BECCARIA Giambatista Dell’Elettricismo artificiale e naturale libri due.

Wheeler Gift Cat., 375.

First edition.

An eminent physicist, Beccaria was passionate about electricity. He carried out numerous experiments that shed light on Franklin's theory. The results of his demonstrations are published here for the first time. The work was immediately received as a masterly work of synthesis and clarity.

Untrimmed copy; stamp on title, foxing in lower margin and a few quires toned.