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Speculum perspicuum Vranicum, or, An almanack for the year of Christ, 1674 : being the second after bissextile, or leap year, and from the creation of the world, 5623 years, ... : wherein is contained a true description of the year, and of the several parts thereof, according to the English and forreign account ..., with a just account of such eclipses as will happen this year : calculated for the meridian of ... London, / collected and published by Lancelot Coelson.
Coelson, Lancelot, 1627-approximately 1687Date: 1674- Books
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The experienc'd farrier, or, A compleat treatise of horsemanship : in two books, physical and chyrurgical : fitted to the use not only of gentlemen, but of all farriers, grooms, jockeys and breeders of horses : with directions for the choice of all stallions and mares, their shapes and colours, as shewing wherein that curiosity doth consist : with the virtue of drugs, both simple and compound, appertaining to farrying and where you may buy them, with a large alphabetical table of most simples for the cure of all inward and outward diseases / by E.R., Gent.
E. R., GentDate: 1691/2- Books
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W. and S. Jones take this opportunity of informing the public, that they have purchased the stock and copyright of the several philosophical works by the late Mr. George Adams, deceased, of Fleet Street; and that they are sold, as follow, at their Shop, No. 30, Lower Holborn.
W. and S. Jones (Mathematical Instrument Makers)Date: [1800]- Books
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Pharmacopœia Bateana, or, Bate's dispensatory : translated from the second edition of the Latin copy, published by Mr. James Shipton : containing his choice and select recipe's, their names, compositions, preparations, vertues, uses, and doses, as they are applicable to the whole practice of physick and chyrurgery : the Arcana Goddardiana, and their recipe's intersperst in their proper places, which are almost all wanting in the Latin copy : compleated with above five hundred chymical processes, and their explications at large, various observations thereon, and a rationale upon each process : to which are added in this English edition, Goddard's drops, Russel's pouder [sic], and the Emplastrum febrifugum, those so much fam'd in the world : as also several other preparations from the Collectanea chymica, and other good authors / by William Salmon.
Bate, George, 1608-1669Date: 1694- Books
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Dublin, Sunday 11 November, 1781. Whereas an advertisement of a very alarming nature, respecting a pamphlet which is to published to-morrow, concerning the Roman Catholics of this kingdom, (calculated, as we apprehend, by some enemy to the interests of that people), appeared in Faulkner's Journal, and the Dublin Evening Post, of yesterday: ...
Date: [1781]- Books
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Ephemeris, or, A diary astronomical and meteorological, for the year of our Lord, 1686, and second after leap-year : wherein is briefly explained several feasts of our Christian church : with sundry other things of note, as the planets motions, eclipses, &c. and instructions how to set a true figure of heavens at any time for ever / by John Gadbury.
Gadbury, John, 1627-1704Date: 1686- Books
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The Gentleman's jockey and approved farrier : instructing in the natures, causes, and cures of all diseases incident to horses : with an exact and easie method of breeding, buying, dieting, and otherwise ordering all sorts of horses as well for common and ordinary use as the heats and course : with divers other curiosities / collected by the long practice, experience, and pains of J.H. ... [and others].
Date: 1683- Books
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Mercurius coelestis, being an almanack for the year of the world's redemption, 1682 : and of its creation according to the best of history, 5631, it being the second after bissextile, or leap-year : in which is contained matter and things suitable for such a subject, -- as eclipses, a general judgment on the year, the rising, and setting of the sun, monthly observations both in verse and prose : with other things, astronomically and astrologically considered, calculated for the meridian of London / by John Partridge.
Partridge, John, 1644-1715Date: 1682- Books
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The art of chymistry : as it is now practiced. Written in French by P. Thibaut, chymist to the French King. And now translated into English, by a Fellovv of the Royal Society.
Thibaut, P. (Pierre)Date: 1668- Books
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Love to the life, or, Some meditations upon loving, and washing in the blood of Christ : together, with a tast of gospel-promises, as the churches stock, or, believers patrimony. By R.M. the Benjamin of his Fathers house.
