Lot n° 77
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HUMBOLT (Fr. Alex. de). EXPERIENCES SUR LE GALVANISME et en - Lot 77
HUMBOLT (Fr. Alex. de). EXPERIENCES SUR LE GALVANISME et en général sur l'irritation des fibres musculaires et nerveuses. Paris, de l'imprimerie de Didot jeune, 1799. In-8, 46-530-[2] pages, half tan basane, untrimmed (period binding). ORIGINAL EDITION of the translation illustrated with 8 folding plates. Copy enriched with a very interesting letter signed by the author and addressed to M. Mathieu: "I'm afraid you're wasting your time with my invariable pendulum, made of copper with a lead-filled lens; I received it too late to carry out the experiment in Europe; I intended to do it before arriving in Mexico...". (He then gives a series of observations).
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