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[MANUSCRIPT - PHYSICS]. "Physicae Institutioues." Italy, 1740.
8vo (205 x 152 mm). 292pp., in Latin, in ink; 38 leaves (of which 3 folding) containing 99 numbered ink drawings. (Some minor spotting or offsetting.) Contemporary vellum, hand-lettered on spine (some soiling, a few crayon marks on upper cover).
With an introduction followed by Liber I Physica Generalis, and with an index on pp.289-292. The text is organized with four dissertations that include a number of chapters, and the content covers all of the major areas of physics, including properties of bides, fluids, mechanics, heat, and optics. Numerals annotated in the margin refer to figures at the end.
Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat Botanicum



