De vi percussionis liber
$15,000 · Offered by Sophia Rare Books
First edition
Bologna: Giacopo Monti, 1667. First edition, an extraordinary association copy, of the first published book on the laws of percussion, and containing important hitherto unpublished material from the lectures of Galileo and Torricelli. This copy was a gift from Prince Leopold of Tuscany, Borelli’s patron at the Tuscan court. Probably under the influence of Borelli see below , Leopold, together with his brother Grand Duke
- Binding: Hardcover
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