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A disquisition about the final causes of natural things: wherein it is inquir'd, whether, and (if at all) with what cautions, a naturalist should admit them?
Boyle, Robert (1627-1691)
1688
First edition; issue with author's full name instead of initials on title-page. "Some uncommon observations about vitiated sight. London: printed for J. Taylor, at the Ship in St. Paul's Church-Yard...
Lectures of experimental philosophy : Wherein the principles of mechanicks, hydrostaticks, and opticks, are demonstrated and explained at large
Desaguliers, J T (1683-1744); Dawson, Paul (fl. 1719)
1719
A reissue of 'A system of experimental philosophy', London, 1719; a new titlepage, a preface by the author, an errata leaf and an advertisement leaf have been prefixed to the original titlepage. Wit...
The optick glasse of humors. Or, The touchstone of a golden temperature: or The philosophers stone to make a golden temper : Wherein the foure complections, sangume [sic], cholericke, phligmaticke, melancholicke are succinctly painted forth, and their externall intimates laid open to the purblind eye of ignorance it self, by which every one may judge of what complexion he is, and answerably learne what is most surable to his nature
Walkington, Thomas (1621)
1664
With an additional engraved title page with imprint: "London Printed for I. D. and sould by E. M. at the signe of the Swann in St. Pauls Churchyard. 1663". An engraved chart of the humors, with illu...
A disquisition about the final causes of natural things: wherein it is inquir'd, whether, and (if at all) with what cautions, a naturalist should admit them?
Boyle, Robert (1627-1691)
1688
First edition; issue with author's full name instead of initials on title-page. "Some uncommon observations about vitiated sight. London: printed for J. Taylor, at the Ship in St. Paul's Church-Yard...
The annotated and illustrated Double helix
Watson, James D (1928-); Gann, Alexander (1954-); Witkowski, J A (1947-)
2012
Includes bibliographical references and index. On the fiftieth anniversary of Watson and Crick receiving the Nobel Prize, a freshly annotated and illustrated edition of The Double Helix provides new...
The wisdom of God manifested in the works of the creation
Ray, John (1627-1705)
1691
First edition, second issue. Book-list of Samuel Smith (1 p.) at end. Pp. 193-239 misnumbered 203-249.
Cocker's Arithmetick : being a plain and familiar, method suitable to the meanest capacity, for the full understanding of that incomparable art, as it is now taught by the ablest school-masters in city and country
Cocker, Edward (1631-1675); Hawkins, John (fl.1677)
[ca. 1731]
Publisher's booklist after final page.
Botanick essays. In two parts. The first containing the structure of the flowers, and the fructification of plants, with their various distributions into method: and the second the generation of plants, with their sexes and manner of impregnating the seed: also concerning the animalcula in semine masculino. Together with the nourishment of plants, and circulation of the sap in all seasons, analogous to that of the blood in animals. With many curious remarks, and several discoveries and improvements. Adorn'd with figures
Blair, Patrick (1728); Innys, John (fl. 1713-1732); Innys, William (1756)
1720
With an imprimatur leaf and final leaf of advertisements.
The philosophical history and memoirs of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris : or, An abridgment of all the papers relating to natural philosophy, which have been publish'd by the members of that illustrious society from the year 1699 to 1720. With many curious observations relating to the natural history and anatomy of animals, &c. Illustrated with copper-plates (v.1)
Martyn, John (1699-1768); Chambers, Ephraim (1680-1740); Académie des Sciences
1742
Vol. 1 has both general and special t.-p.; v. 2-5 have special t.-p. only; the general title-page to vol. 1 varies between issues.
The philosophical history and memoirs of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris : or, An abridgment of all the papers relating to natural philosophy, which have been publish'd by the members of that illustrious society from the year 1699 to 1720. With many curious observations relating to the natural history and anatomy of animals, &c. Illustrated with copper-plates (v.2)
Martyn, John (1699-1768); Chambers, Ephraim (1680-1740); Académie des Sciences
1742
Vol. 1 has both general and special t.-p.; v. 2-5 have special t.-p. only; the general title-page to vol. 1 varies between issues.
The philosophical history and memoirs of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris : or, An abridgment of all the papers relating to natural philosophy, which have been publish'd by the members of that illustrious society from the year 1699 to 1720. With many curious observations relating to the natural history and anatomy of animals, &c. Illustrated with copper-plates (v.3)
Martyn, John (1699-1768); Chambers, Ephraim (1680-1740); Académie des Sciences
1742
Vol. 1 has both general and special t.-p.; v. 2-5 have special t.-p. only; the general title-page to vol. 1 varies between issues.
The philosophical history and memoirs of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris : or, An abridgment of all the papers relating to natural philosophy, which have been publish'd by the members of that illustrious society from the year 1699 to 1720. With many curious observations relating to the natural history and anatomy of animals, &c. Illustrated with copper-plates (v.4)
Martyn, John (1699-1768); Chambers, Ephraim (1680-1740); Académie des Sciences
1742
Vol. 1 has both general and special t.-p.; v. 2-5 have special t.-p. only; the general title-page to vol. 1 varies between issues.