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Martini Lister, é S.R. Lond. De fontibus medicatis Angliae : exercitatio nova, & prior
Lister, Martin (1638?-1712)
1684
Errata: p. 104 (second count). The second edition of Exercitatio prior, which is placed first in the volume, and the first of Exercitatio nova. The latter has separate pagination and signatures, and...
A discourse of local motion : undertaking to demonstrate the laws of motion, and withall to prove, that of the seven rules delivered by M. Des-Cartes on this subject, he hath mistaken six
A. M (fl. 1708); Mariotte, Edmé
1670
Attribution to E. Mariotte by L. Laudan. Advertisement on F6-7; F8 blank.
The method of fluxions both direct and inverse : the former being a translation from the celebrated Marquis De L'Hospital's Analyse des infinements petits
L'Hôpital, Marquis de Sainte-Mesme Guillaume-François-Antoine (1661-1704); Stone, Edmund (1768)
1730
Signatures: A⁸ a⁴ B-Q⁸ R-2T⁸ 2U⁴.
Johannes Godartius Of insects : done into English, and methodized, with the addition of notes
Goedaert, Johannes (1617-1668); Place, Francis (1647-1728); Lister, Martin (1638?-1712)
1682
First edition. One of an edition of 150 copies. "To the reader" signed: M.L. [i.e. Martin Lister]. Cf. BM. Illustrations etched by Francis Place. Cf. BM.
The elements of physical and geometrical astronomy. By David Gregory,... Done into English, with additions and corrections (v.2)
Gregory, David (1659-1708); Halley, Edmond (1656-1742); Stone, Edmund (1768)
1726
Volume 1 only is described as of the second edition, although according to Houzeau and Lancaster (Bibliographie générale de l'astronomie) no. 9240 the two-volume first edition was published in 1715....
The elements of physical and geometrical astronomy. By David Gregory,... Done into English, with additions and corrections (v.1)
Gregory, David (1659-1708); Halley, Edmond (1656-1742); Stone, Edmund (1768)
1726
Volume 1 only is described as of the second edition, although according to Houzeau and Lancaster (Bibliographie générale de l'astronomie) no. 9240 the two-volume first edition was published in 1715....
An account of some experiments and observations on tar-water : wherein is shown the quantity of tar that is therein. Which was read before the Royal Society
Hales, Stephen (1677-1761); Reid, Andrew
1747
Signatures: [A]¹ B-D⁴ E³ F-K⁴ L². "A letter to the Reverend Dr. Hales,... By A. Reid Esq;" p.[31]-74, has separate title-page with same imprint, but the pagination is continuous.
The general history of the air
Boyle, Robert (1627-1691)
1692
Signatures: A⁴ a² B-2K⁴ 2L². Book list of A. and J. Churchill (1 p.) at end. Includes bibliographical references.
Remarks on some late papers, relating to the universal deluge: and to the natural history of the earth
Harris, John (1667?-1719)
1697
A defence of John Woodward's "Essay toward a natural history of the earth" against certain attacks, especially in "Two essays sent in a letter from Oxford to a nobleman in London" by L.P. Signatures...
Magnetis reductorium theologicum tropologicum : in quo ejus novVs verVs & sVpreMVs VsVs inDICatVr
Ward, Samuel (1577-1640); Ward, Samuel (1572-1643)
1639
Chronogram in title is intended for 1637, date of the first edition. The plate is an emblematic engraved half-title, reading "Magnetica Magnalia". Dedication signed by the author: S. Ward. (He is ...
Idea trigonometriae demonstratae : (in usum juventutis Oxoniensis). Item praelectio De cometis et Inquisitio in Bullialdi Astronomiae philolaicae fundamenta
Ward, Seth Bishop of Salisbury (1617-1689); Ward, Seth Bishop of Salisbury (1617-1689)
1654
The De cometis and the Inquisitio each have special title-pages dated 1653; the latter has title: In Ismaelis Bullialdi Astronomiae philolaicae fundamenta, inquisitio brevis.
Mathematical collections and translations : the first tome. In two parts
Salusbury, Thomas; Galilei, Galileo (1564-1642); Kepler, Johannes (1571-1630); Lopez de Zuñiga, Diego; Foscarini, Paolo Antonio (1580-1616); Castelli, Benedetto (1643); Corsini, Ottavio (1592-1642)
1661
Collation: pt. 1: 8 p. l., 503, [24] p.; pt. 2: 7 p. l., 118, [5] p. Half-title: Mathematical collections and translations: in two tomes. The work was published in two volumes, 1661-65. It is rare...