106155-01  Senebier, Jean.
Mémoires physico-chymiques. 3 Bände. (19,5 x 12,5 cm). XVI, 408 S./ VIII, 411 S./ VIII, 412 S. Mit 2 gefalteten Kupfertafeln. Halblederbände der Zeit.
Genf, Chirol, 1782.
Erste Ausgabe. - "In these three volumes Senebier presents his extensive and detailed experiments, both qualitative and quantitative, on the effects of sunlight on plants. Most of the experiments made by Ingenhousz were repeated; however different conclusions were drawn in some cases. One of the important facts discovered was the role carbon dioxide played in the release of oxygen by plants. Volume III contains short memoirs on the influence of light on animal and mineral substances and on the nature of light. Senebier expanded and varied the experiments of Scheele on the darkening of lunar cornea, using different colored lights.... Senebier also tested the effects of sunlight on dyes, paints and colored fabrics" (Cole). - Titel des ersten Bandes mit Besitzvermerk von alter Hand. Vereinzelt minimal gebräunt. Einbände gering berieben und etwas bestoßen. Oberes Kapital von Band 1 mit geklebtem Einriss. Insgesamt nahezu fleckenfreies Exemplar in sehr guter Erhaltung. - DSB 12, 308; Partington III, 281 A; Duveen 546; Poggendorff II, 904; Cole 1199; Bolton 828

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