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Newton, Isaac, 1642-17273
Algarotti, Francesco Conte (1712-1764)2
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Desaguliers, J T (1683-1744)2
Le Grand, Antoine (1699)2
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A course of mechanical, optical, hydrostatical, and pneumatical experiments

Hauksbee, Francis (1687-1763); Whiston, William (1667-1752)

[1714?]

No title-page: catalogued from caption title. Advertisements on p.3-4 indicate place and approximate date of publication. Hauksbee is named as the nephew of "the late Mr. Hauksbee, deceas'd" (i.e. F...

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The philosophical grammar; being a view of the present state of experimented physiology, or natural philosophy. In four parts.... By Benj. Martin

Martin, Benjamin (1705-1782)

1738

Edition statement appears before author statement on the title page. Pages 177-178 repeated in pagination. With three final leaves containing the index. Plates numbered I-XXVI. Additional plate ...

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A course of experimental philosophy (v.1)

Desaguliers, J T (1683-1744)

1734-44

Vol. 2 has imprint : London, Printed for W. Innys...; M. Senex ...; and T. Longman ..., 1744. Errata: v. 1, p. [21-24]; v. 2, p. [xvi]. List of subscribers: v.1, p. [7-12, 24]; v.2, p. ix-xv. En...

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A course of experimental philosophy (v.2)

Desaguliers, J T (1683-1744)

1734-44

Vol. 2 has imprint : London, Printed for W. Innys...; M. Senex ...; and T. Longman ..., 1744. Errata: v. 1, p. [21-24]; v. 2, p. [xvi]. List of subscribers: v.1, p. [7-12, 24]; v.2, p. ix-xv. En...

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An account of Sir Isaac Newton's philosophical discoveries : in four books

Maclaurin, Colin (1698-1746); Murdoch, Patrick (1774)

1748

Large paper first edition. "An account of the life and writings of the author": p. [i]-xx. P. 20 is wrongly numbered 21, and vice versa. Includes bibliographical references.

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A compendious and methodical account of the principles of natural philosophy : as they are explain'd and illustrated in the course of experiments, perform'd at the Academy in Little Tower-Street

Worster, Benjamin

1722

Pp. 230-239 and last page carry a programme for 'A course of experimental philosophy', and advertisments for the course and for the Academy in Little Tower-street.

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Sir Isaac Newton's theory of light and colours and his principle of attraction : made familiar to the ladies in several entertainments (v.1)

Algarotti, Francesco conte (1712-1764); Carter, Elizabeth (1717-1806)

1742

Translated by Elizabeth Carter.

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Sir Isaac Newton's theory of light and colours and his principle of attraction : made familiar to the ladies in several entertainments (v.2)

Algarotti, Francesco conte (1712-1764); Carter, Elizabeth (1717-1806)

1742

Translated by Elizabeth Carter.

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A course of lectures in natural philosophy

Helsham, Richard (1682?-1738); Robinson, Bryan (1680-1754)

1739

First edition. Titlepage in red and black.

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An attempt to prove the motion of the earth from observations made by Robert Hooke

Hooke, Robert (1635-1703)

1674

"Hooke explains in his preface that this is the first of his Cutlerian Lectures to be published and that others will afterwards be printed in the same format so that they may be bound together. This l...

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