VARIGNON (Pierre).

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VARIGNON (Pierre).
Project of a new mechanics. With an Examen de l'opinion de M. Borelli, sur les propriétez des Poids suspendus par des Cordes. Paris, Veuve d'Edme Martin, Jean Boudot & Estienne Martin, 1687. In-4, granite calf, spine decorated, red speckled edges (period binding). First edition, with 13 folding plates. First work of the mathematician Pierre Varignon (1654-1722), who already announced the rule of composition of concurrent forces by the parallelogram. Cracks in the spine, small loss at the head cover, and slight restorations to the upper and lower spine boxes.
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