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The British Apollo ... / containing two thousand answers to curious questions in most arts and sciences. Serious, comical, and humorous, approved of by many of the most learned and ingenious of both universities, and of the Royal-Society. Performed by a society of gentlemen.
Date: 1740- Books
Some human oddities : studies in the queer, the uncanny and the fanatical / [Eric John Dingwall].
Dingwall, Eric John.Date: 1947- Books
La nature et les prodiges : l'insolite au 16e siècle, en France / Jean Céard.
Céard, Jean.Date: 1977- Books
Templum naturae historicum Henrici Kornmanni ex Kirchaina Chattorum in quo de natura et miraculis quatuor elementorum ignis, aeris, aquae, terrae, ita disseritur ut nihil de rerum principiis ... de aere ... de aqua ... de terra ... intactum praeteritum fiet / [Heinrich Kornmann].
Kornmann, Heinrich, approximately 1580-approximately 1640.Date: 1611- Books
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Le trésor de la curiosité tiré des catalogues de vente ... et précédé d'une lettre [de A.N. Thibaudeau] ... sur la curiosité et les curieux / [Charles Blanc].
Blanc, Ch.-P. (Charles-P.)Date: 1857-1858- Books
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Chymia curiosa variis, non solum ex regno vegetabili, sed etiam ex minerali et animali, experimentis adornata.
Date: 1687- Books
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Curiosities of natural history / by Francis T. Buckland.
Buckland, Francis T. (Francis Trevelyan), 1826-1880.Date: 1882-1883- Books
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Curiosities of natural history. First[-fourth] series / by Francis T. Buckland.
Buckland, Francis T. (Francis Trevelyan), 1826-1880.Date: 1890-1891- Books
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Wonders of nature science : an every day book for the student and intellectual observer.
Date: [1873?]- Books
The wonders of nature and art; : being an account of whatever is most curious and remarkable throughout the world; whether relating to its animals, vegetables, minerals, volcanoes, cataracts, hot and cold springs, and other parts of natural history; or, to the buildings, manufactures, inventions, and discoveries of its inhabitants. The whole collected from the writings of the best historians, travellers, geographers, and philosophers, among which are some original manuscripts; interspersed with pious observations and reflections; illustrated with notes, and adorned with copper-plates.
Date: MDCCLXVIII. [1768]- Books
The Guinness book of animal facts and feats / by Gerald L. Wood.
Wood, Gerald L.Date: [1972]- Books
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The wonders of the universe : a record of things wonderful and marvelous in nature, science, and art / introduction by Charles Barnard.
Date: [1885], ©1885- Journals
Fortean times.
Date: 1973-- Books
L'introduction au traite de la conformite des merueilles anciennes avec les modernes. Ou, traite preparatif à l'Apologie pour Herodote. L'argument est pris de l'Apologie pour Herodote / composee en latin par Henri Estiene, et est ici continué par luy mesme.
Estienne, Henri, 1531-1598.Date: [1582]- Books
The secret museum / Molly Oldfield.
Oldfield, Molly.Date: 2013- Books
Questions & answers : hundreds of intriguing facts about the world around you / edited by Robert Matthews & Nick Smith.
Date: 2001- Books
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The history of man; or, the wonders of humane nature, in relation to the virtues, vices and defects of both sexes. With examples antient and modern, alphabetically digested under their proper heads. The whole work being intermixt with variety of useful and divertive relations, never before publish'd.
Wanley, Nathaniel, 1634-1680.Date: 1704- Books
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The world of wonders : a record of things wonderful in nature, science, and art.
Date: 1883-1884- Books
The world of wonders : a record of things wonderful in nature, science, and art.
Date: [1869?]- Books
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Museum, head of the Mall, Boston, is opened every day, and Tuesday, Thursday & Friday evenings. With music on a large concert organ. Containing the following wax-figures, paintings, curiosities, &c.
Columbian Museum (Boston, Mass.)Date: 1799]- Books
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A brief collection of many rare secrets : many of which are approved and physical and the rest most pleasant and recreative : very necessary for all sorts of people / newly set forth and published by La Fountain, an expert operator.
La Fountaine.Date: 1650- Books
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A summers divertisemet of mathematical and mechanical curiosities : Being an account of the things seen at the House of Curiosities, near Grange Park. Part First.
Date: 1695- Books
The occult sciences : the philosophy of magic, prodigies, and apparent miracles / from the French of Eusebe Salverte ; with notes illustrative, explanatory, and critical, by Anthony Todd Thomson.
Salverte, Eusèbe, 1771-1839.Date: 1855- Books
The surprizing miracles of nature and art, in two parts / [R. B].
R. B., approximately 1632-approximately 1725.Date: 1685- Books
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The gallery of nature and art; or, a tour through creation and science. Comprising new and entertaining descriptions of the most surprising volcanoes, caverns, cataracts, whirlpools, waterfalls, earthquakes, and other wonderful and stupendous phenomena of nature. Forming a rich and comprehensive view of all that is interesting and curious in every part of the habitable world. By the Rev. E. Polehampton, and John M. Good, F.R.S. Illustrated by one hundred engravings / [Edward Thomas William Polehampton].
Polehampton, Edward (Edward Thomas William), 1777?-1830.Date: 1821