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Nicholson, William (1753-1815)4
Boyle, Robert (1627-1691)3
Newton, Isaac, 1642-17273
Shaw, Peter3
Shaw, Peter (1694-1763)3
Desaguliers, J T (1683-1744)2
Desaguliers, J. T2
Gravesande, Willem Jacob Van'S (1688-1742)2
Power, Henry (1623-1668)2
Worster, Benjamin2

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An introduction to natural philosophy : Illustrated with copper plates (v.1)

Nicholson, William (1753-1815)

1790

With engraved title vignettes. Includes dedication, dated Feb. 28, l782, and preface to first edition, with Advertisements to second and third editions, dated Nov. 1, 1786 and June 12, 1790. Inclu...

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An introduction to natural philosophy : Illustrated with copper plates (v.2)

Nicholson, William (1753-1815)

1790

With engraved title vignettes. Includes dedication, dated Feb. 28, l782, and preface to first edition, with Advertisements to second and third editions, dated Nov. 1, 1786 and June 12, 1790. Inclu...

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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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1939-57

Correspondence re reviews and short contributions, distribution of offprints, setting up of illustrations, refereeing of papers

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1939-56

Correspondence re requests to reprint illustrations, photographs, figures, etc. from Astbury's published work

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Experimental philosophy, in three books : containing new experiments microscopical, mercurial, magnetical : with some deductions, and probable hypotheses, raised from them, in avouchment and illustration of the now famous atomical hypothesis

Power, Henry (1623-1668)

1664

Books [2]-3 have special t.p., dated 1663. "Subterraneous experiments, or, Observations about cole-mines" has half-title. The pagination jumps from 184 to 187. Errata: p. [2] at end. Marginal ...

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Experimental philosophy, in three books : containing new experiments microscopical, mercurial, magnetical : with some deductions, and probable hypotheses, raised from them, in avouchment and illustration of the now famous atomical hypothesis

Power, Henry (1623-1668)

1664

Books [2]-3 have special t.p., dated 1663. "Subterraneous experiments, or, Observations about cole-mines" has half-title. The pagination jumps from 184 to 187. Errata: p. [2] at end. Marginal ...

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1934-61

Notebook titled on first page 'X-ray and Related Research on the Molecular Structure of Biological Tissues Proteins, etc. (Rockefeller Grant)'. The notebook begins with an entry dated 1934 and continu...

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1940-57

Correspondence with the editors of Nature re submission of articles and letters for publication, refereeing of papers, reviews, permission to reproduce photographs and illustrations. Although the text...

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