BOSCOVICH, Ruggero Giuseppe. Theoria Philosophiae Naturalis ad Unicam Legem Virium in Natura existentium. Venezia, REMONDINI, 1763
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In-4to; mm. 260x 200; Contemporary full calf binding, spine with 5 ribs with gilded titles and ornaments, marbled endpapers, red edges; pp. XL, 311, 9, [Catalogus operum P. Rogerii Josephi Boscovich]; Titlepage in red ancd black with Vignette, 4 copper plates folded at the end. Stamp of extinct library on titlepage.
Final Edition. Opera in the history of scientific thought, the greater the versatile Jesuit Dalmatian precursor of modern atomic theory. This edition was printed under the direct supervision of Boscovich, indicated with embossed on the cover page; Editor's preface recalls how the Viennese edition, printed during the short stay of the author in the imperial city, had numerous fines and elements of imprecision especially in algebraic formulas, such as to cause confusion to the "System Boscovichianum" fines that needed so corrections from apportarsi under the direct control of the Author. Of great interest also the extensive bibliography of the author in the last 8 unnumbered pages. Whyte: "with Boscovich's Corrections and Under His personal supervision Because He was dissatisfied with the Vienna edition".
Riccardi, I, 180, n. 53-3; Sommervogel, I, 1841; Whyte, p. 130.
Condition Report: Fresco esemplare. Il lotto viene venduto provvisto di licenza d'esportazione.THE LOT IS OFFERED WITH A VALID EXPORT LICENCE
Final Edition. Opera in the history of scientific thought, the greater the versatile Jesuit Dalmatian precursor of modern atomic theory. This edition was printed under the direct supervision of Boscovich, indicated with embossed on the cover page; Editor's preface recalls how the Viennese edition, printed during the short stay of the author in the imperial city, had numerous fines and elements of imprecision especially in algebraic formulas, such as to cause confusion to the "System Boscovichianum" fines that needed so corrections from apportarsi under the direct control of the Author. Of great interest also the extensive bibliography of the author in the last 8 unnumbered pages. Whyte: "with Boscovich's Corrections and Under His personal supervision Because He was dissatisfied with the Vienna edition".
Riccardi, I, 180, n. 53-3; Sommervogel, I, 1841; Whyte, p. 130.
Condition Report: Fresco esemplare. Il lotto viene venduto provvisto di licenza d'esportazione.THE LOT IS OFFERED WITH A VALID EXPORT LICENCE
