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BOYLE (ROBERT) New Experiments and Observations Touching Cold, or An Experimental History of Cold... Whereunto is Annexed an Account of Freezing... by Dr. C. Merret, 2 parts in 1, FIRST EDITION, John Crook, 1665
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BOYLE (ROBERT)
New Experiments and Observations Touching Cold, or An Experimental History of Cold... Whereunto is Annexed an Account of Freezing... by Dr. C. Merret, 2 parts in 1, FIRST EDITION, title printed in red and black within 2-line rule border, 2 engraved plates (one folding), lacks 8 leaves (pp.353-369, original binder's error with duplicate of second Aa gathering in place first Aa gathering), contemporary blindstamped calf, gilt morocco spine label, slightly rubbed [Wing B3996; Fulton 70], 8vo (163 x 100mm.), John Crook, 1665
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"The treatise on 'Cold' is a milestone in the history of chemistry since it applies a quantitative tool, namely the thermometer, to study of the interaction of elemental substances and mixtures. This... gives Boyle just claim to a place in the early history of ideas concerning the kinetics of chemical reactions" (Fulton).
