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PRIESTLEY, Joseph (1733-1804). The history and present state of Electricity, with original experiments. London: for J.Dodsley, J.Johnson & B.Davenport and T.Cadell, 1767.
4° (254 x 207mm). 1p. advertisement on verso of final leaf followed by an associated engraved chart. 7 folding engraved plates. (Margins of first and last two leaves browned.) Contemporary calf (worn, joints split).
FIRST EDITION. The first extensive history of electrical discovery and theory and the author's first scientific work. "Priestley's work gave a methodized account of previous discoveries and reviewed contemporary electrical studies; his account favored Franklin's one-fluid theory, but was otherwise fairly impartial" (Norman). Crook Priestley S/480; Norman 1748.
4° (254 x 207mm). 1p. advertisement on verso of final leaf followed by an associated engraved chart. 7 folding engraved plates. (Margins of first and last two leaves browned.) Contemporary calf (worn, joints split).
FIRST EDITION. The first extensive history of electrical discovery and theory and the author's first scientific work. "Priestley's work gave a methodized account of previous discoveries and reviewed contemporary electrical studies; his account favored Franklin's one-fluid theory, but was otherwise fairly impartial" (Norman). Crook Priestley S/480; Norman 1748.