Esperienze fisico-meccaniche sopra varj soggetti contenenti un racconto di diversi stupendi fenomeni intorno la luce e l'elettricita... Colle spiegazioni di tutte le macchine. Tradotta dall' idioma inglese. Florenz, Guiducci e Santi Franchi 1716. 4°. Mit 8 tls. gefalt. Kupfertaf. 8 Bl., 162 S., 1 Bl. Prgt. d. Zt. mit hs. Rsch. (Best., Rckn. mit Wurmspuren).

DSB VI, 169 ff. Erste ital. Ausgabe. - Vgl. für die englische Ausgabe von 1709: Poggendorff I, 1041. Wheeler Gift 232: "Important contribution to the study of electric phenomena... Light due to friction of mercury against sides of exhausted glass-globe recognized as flashes of lightning, electric induction, vacuous globe when rubbed externally, violent repulsion, crackling noise, exhausted gloge lit up when near a second one containing air and rubbed externally". - Francis Hauksbee (ca. 1666-1713) "called the elder... is remembered for bis experiments on electroluminescence, static electricity, and capillarity performed between 1703 and 1713. His discoveries were first shown at meetings of the Royal Society of London..." (DSB). - Breitrandiges Ex. Buchblock gebrochen, tls. leicht fleckig bzw. schwach wasserrandig, tls. kl. Heftungslöcher im Bug. - Exlibris.

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