Mayhew, R. (Richard)Date: Anno 1674- Books
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Merlinus redivivus, being an almanack for the year of our redemption, 1686, and from the creation of the world, according to the best of history, 5635 : being the second after bissextile, or leap-year : in which is contained matter and things suitable for such work, as eclipses, remarkable conjunctions, meteorological, and astrological observations, lunations and their configurations of the erratick stars : together with the diurnal motions of the planets and a table of houses more correct and demonstrable, than those used by our modern astrologers ... calculated for the meridian of London ... / by John Partridge.
Partridge, John, 1644-1715Date: [1686]- Books
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Merlinus redivivus, being an almanack for the year of our redemption, 1685, and from the creation of the world, according to the best of history, 5634 : it being the first after bissextile for such a subject, as eclipses, lunations, weather, observations, remarkable conjunctions, and other configurations of the seven erratick stars : together with the diurnal motion of the planets and a true table of houses more correct than ever before ... calculated for the meridian of London ... / by John Partridge.
Partridge, John, 1644-1715Date: [1685]- Books
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Vade mecum: or, A companion for a chirurgion : Fitted for times of peace or war. Briefly shewing the use of every instrument necessary, and the vertues and qualities of such medicines as are ordinarily used, with the way to make them ... Together with the manner of making reports ... Also a treatise concerning bleeding at the nose. / By Tho. Brugis, Doctor in Physick.
Brugis, Thomas, active 1640?Date: 1665- Books
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Optical essays, containing, I. A practical description of the several sorts of ... microscopes ... II. The nature of vision in insects ... III. A catalogue of ... microscopic objects. IV. The use of the reflecting telescope ... V. The manner of computing the magnifying power in ... microscopes. VI. A new method of applying a micrometer, etc / By B. Martin.
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: [not before 1762]- Books
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Two treatises : The first, of the venereal pocks: Wherein is shewed, I. The name and original of this disease. II. Histories thereof. III. The nature thereof. IV. Its causes. V. Its differences. VI. Several sorts of signs thereof. VII. Several waies of the cure thereof. VIII. How to cure such diseases, as are wont to accompany the whores pocks. The second treatise of the gout, 1. Of the nature of the gout. 2. Of the causes thereof. 3. Of the signs thereof. 4. Of the cure thereof. 5. Of the hip gout or sciatica. 6. The way to prevent the gout written in Latin and English. By Daniel Sennert, Doctor of Physick. Nicholas Culpeper, physitian and astrologer. Abdiah Cole, Doctor of Physick, and the liberal arts.
Sennert, Daniel, 1572-1637Date: 1660- Books
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Popular errours, Or the errours of the people in physick, first written in Latine by the learned physitian James Primrose Doctor in Physick. Divided into foure bookes. viz. 1. The first treating concerning physicians. 2. The second of the errours about some diseases, and the knowledge of them. 3. The third of the errours about the diet; as well of the sound as of the sick. 4. The fourth of the errours of the people about the use of remedies. Profitable and necessary to be read of all. To which is added by the same authour his verdict concerning the antimoniall cuppe. Translated into English by Robert Wittie Doctor in Physick.
Primerose, James, approximately 1598-1659Date: 1651- Books
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Vade mecum: or, A companion for a chirvrgion : Fitted for times of peace or war. Briefly shewing the use of every instrument necessary, and the vertues and qualities of such medicines as are ordinarily used, with the way to make them. Likewise, the dressing of green wounds ... Together with the manner of making reports, either to a magistrate, or a coronoers enquest. Also a treatise concerning bleeding at the nose. / By Tho. Brugis.
Brugis, Thomas, active 1640?Date: 1657- Books
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A help to discourse: or, more merriment mixt with serious matters : Consisting of witty, philosophical, grammatical, physical, astronomical, questions and answers. As also epigrams, epitaphs, riddles, jests, poesies, love-toyes, &c. are added, and plentiful'y dispersed. Together with The country-mans counsellour, and his yearly oracle, and prognostication, with additions, or a help to preserve his health; never before printed. As also the art of cookery, and sundry experiments, and their extractions of oyl, waters, &c.
