Sir Isaac Newton's philosophy explain'd for the use of the ladies. . In six dialogues on light and colours. From the Italian of Sig. Algarotti.
Francesco Algarotti (1712 - 1764)
Category
Books
Date
1739
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 3058945
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v.; 12mo.. Mixed set of different issues. Provenance: Bookplates: John Brownlowe, viscount Tyrconnel (armorial); Belton House (earl's coronet & crests). Old Belton pressmark on pastedown: 108. Binding: Eighteenth-century calf, double gilt fillet borders. Spine gilt; spine-label: 'Ladies Philoso'.
Makers and roles
Francesco Algarotti (1712 - 1764) Bernard le Bouvier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) Sir Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727)