81. LA METHERIE (Jean-Claude de). Analytical essay on pure a - Lot 81

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81. LA METHERIE (Jean-Claude de). Analytical essay on pure a - Lot 81
81. LA METHERIE (Jean-Claude de). Analytical essay on pure air, and the different kinds of air. Paris, rue et hôtel Serpente, 1785. In-8, [3] f., 474 p., [1[ f. (privilege), marbled tan basane, smooth spine decorated. First edition of this treatise in which Delamétherie describes his experiments on the composition of air and on the way it can be modified by different processes, such as respiration, combustion and fermentation. He was one of the first to use quantitative methods to measure the various components of air, including oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and carbonic acid. (Duveen, 335). Binding a bit rubbed with slight leather loss, corners dulled, other minor defects.
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