An Experimental Treatise on Optics, Comprehending the Leading Principles of the Science, and an Explanation of the More Important and Curious Optical Instruments and Optical Phenomena.
by John Farrar
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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Ballston Lake, New York, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, MA: Hilliard and Metcalf, at the University Press. First Edition. Original green cloth spine with brown paper-covered boards. vii, 351 pp. Contains 6 folded plates. Plates 2, 4, and 5 are Very Good. Plate 1 has an edge tear along one crease but not far enough to affect the plae.Plate 3 has minor edge tears and curling of the edges. Plate 6 has a tear along one crease running one-eighth of an inch into the plate. Plates 1, 3, and 6 are Good. There is a light pencil drawing on one rear blank. The book has some foxing, browning, and spotting and is generally Good. . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1826.
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- Title
- An Experimental Treatise on Optics, Comprehending the Leading Principles of the Science, and an Explanation of the More Important and Curious Optical Instruments and Optical Phenomena.
- Author
- John Farrar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Hilliard and Metcalf, at the University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 1826
- Keywords
- Optics. Harvard. Science. Scientific Instruments.
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