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VOLTAIRE, FRANÇOIS-MARIE-AROUET DE. Élemens de la Philosophie de Neuton. 7 engraved plates; 27 engraved head- and 22 tailpieces by Folkema et al.; 60 text illustrations. [6], 399, [1] pages, including engraved allegorical additional title, frontispiece portrait, and half-title. 8vo, 195x121 mm, contemporary sheep gilt, spine worn, ends chipped, lettering piece off; light to moderate foxing, occasional dampstaining in lower outer corners. Amsterdam: Jacques Desbordes, 1738
first edition of Voltaire's popularization of Newton's scientific and philosophical ideas; issue with Desbordes (rather than Ledet) imprint. "With the publication of the Élemens Voltaire committed himself entirely to the propagation of Newtonianism, which he had first encountered during his exile in England from 1725-1728; to Voltaire, Newton's empiricism, experimental method, and avoidance of dogma symbolized the Enlightenment's victorious assault on Christian theory and metaphysics"--Norman 2165. Babson 120; Bengesco 1570; Wallis 155.
