Exposition du Systeme du Monde.
Paris: Cercle-Social, 1796. 314, [2]; 312, [4] pages. 2 volumes bound in 1. Short thick 8vo, rubricated edges, original full mottled calf, ornately gilt spine. Paris: Imprimerie du Cercle-Social, An IV [1796]. First edition. Extremely rare. A near fine clean copy. "One of the most successful popularizations of science ever composed." -DSB. An accompaniment to the author's lectures on calculus, mechanics, and astronomy. Contains sections on observable astronomical phenomena, real motion of planets, satellites and comets, a summarization of his..... More