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an old book sitting on top of a white table next to a white wallan open book with a picture of a ship in the backgroundan old drawing of a diagram of a boat with a sail in the middle
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418 - PITOT (Henri). The Theory of Ship Manoeuvring [...] Paris, J…
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PITOT (Henri). The Theory of Ship Manoeuvring [...] Paris, Jombert, 1731. Quarto, [10] leaves, 119–[1] pp. 22 tables, including 2 fold-out tables, 8 fold-out plates, [16] pp. (end of the table of contents), [3] pp. (privileges and errata). Light-coloured calfskin, decorated ribbed spine, triple gilt fillet framing the covers with gilt fleurons in the spandrels, gilt edges (contemporary binding). Beautiful frontispiece engraved by Ertinger and 8 fold-out plates. First edition dedicated to the Count of Maurepas. As Superintendent of the Canal du Midi, Henri Pitot devoted much of his research to hydraulics and the study of fluids. The result of this expertise, this work established itself for many years as the standard reference treatise on the scientific principles of navigation.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 1 of 4 – Nos. 1 to 549
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Auction time 08/19/2026 at 11:00 AM
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