Prony (Gaspard Clair François Marie Riche de)

Recherches physico-mathématiques sur la théorie des eaux courantes, FIRST EDITION, 9 folding plates of tables, errata leaf, some spotting throughout, quarter calf over marbled boards, spine with gilt lettering, [Poggendorff II, 534], 4to, Imprimerie Impériale, Paris, 1804.

*** Prony's theoretical research into hydraulics of flowing water in pipes and canals.