The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, from Their Commencement, in 1665, to the Year 1800 (Volume XV only, 1781-1785)
The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, from Their Commencement, in 1665, to the Year 1800 (Volume XV only, 1781-1785)
Royal Society (Great Britain); Charles Hutton; George Shaw; Richard Pearson
C. & R. Baldwin, 1809
v. 15. 1781-1785 Quarto, 27 cm. Bound in 3/4 leather over marbled boards. Rebacked, with modern leather spine, original boards conserved. Pages generally clean and unmarked. 9 plates at end. Final plate has offsetting. Royal Meteorological Society book plate.
This is v.15, of a 18 volume set where the Royal Society reprinted the first 150 years of their publications. This volume includes Volta's article "On very weak Electricity;" as well as Priestly's article, "On Phlogiston, Air, and Water." Numerous other articles include physiology, Mechanical engineering, mathematics, chemistry, optics, meteorology, geologist, etc.