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Leather. Condizione: Good Only. First edition. Illustrated with twenty-six folding engraved plates, this is the very scarce first English language edition of Peter Van Musschenbroek's study of natural philosophy. The very scarce first English language translation of this work, complete in two volumes.Translated into English from the original Latin by John Colson.Illustrated with twenty-six folding engraved plates. Collated, complete.An impressively detailed and attractively illustrated study of natural sciences by Van Musschebroek, who expands upon the ideas expressed by Newton.With the inscription of R. S. Greed, dated 1936, to each front blank.The work of Dutch scientist Pieter van Musschenbroek, who is credited with the invention of the first capacitor in 1746: the Leyden jar. In contemporary calf bindings. Lacking spine labels. Minor losses of calf to back strip heads and tails. Joints starting, with rear board of volume I firmly held, and the remaining boards somewhat tender. Inscription to a front blank of each volume. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned due to paper type, but clean. Good Only. Not Stated (illustratore). book.…