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BARTOLI, Daniello (1608-1685). La Tensione, e la pressione disputanti qual di loro sostenga l'argentovivo ne' Cannelli dopo fattone il Vuoto. Venice: Giovanni Francesco Valvasense, 1678.
12o (129 x 74 mm). Half-title. 2 folding woodcut plates (a bit creased). Contemporary vellum (lightly worn).
FIRST EDITION of this rare early work on the barometer, and an important early book connected to the discoveries of Torricelli. Poggendorf I:110 (with incorrect date).
12o (129 x 74 mm). Half-title. 2 folding woodcut plates (a bit creased). Contemporary vellum (lightly worn).
FIRST EDITION of this rare early work on the barometer, and an important early book connected to the discoveries of Torricelli. Poggendorf I:110 (with incorrect date).