Author: LE GRAND, A.- Cartesianism.- Luminescence.-
Title: Historia naturae, variis experimentis et ratiociniis elucidata. Secundum principia stabilita in institutione philosophiae. Edita ab eodem Authore. Editio secunda priori auctior.
Description: London, Apud J. Martin, Regalis societatis typographum, ad insigne Campanae in Coemeterio Divi Pauli, 1680. 4to. W. engr. front. portr., engr. title and numer. engr. textills. Modern half polished clf., over blueish paste paper brds., spine in compartments, red spine label, giltlettered. (XVI, 431, I (blank), XV, I (blank) pp.). (Preliminary leaves lower margin waterst.). Thijssen Schoute, i.l.c., comp. pp. 196, 198.: Thorndike VIII, 286/92: Newton Harvey, 97/8: a.o.pl.: 'Descartes had many followers, who expounded and elaborated his views. Among such men as ..., and LeGrand (1650/80), the Cartesian doctrines were well defended, but only Le Grand ... discoursed at any length on luminescences, ...': Le Grand popularized Cartesianism in England.: Wing L 952: Wellcome III, 480: Neu 2288.

Keywords: Science physics luminescene natural philosophy Vilic