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ALGAROTTI, FRANCESCO, CONTE (1712-1764) ; EMILIE DU CHATELET. Il Newtonianismo per le dame; ovvero, Dialoghi sopra la luce e i colori ...
Napoli (i.e. Padova) , 1737 (i.e, 1739), Pirated edition of the first edition.. Reference: Arato, #3, 24 cm; xii, 300 pages. Lacks frontispiece. Bound "alla rustica" in original pasteboard. Untrimmed, unsophisticated, wide-margined copy. Distinguished from first printing by inverted printer's device on title page, variant type face, variant collation, and absence of errata. A fine, bright copy. ¶ An eighteenth century best seller, Algarotti's "Newtonianism for Ladies" poses the "Opticks" in a series of dialogues with Emilie du Chatelet. It was an instant success, and it inspired many imitations. It was also one of the main channels through which Newtonian ideas reached the general public in continental Europe. Algarotti was invited to Cirey in order to teach Newton's precepts to Emilie du Chatelet in 1735. The text is the result and distillation of their conversations, and it must be said that du Chatelet played a major role in its creation. The frontispiece of the original edition was re-engraved for the "pirated" edition and apparently omitted from many copies, including this one.
Offered for US$ 500.00 by: Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio - Book number: 4255
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