1775 Optick Catoptrick & Dioptrick Joseph Spengler 1st Edition Complete Plates Joseph Spengler Rare Book Room

Optick Catoptrick und Dioptrick in Zween Theilen: Der erste Enth00E4lt die allgemeinen Grunds00E4tze dieser Wissenschaften: Der Andere Giebt hinreichenden Unterricht von der Verfertigung, dem Gebrauche und den Vortheilen fast aller optischen Instrumente; Als der einfachen und zusammengesetzten Mikroscope, des Sonnenmikroscops, der holl00E4ndischen, astronomischen und gemeinen Fernrohren, der dollondischen Fernrohren, der gregorianischen und neutonianischen Telescope [et]c. und einer Neuen Optischen Universalmaschine. Geschrieben von Joseph Spengler, 00F6ffentlichen Lehrer der Mathematick auf der hohen Schule zu Dillingen. Augsburg In Verlag bey Matth00E4us Rieger und S00F6hnen. 1775. First Edition. 347 p + 14 fold-out plates (complete). 7.75 x 4.750094, 8vo. In good condition. Boards normally scuffed at edges and wornbumped at corners. Head and tail of spine lacking with some exposed binding. Manuscript title label intact, but chipped around edges with a crease parallel with hinges. Hinges creased with chipped marbled paper. Edges of text-block stained red (dulledsoiled). Old-hand marginalia, in ink, on front paste-down. No preliminary leaves - text begins at title page. Normal toning and some age-staining through text-block. Fold-outs overall clean and intact with some normal toning at creases. Binding intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Joseph Spengler (1736-1776) Professor at Dillingen; born on December 6, 1736, in Constance on Lake Constance, became a Jesuit and teacher of mathematics at the University of Dillingen, and died there on November 28, 1776. Matth00E4us Rieger (1705 - 1775 in Augsburg) was a German bookseller and publisher. Rieger's bookstore and publishing house developed into one of the largest of its time. His dealers traveled throughout Germany, as well as to Vienna, Bolzano, and Strasbourg. Its main sales territory included Swabia, Bavaria, the Austrian hereditary lands, and the Catholic cantons of Switzerland. A branch was opened in Leipzig in 1774. The publishing house published over 1,000 titles and was continued by the sons. Catoptrics deals with the phenomena of reflected light and image-forming optical systems using mirrors. A catoptric system is also called a catopter (catoptre). In contrast, Dioptrics is the branch of optics dealing with refraction, especially by lenses. First edition. Complete plates. RAREE1775ERSX - 1025 - HK2841