BECQUEREL (Antoine-César, known as Edmond, with Antoine-Césa - Lot 35

BECQUEREL (Antoine-César, known as Edmond, with Antoine-César Becquerel, Sr.), A Summary of the History of Electricity and Magnetism, and the Applications of These Sciences to Chemistry, the Natural Sciences, and the Arts Paris, Librairie de Firmin Didot Frères, Fils et Cie, 1858. In-8, paperback, original green printed cover. A rare historical overview devoted to the evolution of knowledge regarding electricity and magnetism, written by Antoine-César Becquerel and his son Edmond Becquerel, leading figures in 19th-century French physics. The work traces the fundamental discoveries from the earliest observations of electrical phenomena to contemporary developments in electromagnetism, emphasizing their scientific, industrial, and technical applications. A valuable record of the state of knowledge several decades after the work of Ørsted, Ampère, Faraday, and Volta, this volume is also an essential source for the history of science and innovation. A beautiful copy preserved in its original green dust jacket. Cover in good condition, with very slight creases and discreet signs of wear on the margins. Interior in very good condition, paper uniformly browned; a fresh and well-preserved copy. Untrimmed.