QUATREMER DISJONVAL, De l'Aranéologie, 1797
QUATREMER DISJONVAL, Denis-Bernard.
De l'Aranéologie, ou sur la découverte du rapport constant entre l'apparition ou la disparition, le travail ou le repos, le plus ou le moins d'étendue des toiles et des fils d'attaches des araignées des différentes espèces.
Paris, J.J. Fuchs, 1797.
8vo (216x141 mm), (4)-164 pages. binding : Modern full paper, flat spine. Edges uncrop. Some waterstains.
First edtion.
During his captivity, a prisoner in the Netherlands, he made curious observations on the work of the spider as an indicator of atmospheric variations.
Thus, he offers us chapters on Spiders compared to the Barometer, the Thermometer, the Hygrometer...
In 1794, he announced to Pichegru the infallible arrival of frosts that would soon solidify all the canals and marshes of Holland, which would earn him his release.
Price : 200 €