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223 - Horace-Benedict De SAUSSURE Essays on Hygrometry.
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Horace-Benedict De SAUSSURE Essays on Hygrometry. Essay I. Description of a new comparative hygrometer. Essay II. Theory of Hygrometry. Essay III. Theory of Evaporation. Essay IV. Application of the preceding theories to certain meteorological phenomena. Neuchâtel, S. Fauche père et fils, 1783, xxiv–367 pp., illustrated with 2 plates. First edition. Followed by: Horace-Benedict De SAUSSURE A Defence of the Hair Hygrometer, as a follow-up to the Essays on Hygrometry. Geneva, Barde, Manget and Paris, Buisson, 1788, title page–60 pp.–(1) p., illustrated with one separate plate. First edition. The set is bound together in 1 quarto volume, bound in speckled light-coloured full calfskin with a triple gilt fillet framing the covers; the ribbed spine is decorated. Worn headbands; some scuffing, otherwise in excellent condition. Expert: Mr Pascal GUILLEBAUD
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