CAUS, Salomon de (1576-1626). Les raisons des forces mouvantes avec diverses machines tant utiles que plaisantes . Paris: Hierosme Droüart, 1624. Second edition, augmented from the first edition of 1615, of this famous work in the history of the invention of the steam engine. The first book deals with moving forces, describing the first machines to be operated by solar power and one of the earliest uses of steam power. The second book discusses grottos and fountains for palaces and gardens, and the third deals with the construction of organs. 3 parts in one, folio (396 x 270mm). Titles of parts 1 and 2 within engraved architectural border, 63 engraved illustrations, most full-page, one large folding woodcut and several smaller woodcut illustrations (scattered marginal waterstaining with a few associated repairs, one repaired tear into plate). Modern vellum. Provenance : Jesuit inscription, dated 1709 or 1769, recording entry into library catalogue at Lyon.
CAUS, Salomon de (1576-1626). Les raisons des forces mouvantes avec diverses machines tant utiles que plaisantes . Paris: Hierosme Droüart, 1624. Second edition, augmented from the first edition of 1615, of this famous work in the history of the invention of the steam engine. The first book deals with moving forces, describing the first machines to be operated by solar power and one of the earliest uses of steam power. The second book discusses grottos and fountains for palaces and gardens, and the third deals with the construction of organs. 3 parts in one, folio (396 x 270mm). Titles of parts 1 and 2 within engraved architectural border, 63 engraved illustrations, most full-page, one large folding woodcut and several smaller woodcut illustrations (scattered marginal waterstaining with a few associated repairs, one repaired tear into plate). Modern vellum. Provenance : Jesuit inscription, dated 1709 or 1769, recording entry into library catalogue at Lyon.
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