Elemens de Geometrie. . . Quatrieme edition. [with:] La Statique ou la Science des Forces Mouvantes. Seconde edition. [with:] Deux Machines propres a faire les Quadrans avec tres-grande facilite. Seconde edition. [3 volumes in 1].

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3 volumes in 1. 12mo. [24], 163, [6]; [24], 239, [1]; [10], 58, [2] pp. The first & third works with printer's woodcut device on vignette, head and tail-pieces, numerous woodcut figures (incl. 4 folding pls.); waterstaining throughout. Original gilt-stamped calf. Very good copy. As a Jesuit priest and a scientist, Pardies, whose works, said to be written with great neatness and elegance*, were popular in their day, "presented a problem to his order. From the time of his appointment at La Rochelle his superiors distrusted him because he was known 'to pursue strange opinions avidly,' and until his death he was continually obliged to compromise his true views on philosophy and science, to the point that they cannot be established with certainty. . . . Although Pardies did not have the time to devote the full measure of his abilities to science, he was undoubtedly one of those vigorous intellects that science always needs, along with great discoverers, especially in an age of transition. That he was just such an intellect is evident from his pedagogical writings and his contacts with the pioneers of physics. . . His notions, as bold as they were naive, purported to demonstrate the spirituality of the soul by virtue of its capacity to understand the infinite through the 'clear and distinct ideas' of certain geometric arguments." â Â" Pierre Costabel, DSB X, pp. 314-315. *John Mason Good, Olinthus Gregory, Newton Bosworth, Pantologia: A New Cyclopaedia, Comprehending a Complete Series of Essays . . . vol. IX, London, 1813. N° de ref. del artículo RW1594

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