Date: 1667- Books
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Angelus Britannicus : an ephemeris for the year of our redemption 1683, being the third after the bissextile or leap year, and from the creation of the world, as some suppose, 5632, and from the burning of London 17 : amplified with astrological observations from the sun's ingress into Aries, and other cardinal points : with an account of the eclipses, conjunctions of the superiors, of the late comets, and other configurations of the heavenly bodies, calculated for the meridian of the ... city of London ... / by John Tanner.
Tanner, John, approximately 1636-1715Date: 1683- Books
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1684, Apollo Anglicanus : the English Apollo, assisting all persons in the right understanding of this years revolution, as also of things past, present, and to come : with necessary tables plain and useful, a twofold kalendar, viz. Julian or English, gregorian or forein computations, more plain and full than any other, with the rising and setting of the sun, the nightly rising and setting of the moon, and also her southing, exactly calculated for every day, of general use for most men, being bissextile, or leap-year : to which is added short notes, shewing (in a general way) the good and bad days throughout the year ... calculated according to art and fitted to the meridian of Leicester, whose latitude in 52 degress, 41 minutes exactly fitting all the middle counties of England, and without sensible error the whole kingdom / by Richard Saunders.
Saunders, Richard, 1613-1675Date: 1684- Books
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Merlinus redivivus : being an almanack for the year of our redemption, 1687, and from the creation of the world according to the best of history, 5636, being the third after bissextile, or leap year : to which is contained matter and things suitable for such a work, as eclipses, remarkable conjunctions, meteorological and astrological observations, lunations, and other configurations of the erratick stars : together with the diurnal motion of the planets, and a table of houses formed according to the intent and true principles and the great Ptolemy : to which is added the nightly rising and setting of the moon, with other matters worth observation : calculated for the meridian of London, whose latitude is 51 deg. 32 minutes, longitude is 24 deg. 20 minutes / by S. Partridge.
Partridge, John, 1644-1715Date: [1687]- Books
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A necessary family-book : both for the city & country, in two parts. Containing exact, plain and short rule and directions, for taking and killing all manner of vermin on land and in water: as, Part I. By land. The fox, polcat, buzzard, kite, weasle, adder, snake, caterpiller, frog, mile, pismire, fly, bug, rats and mice, fleas and lice. Part II. By water. The hern, dob-chick, coot, or more-hen, cormorant, sea-pie, kings-fisher, otter, water-rat, and ospray, all great destroyers of fish. To which are added, many natural and artificial conclusions, both pleasant and profitable. The whole illustrated with many proper figures. By R. W. gent.
R. WDate: 1688- Books
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Blagrave's supplement; or, enlargement, to Mr. Nich. Culpeper's English physician : Containing a description of the form, names, place, time, celestial government, and virtues, all such medicinal plants as grow in England, and are omitted in his book, called The English-physician. And supplying the additional virtues of such plants wherein he is defective. Also with the virtues of all drugs as are found in any part of the world, and brought to be sold in our druggists and apothecaries shops, with their dangers and corrections. By Joseph Blagrave of Reading, student in physick and astrology.
Blagrave, Joseph, 1610-1682Date: 1677- Books
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Fly, an almanack for the year of our Lord God, 1689 : it being the first after the bissextile or leap-year and from the creation of the world, (as commonly computed) 5690 : calculated for the meridian of Kingslynn ... and may very well serve for any other part of England.
FlyDate: 1689- Books
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Apollo Anglicanus : The English Apollo : assisting all persons in the right understanding of this years revolution, as also of things past, present, and to come : with necessary tables, plain and useful : a twofold kalendar, viz. Julian or English, Gregorian or forein computations, more plain and full than any other ... : calculated according to art, and fitted to the meridian of Leicester ... exactly fitting all the middle counties of England, and without sensible error the whole kingdom / by Richard Saunders.
Saunders, Richard, 1613-1675Date: 1685