A treatise of mechanicks: or, The science of the effects of powers or moving forces, as apply'd to machines, demonstrated from its first principles

A treatise of mechanicks: or, The science of the effects of powers or moving forces, as apply'd to machines, demonstrated from its first principles done out of French. : In this translation are inserted particular references to the several propositions in Euclid, on which the demonstrations are built: with considerable additions, whereby the whole is more compleat and universal, and particularly the rising and falling of the quicksilver in the weather-glass explain'd and accounted for. Useful for all artificers, as well as natural philosophers and mathematicians Treatise of mechanicks Science of the effects of powers or moving forces Traité de méchanique. English Rohault, Jacques 1618-1672 Watts, Thomas. trl Whiston, William 1667-1752 aui text text enk London Printed for Edward Symon, at the Black Bull in Cornhill; and sold by Francis Clay, at the Bible without Temple-Bar 1716 monographic eng fre 14 unnumbered pages, 160 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 4 folded leaves of plates : illustrations (engravings) ; 20 cm (8vo) No Known Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/ By Thomas Watts, of the Accomptant's Office, for Qualifying Young Gentlemen for Business. A translation of Jacques Rohault's "Les mhaniques", originally published in 1682 in "Oeuvres posthumes." With a recommendatory preface by William Whiston. Collation: 8vo: A⁸( -A8) B-L⁸ M1[=A8] [$4 signed]; 88 leaves, pp. [14 unn.] [1] 2-160 [161-162] [misprinting 112 as 102] + plates, 'Tab 1'-'Tab 4'. Title within double line border; head-pieces, initials. Errata: prelim. p. [14] (A7v). Advertisement, "At the Accomptant's-Office for Qualifying Young Gentlemen for Business, in Abchurch-Lane ... ": prelim. p. [2], facing title. Main Heritage Shelves General QA804 .R64 1716 Book Item-ID: i23451439 BIB-ID: 2504258 Mechanics, Analytic Early works to 1800 Mechanical engineering Early works to 1800 England London QA804 .R64 1716 ESTC T148760 16116356 aacr dcrmb DLM 870701 20170103075823.0 ocm16116356 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.5 using MARC21slim2MODS3-5.xsl (Revision 1.111 2016/3/24) eng