GALILEI, Galileo (1564-1642). Mathematical Discourses Concerning Two New Sciences relating to Mechanicks and Local Motion. London: Samuel Baker, 1734.
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Nov 9, 2021
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Nov 10, 2021
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$1,200
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Lot Description
GALILEI, Galileo (1564-1642). Mathematical Discourses Concerning Two New Sciences relating to Mechanicks and Local Motion. London: Samuel Baker, 1734.
4to (254 x 196 mm). Engraved table, numerous in-text illustrations. (Lacking final leaf of advertisements, title a bit browned.) Spine present only (lacking both covers, a few leaves becoming loose). Provenance: The Franklin Institute (perforated stamp); sold Swann Galleries, 2014 (sale 2362, lot 310).
Second edition, so stated on the title-page, apparently a reissue of the first edition with the title-page reset (see ESTC). of Thomas Weston's translation of Galileo's 1638 Discorsi e Dimostrazioni Mathematiche. Galileo's final work, the Discorsi "represents the first systematic attempt to extend the mathematical treatment of physics from statics to kinematics" (Norman). ESTC T119010.
Property from the Thomas Sills Trust, Chicago. Illinois
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