Description: Expériences et Observations sur l'Électricité. Faites a Philadelphie en Amerique Par M. Benjamin Franklin, Seconde Edition. Two Volumes in One, Chez Durand, A Paris, 1756, 245 pp, 365 pp, printer’s devices, full original leather, 6.5 x 4”, 18mo. In fair condition. Moderate wear to extremities with heavy wear to edges and corners. Corners rubbed to cardboard and rounded. Joints splitting with red rot. Loss at head with chipping and binding exposed. Six compartment spine nicely preserved overall, presents well. Gilt stamping and decoration bright and clean. Delicate floral motif is a nice added touch. Leather has been marbled with acid, another nice touch by the binder. Boards are single ruled. Ex-library of Knox College The Caldwell Collection on pastedown. Edward Caldwell (1861-1949) was an enthusiastic collector of rare books and maps. He graduated from Knox College and left his personal collection to them. He was editor and president of McGraw-Hill publishing company. Second end papers is torn with loss at top corner. Doodles on rear of second end paper. Light toning at edges throughout with minor instance of foxing. Free of known marginalia. Binding remains intact. All edges red. Index is completely written in beautiful French manuscript! Please see photos. Benjamin Franklin's seminal collection of letters and essays regarding electricity. The letters were written by Franklin to Peter Collinson, a prominent member of the scientific community in eighteenth century London and a Fellow of the Royal Society. The work is widely considered to be America's most significant scientific book of the eighteenth century and earned Franklin the prestigious Copley Medal. Five English editions of the book were released between 1751 and 1764. The first of these was released in pamphlet form, and in three distinct parts (1751, 1753, and 1754). This French edition was published in 1752 and is a translation of part I of the first English edition. The book was translated by the French physicist Thomas-François Dalibard, who also contributed a forward and a brief history of studies in electricity. While translating the work, Dalibard was particularly intrigued by Franklin's proposed experiment involving an iron rod attracting lightning bolts. Dalibard successfully carried out the experiment in May of 1752, a month before Franklin performed the same experiment with his legendary kite and key. Due to the success of this book, Franklin was elected to the French Academy of Science in 1772. RAREF1756ORTL
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Author: Benjamin Franklin
Publisher: Chez Durand
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