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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
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Indexed In:
- BN, v. 214, col. 1370, no. 3746BnF FRBNF39308794 http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb393087945/Thomas, D.H. Major French authors in Oxford libraries 1526-1800, page 204Cohen-De Ricci, II, col. 1037Gray, G. Newton, 155Wallis & Wallis. Newton and Newtoniana, 155.1Bengesco, G. Voltaire, II, no. 1570Brown, 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.
- Connect to:
- 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