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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.
4o (254 x 205 mm). 7 engraved folding plates. Contemporary calf (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.
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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.