Nov 12, 2013 - Sale 2330

Sale 2330 - Lot 285

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Estimate: $ 250 - $ 350
KEILL, JOHN. Introductio ad veram physicam. Woodcut text diagrams throughout. [16], 270, [2] pages, including initial and final blanks. 8vo, 187x113 mm, modern 1/4 calf gilt; contents contemporary calf, rebacked; contents toned, occasional dampstaining in outer margins. Oxford: at the Sheldonian Theater for Thomas Bennet, London, 1705

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Second edition of Keill's Oxford lectures on Newtonian natural philosophy, originally published in 1702. "The first such lectures ever given, their attempt to derive Newton's laws experimentally did much to influence later publications"--DSB VII, 276.