Histoire de l'Académie royale des sciences. Année 1710

Edition illustrated with 16 folding plates, 8 per volume.
Contemporary full marbled brown calf bindings. Spines with raised bands decorated. Red morocco title labels, and black wax volume labels. Head of volume I with headcap partly missing. One hole along the upper joint of volume I. 2 corners slightly bumped. Worming throughout the first volume in the lower margin, the holes progressively becoming galleries, then reverting to holes. Good set overall.
Notable articles to be retained in each of the mentioned sections include: Remarks on the construction of geometric loci & equations by M. de La Hire; General construction of magic squares by M. Sauveur; Use of a given integral by M. le Marquis de L'hôpital by M. Varignon; On breaking points of figures by M. Parent; General method for the construction of circular arcs by M. de La Hire; Observations on bezoar by M. Geoffroy; Remarks on the movement of planets by M. de la Hire... Numerous astronomical observations by Cassini, Maraldi...