[Pamphlet] Dissertatio Physica de Natura et Origine Presteris [Waterspouts]

Author: 
And. Dan. Lizell and Eric Arvid Lidell
Publication details: 
Lundae [Lund], In Academiae Londini Gothorum, 24 Feb. 1798
£450.00
SKU: 4816

Disbound, 27pp., cr. 8vo, plus one page of illustrations (four varieties of waterspouts (oceanic phenomenon like tornadoes), minor defects but mainly good condition. The text is mainly in Latin but one substantial footnote is a quotation from an English periodical, and the dedication and another substantial footnote are in Swedish. The footnotes reflect the paucity of material concerning this phenomenon, presumably not mentioning Benjamin Franklin's contribution to the study because it hadn't yet been published (?). No copy on COPAC, BLC, Library of Congress, or other catalogues consulted.