Peclet e eugene 1793 1857 (3 resultados)

1st edition. Original wrappers, good. Edges worn and dulled. Scans and additional data on request. Subjects; Heat. Thermodynamics. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Original wrappers, good. Edges worn and dulled. Scans and additional data on request. Subjects; Heat. Thermodynamics. 1 Kg.

in-4to, VIII + 624 p. / 2 leaves + 583 p. / 2 leaves + 618 p., with over 700 illustrations some of which on plates (one in coulour), some rare foxing in places, generally crisp, reliure en d.-cuir, dos à cinq nerfs, titre et tomaison dorés au dos, bel exemplaire bien relié. / bordeaux red half calf on raised bands, gilt title vol. numbers on spine. The fourth edition of the main work by the French physicist Jean Claude Eugène Peclet, on heat considered in its applications. Peclet's publications were famous for their clarity of style, sharp-minded views and well performed experiments.Peclet was one of the first scholars of the Ecole Normale at Paris (Gay-Lussac and Dulong being his teachers). He was elected professor at the Collège de Marseille in 1816, teaching physical sciences there until 1827. He returned to Paris when he was nominated Maitre de Conferences at the Ecole Normale and was elected Professor at the important Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. Vgl. Poggendorff II/386 (only 1st of 1828, and 3rd ed.).…