GRANDI, Guido.

Instituzioni Meccaniche. Trattato.

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20 folding engraved plates. Title printed in red & black. viii, 160 pp. 8vo, orig. limp boards, uncut. Florence: G.G. Tartini & S. Franchi, 1739. First edition. “This treatise is divided into ten chapters; they concern uniform movement, the moment of any kind of force, the center of gravity, motion composed of more uniform motion, as well as machines that facilitate motion. The next two chapters concern, first, accelerated and retarded motions, and second, motions composed of uniform and of accelerated motion, both of which make reference to his note on naturally accelerated motion which appears in the latest edition of the works of Galileo. The remaining chapters are devoted to percussion, to the pendulum, and finally to the resistance of solids... “As well as the note on naturally accelerated motion mentioned above, Grandi refers in the preface to his other contributions to the latest edition of Galileo’s works. These include his edition of the treatise on the uniform resistance of solids begun by Viviani, and his demonstration concerning the motion of solid bodies in a liquid medium.”–Roberts & Trent, Bibliotheca Mechanica, p. 144. Grandi (1671-1742), a devoted Newtonian, was a member of the Royal Society and introduced Leibnizian calculus into Italy. He also performed successful work in theoretical and practical mechanics; his studies in hydraulics evoked considerable interest from the governments of central Italy. Fine copy in original state. ❧ D.S.B., V, pp. 498-550. Riccardi, I, 627–“Buona ediz.”

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