Author: Rumford, Benjamin Count of
Title: Philosophical papers: Being a collection of memoirs, dissertations, and experimental investigations, relating to various branches of natural philosophy and mechanics. Together with letters to several persons on subjects connected with science and useful improvement. Vol I.
Description: London, T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, Strand, 1802. Original gilt half calf on five raised bands with corners, gilt library-vignet in the middle of the frontcover, portrait-frontispiece by Kellerhofen and Rauschmayr, XXIV, 390pp. and XIII folding plates with numerous engravings at rear. Ca. 21,5 x 13 cm.Although marked as Volume I, there is no more published; the vignet on the frontcover: "Royal Engineers Library" and "UBIQUE". Corners a little bumped; good copy. Contains various papers including Experiments on Gunpowder, Experiments made with Cannon and some attempts to improve Field Artillery, Experiments on Production of Air from Water, Intensities of Light emitted by Luminous Bodies, Experiments on Coloured Shadows, Conjectures respecting the Principles of the Harmony of Colours, Enquiry concerning Chemical Properties attributed to Light, etc. Thompson was well known for his technological innovation, and he studied gunpowder and illumination throughout his life.

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