Lot n° 17
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BOUGUER, Pierre - De la Manoeuvre des vaisseaux ou Traité de - Lot 17
BOUGUER, Pierre - De la Manoeuvre des vaisseaux ou Traité de méchanique et de dynamique; dans lequel on réduit à des solutions très simples les problèmes de marine les plus difficiles, qui ont pour objet le mouvement du navire. Paris, H. L. Guerin et L. F. Delatour, 1757. In-, XXX, 520 pp. with 15 folding plates, fawn marbled calf, spine ribbed and ornamented, small tear at upper head, hinges a little rubbed.
DSB II, 344. First edition. Renowned for his work in optics, between 1730 and 1735 Bouguer held a royal chair in piloting at Le Havre. His much-appreciated work was reprinted several times, notably by Abbé de La Caille. It deals mainly with measuring instruments and calculations.
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