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SAUSSURE, Horace Bénédicte de (1740-99). Essais sur l'hygrométrie, Neuchatel: Samuel Fauche père et fils, 1783. 4° (250 x 196mm). Half title, 2 folding engraved plates. (A few light spots.) Later green morocco gilt, "Académie de Paris Prix du Concours Général" printed in gilt on covers, spine gilt in compartments, gilt edges (a few scuff marks).
FIRST EDITION. "Saussure ... founded hygrometry, the branch of physics that deals with the measurement of the humidity of air and gases. He invented the hair hygrometer - the only type of absorption hygrometer widely used in meteorology - and he was the first to prove that air expands and decreases in specific weight as its moisture content increases. This work describes Saussure's pioneering experiments with his new instrument as well as its application to meteorology. By tradition this quarto edition has been considered the first" (Norman). Dawson 5964; Norman 1894; Sparrow 174.
FIRST EDITION. "Saussure ... founded hygrometry, the branch of physics that deals with the measurement of the humidity of air and gases. He invented the hair hygrometer - the only type of absorption hygrometer widely used in meteorology - and he was the first to prove that air expands and decreases in specific weight as its moisture content increases. This work describes Saussure's pioneering experiments with his new instrument as well as its application to meteorology. By tradition this quarto edition has been considered the first" (Norman). Dawson 5964; Norman 1894; Sparrow 174.
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