Marshall Clagett, "The Science of Mechanics in the Middle Ages" 1st ed 1959, xxix + 711 pp, 9 plates and numerous illustrations

A masterful survey of writings about physics, not just from the Middle Ages but extending as far back as Euclid, Archimedes and al-Khazini. Organised in four major parts (statics, kinematics, dynamics and 'what happened next'), this book brings together, often in the original Latin as well as English translations, excerpts from 45 authors from antiquity through to Galileo and Copernicus.

This first edition of Clagett's tome is in excellent condition, complete with dustcover. Original owner's name (D Dyason) stamped on frontispiece, bookseller's sticker on inside cover.