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Elémens de la philosophie de Neuton : mis à la portée de tout le monde

Title
Elémens de la philosophie de Neuton : mis à la portée de tout le monde / par Mr. de Voltaire.
Author
Voltaire, 1694-1778
Publication
A Amsterdam : Chez Jacques Desbordes, MDCCXXXVIII [1738]

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Additional Authors
  • Desbordes, Jacques, 1704-1742
  • Ledet, Etienne, active 1731-1761
  • Dubourg, Louis Fabricius, 1693-1775
  • Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733
  • Duflos, Claude-Augustin, 1700-1786
  • Folkema, Jacob, 1692-1767
  • Condet, Gerard, 1715-1764
  • Cave, François Morellon La, active approximately 1700-1766
  • Schley, Jacobus van der, 1715-1779
  • Martin J. Gross Collection.
Description
[2], 399, [1] pages, [9] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations; 20 cm
Subjects
Note
  • Co-published by Étienne Ledet & Compagnie and Jacques Desbordes, Amsterdam; printed by Ledet. The sheets were also issued with a variant title page with Ledet's device and imprint: A Amsterdam : Chez Etienne Ledet & Compagnie, MDCCXXXVIII. See Brown (cited below); Walters & Barber. Éléments de la philosophie de Newton, introduction (in Voltaire. Works, 1968-, v. 15), page 65.
  • Signatures: A⁸(A1+1) B-L⁸ M⁸(-M7,8) N-2B⁸ 2C².
  • Title page printed in red and black.
  • Illustrations: Engraved allegorical frontispiece with portrait of Newton, by J. Folkema after L.F. Dubourg; engraved portrait of Voltaire, by Folkema; 7 engraved diagrams on 7 leaves of plates (one folded) and 60 small engraved diagrams in the text, all unsigned. The frontispiece and portrait are not present in all copies.
  • Engraved device of Jacques Desbordes (on title page), by C. Duflos after L.F. Dubourg (signed L.F. Du B.); 4 engraved headpieces (repeated to 27) and 5 engraved tailpieces (repeated to 22), designed and/or engraved by G. Condet (signed G. Kondet), L.F. Dubourg (signed L.F. Duburg), J. Folkema, F.M. La Cave, B. Picart and J. van der Schley; many dated 1737.
  • "A madame la marquise du Ch** [Châtelet]" (in verse): pages [3]-8. "A madame la marquise du Ch** [Châtelet], avant-propos" (in prose): pages [9]-12.
  • Side notes.
  • Errata: page [400].
  • NYPL copy is on thick paper (page block approximately 35 mm thick; ordinary paper copies are approximately 25 mm thick).
Indexed In (note)
  • BN
  • BnF
  • Thomas, D.H. Major French authors in Oxford libraries 1526-1800
  • Cohen-De Ricci
  • Gray, G. Newton
  • Wallis & Wallis. Newton and Newtoniana
  • Bengesco, G. Voltaire
  • Brown, A. Éléments de la philosophie de Newton, editions (In Voltaire. Works, 1968-, v. 15, pages 141-168)
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available online (unidentified copy) via Google Books.
Provenance (note)
  • H.F. Norman, M.D. (bookplate; annotations "HFN 2165" on front flyleaf and "Complete/Norman" on back flyleaf).
Binding (note)
  • 19th-century red straight-grained morocco, gilt.
Call Number
*KGV (Voltaire. Elements. 1738) 07-279
OCLC
13939950
Author
Voltaire, 1694-1778, author.
Title
Elémens de la philosophie de Neuton : mis à la portée de tout le monde / par Mr. de Voltaire.
Publisher
A Amsterdam : Chez Jacques Desbordes, MDCCXXXVIII [1738]
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Indexed In:
BN, v. 214, col. 1370, no. 3746
BnF FRBNF39308794 http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb393087945/
Thomas, D.H. Major French authors in Oxford libraries 1526-1800, page 204
Cohen-De Ricci, II, col. 1037
Gray, G. Newton, 155
Wallis & Wallis. Newton and Newtoniana, 155.1
Bengesco, G. Voltaire, II, no. 1570
Brown, A. Éléments de la philosophie de Newton, editions (In Voltaire. Works, 1968-, v. 15, pages 141-168), 38A
Additional Formats
Also available online (unidentified copy) via Google Books.
Binding
19th-century red straight-grained morocco, gilt. NN
Provenance
H.F. Norman, M.D. (bookplate; annotations "HFN 2165" on front flyleaf and "Complete/Norman" on back flyleaf). NN
Local Note
Martin J. Gross Collection.
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Place of Publication
Netherlands Amsterdam.
Added Author
Desbordes, Jacques, 1704-1742, publisher.
Ledet, Etienne, active 1731-1761, publisher, printer.
Dubourg, Louis Fabricius, 1693-1775, illustrator.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733, illustrator.
Duflos, Claude-Augustin, 1700-1786, engraver.
Folkema, Jacob, 1692-1767, engraver.
Condet, Gerard, 1715-1764, engraver.
Cave, François Morellon La, active approximately 1700-1766, engraver.
Schley, Jacobus van der, 1715-1779, engraver.
Norman, Haskell F., former owner.
Martin J. Gross Collection.
Other Form:
Online version: Voltaire, 1694-1778. Elémens de la philosophie de Neuton. A Amsterdam : Chez Jacques Desbordes. M. DCC. XXXVIII (OCoLC)862799586
Research Call Number
*KGV (Voltaire. Elements. 1738) 07-279
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