LAMBERT, Johann Heinrich.

Hygrometrie oder Abhandlung von den Hygrometern.

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Aus dem Französischen übersetzt. Engraved frontis., three folding engraved plates, & three foldingprinted tables. 104 pp. 8vo, cont. marbled sheep, contrasting leather lettering piece on spine. Augsburg: E. Kletts, 1774. [bound with]:—. Fortzetzung... Two folding engraved plates. 72 pp. 8vo. Augsburg: E. Kletts, 1775. First book edition and quite uncommon. “Lambert’s Hygrometrie (Augsburg, 1774-1775) was first published in two parts in French as articles entitled Essai d’hygrométrie. A result of his meteorological studies, this work is mostly concerned with the reliable measurement of the humidity of the atmosphere. The instrument maker G.F. Brander constructed a hygrometer according to Lambert’s description.”–D.S.B., VII, p. 599. The fine frontispiece depicts Brander’s instrument. Fine copies. Old library stamp on first title.

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