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FOURIER, JEAN-BAPTISTE JOSEPH. Thorie analytique de la chaleur. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1822. 4to, contemporary quarter sheep, extremities slightly worn, occasional slight spotting, small tear to border of plate 1 touching border, ink stain on plate. FIRST EDITION, 2 engraved plates, half-title. Dibner Heralds 154; Norman 824 ("Fourier's application of new methods of mathematical analysis to the study of heat extended rational mechanics to fields outside of those defined in Newton's Principia...")