Histoire de l'Académie royale des sciences. Année 1711

New edition, illustrated with 14 plates, most folding.
Contemporary full brown marbled calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title label, and black wax volume label. 2 corners slightly bumped. Rubbing. Good copy.
Notable articles in each of the mentioned sections include: Experiments to determine if the strength of ropes exceeds the sum of the strengths of the threads composing these same ropes, by M. de Réaumur. Observations on the vegetation of truffles, by M. Geoffroy. Observations on fecal matter, by M. Homberg. Remarks on certain colors, by M. de La Hire. Rules and remarks for the construction of equalities, by M. Rolle. On different ways in which several species of sea animals attach themselves to sand, by M. de Réaumur. New experiments on the dilation of air, by M. Maraldi. Description of a new purple dye, by M. de Réaumur. Observations on the structure & use of the principal parts of flowers, by M. Geoffroy. Description of the flowers and seeds of various succulents, by M. de Réaumur. Various astronomical observations.