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Condition: Top cover of volume 2 missing, joint in good condition, solid hinges, 3 dented corners spine with raised bands decorated with golden fleurons and the title piece and the year, title printed in red and black, apart from some browning inside quite fresh, red slices. Full of topics covered.
Very complete copy of its 23 filled-in plates and 2 folding tables
Content: On the effects of Electricity on organized bodies. On the evaporation of water in the salt pans. On the movements of the beaks of birds. On arsenic. On the comet which appeared in 1748. Observation on lunar eclipses
A fine copy, perfectly bound. 67487929
