Miscellanea curiosa [electronic resource] : being a collection of some of the principal phenomena in nature, accounted for by the greatest philosophers of this age.
1705
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Miscellanea curiosa [electronic resource] : being a collection of some of the principal phenomena in nature, accounted for by the greatest philosophers of this age.
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Miscellanea curiosa
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London [England] : printed by J. B. for Jeffery Wale, at the Angel in St. Paul's Church-yard; and John Senex, in Hemlock-Court, near Temple-Bar, 1705-1707.
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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3 v., plates : ill., map, diagr. ; 19 cm (4⁰)
Frequency
Annual
Publication Coverage
[Vol. I, 1705]-Vol.III [1707].
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Title repeated as caption and running titles.
Vol. 3 extended title changes to: Miscellanea Curiosa: containing a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories of countries, as they have been delivered to the Royal Society.
Imprint on title page varies; v. II has imprint: London: Printed by J.B. for Jeffery Wale, at the Angel in St. Paul's Church-yard; J. Senex, and C. Price, next the Fleece Tavern in Cornhill, 1706; punctuation in v. III varies slightly.
Plates include landscapes, ruins and Chinese characters
With contents in each volume.
Essays on scientific topics such as water, tides, light, mathematics, and the sun; with advertisements for scientific instruments; vol.3 includes descriptions of foreign lands such as Turkey, China and Virginia, their cultures, agriculture, climate, and appearance. Vol. I includes a letter from Isaac Newton.
Reproduction of original from Cambridge University Library.
Vol. 3 extended title changes to: Miscellanea Curiosa: containing a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories of countries, as they have been delivered to the Royal Society.
Imprint on title page varies; v. II has imprint: London: Printed by J.B. for Jeffery Wale, at the Angel in St. Paul's Church-yard; J. Senex, and C. Price, next the Fleece Tavern in Cornhill, 1706; punctuation in v. III varies slightly.
Plates include landscapes, ruins and Chinese characters
With contents in each volume.
Essays on scientific topics such as water, tides, light, mathematics, and the sun; with advertisements for scientific instruments; vol.3 includes descriptions of foreign lands such as Turkey, China and Virginia, their cultures, agriculture, climate, and appearance. Vol. I includes a letter from Isaac Newton.
Reproduction of original from Cambridge University Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, P3239.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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Second edition published, 1708; third ed., 1723-1727.
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