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NEW ITEM: CONDUCTION OF LIGHTNING

NEW ITEM: CONDUCTION OF LIGHTNING

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NEW ITEM: CONDUCTION OF LIGHTNING: Dell’utilità dei conduttori elettrici

by LANDRIANI, Marsilio

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8vo. xxxiv, 304 pp. Engraved title vignette, head-piece, initial, and 1 folding engraved plate. Original wrappers, top of front wrapper torn away; minor spotting on preliminary and endleaves, otherwise an excellent unsophisticated copy preserved in a folding clamshell box.

First edition of the author's fascinating treatise on lightning rods. Landriani treats not only practical matters of construction and use, but also incorporates a section on scientific theory, differentiating between natural and artificial electricity. He provides a detailed description of Franklin's experiments, and includes a catalogue of all known lightning rods installed in Europe.

Landriani (1746-1815), physicist and inventor, was one of a small group of eighteenth-century Italian scientists who received government funds to travel for the purpose of investigating scientific advances in other countries. A number of letters from scientists such as Saussure and Toaldo, among others, are published here for the first time. Along with Fontana, Landriani also developed the science of eudiometry, a method of verifying the healthiness of the air.

Gartrell, 301; Overmier & Senior, The Bakken, 78; Ronalds, p. 285; Wheeler Gift Catalogue, I, 523.

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Bookseller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
13889
Title
NEW ITEM: CONDUCTION OF LIGHTNING
Author
LANDRIANI, Marsilio
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
FIRST EDITION
Publisher
Marelli
Place of Publication
Milan
Date Published
1784
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
LIGHTNING RODS, ELECTRICITY, TECHNOLOGY, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, 18TH CENTURY, ITALIAN IMPRINTS, INSTRUMENTS, boston2011

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Vignette
A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
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Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Wrappers
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Clamshell Box
A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...

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