1780 1ed Electricity Experiments by Pierre Bertholon Lightning Benjamin Franklin

1780 1^ed Electricity Experiments by Pierre Bertholon Lightning Benjamin Franklin

Pierre Bertholon was an 18^th-century French physicist who is best remembered for his studies and experiments on electricity. These experiments were first published in 1780, most of which were directly related to human health and anatomy. Notably, Bertholon was a close friend of Benjamin Franklin with whom he collaborated on his experiments of the lightning rod!

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BERTHOLON, Pierre

De l’électricité du corps humain dans l’état de santé et de maladie ; ouvrage couronné par l’Académie de Lyon, dans lequel on traite de l’électricité de l’atmosphere, de son influence & de ses effets sur l’économie animale. &c &c.

A Lyon : chez Bernuset, rue Merciere. M DCC LXXX. [1780]. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [5], vi-xi, [2], 2-541, [3]
• Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – Château des Ormes
  • The Château des Ormes, located on the banks of the Vienne, was built by the Pussort brothers in 1642. It was acquired in 1729 by Count Marc-Pierre Voyer d’Argenson, Minister of War for Louis XV, friend of Diderot and D’Alembert (who dedicated the Encyclopedia to him). It housed many famous guests including Voltaire.
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight & secure
• Size: ~6.75in X 4in (17cm x 10cm)

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