EULER, Leonhard.

Scientia Navalis seu Tractatus de Construendis ac Dirigendis Navibus.

65 folding engraved plates. 1 p.l., 44, 444, [1] pp.; 1 p.l., 534 pp. Two vols. Large 4to, antique mottled calf (a little foxing), spines richly gilt, red morocco lettering pieces on spines. St. Petersburg: Typis Academiae Scientiarum, 1749. First edition and one of the scarcest of Euler’s major books. “With this work Euler made a major contribution to the study of fluid mechanics. In the first volume he presents a general theory of equilibrium of floating bodies with an original theory of stability and small oscillations in the neighborhood of the equilibrium position. The second volume applies the general theory to ship design, and deals with ships in general, stability and equilibrium, the motion of ships, and the wind; as well, it treats of such parts as masts, sails, oars, and rudder.”–Roberts & Trent, Bibliotheca Mechanica, p. 105. Very good set. This is a decidedly uncommon book on the market. ❧ D.S.B., IV, p. 480–“Euler’s first large work on fluid mechanics was Scientia navalis.”

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