The general magazine of Arts and Sciences, [electronic resource] : philosophical, philological, mathematical, and mechanical ... By Benjamin Martin.
1758
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The general magazine of Arts and Sciences, [electronic resource] : philosophical, philological, mathematical, and mechanical ... By Benjamin Martin.
Uniform Title
General magazine of arts and sciences (London, England : Monthly).
Other Title
General magazine: on an improved plan
Caption Title
General magazine, for
Publication Details
London [England] : printed for W. Owen, at Homer's Head, in Fleet-street, and sold by all other booksellers, printers, &c. in Great-Britain and Ireland, 1758.
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
Description
v., plates : ill., tables, diagr., music ; 8⁰.
Frequency
Monthly
Publication Coverage
Began in Jan. 1755; ceased in 1765. Cf. NCBEL.
Note
Edited by: Benjamin Martin.
Title and imprint from wrapper.
At head of title: By permission. Addressed to his Royal Highness George, Prince of Wales.
With royal coat of arms at head of wrapper.
Variant title from index of July 1764.
Caption title and date of issue added to first page of text.
Imprint lacks dates; years of publication from dates of issues.
Printer's name repeated as colophon following index.
Price follows imprint on wrapper.
Divided into topical sections, each one signed and paginated separately, in a sequence which continues from month to month for each section.
Includes sections on mathematics, philosophy, natural history, biography; the "Miscellaneous correspondence" includes monthly summaries of current events, lists of books published, poetry and music, tables of economic information, births, marriages, and deaths, and shipping news.
Description based on: No. XLV. for June, 1758.
Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
Title and imprint from wrapper.
At head of title: By permission. Addressed to his Royal Highness George, Prince of Wales.
With royal coat of arms at head of wrapper.
Variant title from index of July 1764.
Caption title and date of issue added to first page of text.
Imprint lacks dates; years of publication from dates of issues.
Printer's name repeated as colophon following index.
Price follows imprint on wrapper.
Divided into topical sections, each one signed and paginated separately, in a sequence which continues from month to month for each section.
Includes sections on mathematics, philosophy, natural history, biography; the "Miscellaneous correspondence" includes monthly summaries of current events, lists of books published, poetry and music, tables of economic information, births, marriages, and deaths, and shipping news.
Description based on: No. XLV. for June, 1758.
Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
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Access limited to authorized users.
Indexed In
NCBEL, II:1300; 1304
Times handlist, p.42
Crane & Kaye, 266
English Short Title Catalog, P2607.
Times handlist, p.42
Crane & Kaye, 266
English Short Title Catalog, P2607.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexes
Indexed semiannually for preceding six months.
Linking Note
Cumulated annually with the topical sections rearranged to form a continuous series of essays on each subject.
The "Miscellaneous Correspondence" is also issued as a separate serial.
The "Miscellaneous Correspondence" is also issued as a separate serial.
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