La science de l'homme de mer,

Romme (Nicolas Charles)

La science de l'homme de mer,

ou, Principes d'arithmétique, de géométrie, d'astronomie & de méchanique dont l'application est nécessaire et utile à l'art de la marine.

Description: FIRST EDITION, with 3 folding engraved plates, small woodcut Liberty cap at end of text, paperflaw in lower marging of 1 leaf with an old repair, in another causing a few letters to be blurred, pp. [ii], xiv, 611, [3], 8vo, modern dark red morocco backed marbled boards, good

Publication Details: Imprimé chez P.L. Chauvet, à la Rochelle; et se vend à Paris, chez Barrois l'ainé, [An] 8, [1799/1800]

Notes: Romme (1744-1805) was, according to NBG, one of the scientists who contributed most to the progress of navigation in the 18th century. He studied in Paris, where he became friendly with Lalande, who procured for him the professorship of mathematics and navigation at Rochefort. He produced a steady stream of textbooks, of which this is one - and a rare one, with only 2 copies located in WorldCat, Cambridge and BNF. Bound before the text here are 2 catalogues of the bookseller Barrois: the first, of 20 pages, is of scientific books, the second of 16 pages, is general. The catalogues have a few t...moreRomme (1744-1805) was, according to NBG, one of the scientists who contributed most to the progress of navigation in the 18th century. He studied in Paris, where he became friendly with Lalande, who procured for him the professorship of mathematics and navigation at Rochefort. He produced a steady stream of textbooks, of which this is one - and a rare one, with only 2 copies located in WorldCat, Cambridge and BNF. Bound before the text here are 2 catalogues of the bookseller Barrois: the first, of 20 pages, is of scientific books, the second of 16 pages, is general. The catalogues have a few tears, &c. HIDE

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Subject: Sciences

Published Date: [1799/1800]

Stock Number: 53298

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