Mechanics.- Euler (Leonhard) Mechanica sive motus scientia analytice exposita, 2 vol., engraved vignette to head of dedication, 32 folding engraved plates, private library stamp to title of vol.1, vol.2 3R1 repaired tear at head, just touching text, a few marginal repairs, some spotting or light staining, lightly browned, modern calf-backed marbled boards, [Bibliotheca Mechanica, pp.103-4], 4to, St. Petersburg, at the Press of the Academy of Sciences, 1736. ⁂ First edition of 'Euler's famous work in mechanics in which he introduced the use of analytical methods instead of the geometrical methods of Newton and his followers' (Bibliotheca Mechanica). Provenance: 'The Private Library of E. & G. Gaughran' (ink stamp to title of vol.1).
Mechanics.- Euler (Leonhard) Mechanica sive motus scientia analytice exposita, 2 vol., engraved vignette to head of dedication, 32 folding engraved plates, private library stamp to title of vol.1, vol.2 3R1 repaired tear at head, just touching text, a few marginal repairs, some spotting or light staining, lightly browned, modern calf-backed marbled boards, [Bibliotheca Mechanica, pp.103-4], 4to, St. Petersburg, at the Press of the Academy of Sciences, 1736. ⁂ First edition of 'Euler's famous work in mechanics in which he introduced the use of analytical methods instead of the geometrical methods of Newton and his followers' (Bibliotheca Mechanica). Provenance: 'The Private Library of E. & G. Gaughran' (ink stamp to title of vol.1).
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