Lot 410
Papin, Denis
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 7 September 2011 at 12:00 BST
Description
A new digester or engine for softning bones, containing the description of its make and use in these particulars... London: J.M. for Henry Bonwicke, 1681. 4to, folding frontispiece [bound with] A continuation of the new digester of bones. London: Joseph Streater, 1687, 2 folding engraved plates, some browning and spotting; two works in one volume, 4to, contemporary calf, rebacked and recornered, covers slightly rubbed, library stamps
Footnote
Provenance: Thomas Molyneux M.D. of Dublin, bookplate and inscription.
Note: ESTC R17820; R24444.
Papin was a French physicist, mathematician and inventor who lived in London from 1675-1679 when he worked closely with Robert Boyle. He was best known for his pioneering invention of the steam digester, the forerunner of the steam engine and the pressure cooker.