Author: Muschenbroek, Peters von. [= Musschenbroek, Petrus (Pieter) van.]
Title: Hrn. Peters von Muschenbroek [...] Grundlehren der Naturwissenschaft, nach der zweyten lateinischen Ausgabe, nebst einigen neuen Zusa¨tzen des Verfassers, ins Deutsche u¨bersetzt. Mit einer Vorrede ans Licht gestellt von Johann Christoph Gottscheden.
Description: Leipzig, Verlegts Gottfried Kiesewetter, Buchh. in Stockholm.1747. [xxxvi], 802,[28] pp. 26 folded copper-engr. plts. Contemp. h.calf, spine gilt tooled & raised in compartments. Crown 8vo. - Edges rubbed; few tiny wormholes at the top of the spine; outer edges of folding plates frayed,/ discol. / sl. stained; owner's name and few tiny spots on title page.* Rare complete copy of the first German edition after the second Latin edition of his Elementa physices (1734), containing the famous experiments of Musschenbroek. # Poggendorff II, 247. - - Pieter van Musschenbroek (14 March 1692 - 19 September 1761) was a Dutch scientist. He was a professor in Duisburg, Utrecht, and Leiden, where he held positions in mathematics, philosophy, medicine, and astronomy. He is credited with the invention of the first capacitor in 1746: the Leyden jar. He performed pioneering work on the buckling of compressed struts. Musschenbroek was also one of the first scientists (1729) to provide detailed descriptions of testing machines for tension, compression, and flexure testing. An early example of a problem in dynamic plasticity was described in the 1739 paper (in the form of the penetration of butter by a wooden stick subjected to impact by a wooden sphere).

Keywords: Natural History Natuurwetenschappen ?Oude drukken / ?Stelling Achter Toonbank / ?Stelling Achter Toonbank / VII