Mathematical discourses concerning two new sciences relating to mechanicks and local motion, in four...
Mathematical discourses concerning two new sciences relating to mechanicks and local motion, in four dialogues. I. Of the Resistance of Solids against Fraction. II. Of the Cause of their Coherence. III. Of Local Motion, viz. Equable, and naturally Accelerate. IV. Of Violent Motion, or of Projects. By Galileo Galilei, Chief Philosopher and Mathematician to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. With an appendix concerning the center of gravity of solid bodies. Done into English from the Italian, by Tho. Weston, late Master, and now publish'd by John Weston, present Master, of the Academy at Greenwich [electronic resource].
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London : printed for Samuel Baker, at the Angel and Crown in Russel Street, Covent-Garden, M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]
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M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]
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xi,[1],497,[3]p.,plate : ill. ; 4°.
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London : printed for Samuel Baker, at the Angel and Crown in Russel Street, Covent-Garden, M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]
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The second edition.
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England
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M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]
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Mathematical discourses concerning two new sciences relating to mechanicks and local motion, in four dialogues. I. Of the Resistance of Solids against Fraction. II. Of the Cause of their Coherence. III. Of Local Motion, viz. Equable, and naturally Accelerate. IV. Of Violent Motion, or of Projects. By Galileo Galilei, Chief Philosopher and Mathemati...
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A reissue of the first edition with a new titlepage.
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Price from imprint: price Eight Shillings.
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With a final leaf of advertisements.
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ESTC T119010.
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Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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