A Short Account of Experiments and Instruments, depending on the Relations of Air to Heat and Moisture.
by Leslie, John
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Edinburgh William Blackwood, Ballantyne 1813.. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/No Jacket. First edition 1813 Leslie (John) - A Short Account of Experiments and Instruments engraved plate with explanatory text leaf, modern blue cloth, paper spine label. Edinburgh, 1813 8vo. iv 178pp [2]A description of Leslie's experiments in artificially freezing water, the first recorded instance of artificial congelation, and a plate of his invention of the differential thermometer.
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- Title
- A Short Account of Experiments and Instruments, depending on the Relations of Air to Heat and Moisture.
- Author
- Leslie, John
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- Hardback
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edinburgh William Blackwood, Ballantyne 1813.
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