Sold for:
$154
$154
Maupertuis, Pierre Louis Moreau de (1698-1759) Oeuvres . Lyons: Bruyset, 1768. Four octavo volumes, portrait frontis of Maupertuis in his fur hat opposite the title in volume one, the set bound in full contemporary uniform sheepskin, boards sponge-decorated, spines gilt-tooled, with two red labels on each, marbled edges and endleaves; some head caps chipped, but generally a good set, 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. Maupertuis introduced the principle of least action, and the integral equation that describes it, an important contribution to classical mechanics.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-05-31
