New York, with bookplate but no other markings. Second edition, revised, after the first of 1742, of this important French work on sun dials. Rivard (1697-1778) was an important French mathematician who was influential in the introduction of the teaching of mathematics in the University of Paris. His other works include the ELEMENTS DE MATHEMATIQUES (1740) and TRAITE DE LA SPHERE (1741), among others on geometry and mathematics. The NUC locates only four copies of this edition (MB, MH, CtY, DLC).
(Inventory #: WRCAM23479)