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The society for promoting natural history. Rules and orders to be observed. Formed October the 13th, 1783, and amended October the 25th, 1784.
Society for Promoting Natural History.Date: 1785]- Books
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Surprizing miracles of nature and art. In two parts. Containing, I. Miracles of nature; or, the strange signs and prodigious appearances in the heavens, earth, and waters, for many hundred years past: with the most famous comets and prodigies since the birth of our Saviour, and the effects of many of them; as also a particular description of the five blazing stars seen in England in 1664, 1665, 1680, 1682, and other unaccountable accidents and productions. II. Miracles of art; describing the most magnificent buildings and curious inventions in all ages; as Solomon's Temple, the seven wonders of the world, and other famous structures and rarities. With several pictures. By Robert Burton.
Crouch, Nathaniel, 1632?-1725?Date: 1729- Books
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Brief directions for the easie making, and preserving collections of all natural curiosities. For James Petiver Fellow of the Royall Society London. ...
Petiver, James, 1663 or 1664-1718.Date: 1709?]- Books
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Surprizing miracles of nature and art. In two parts. Containing, I. Miracles of nature; or the strange signs and prodigious appearances in the heavens, earth and waters, for many hundred years past. With the most famous comets and prodigies since the birth of our saviour, and the effects of many of them: as also a particular description of the five blazing-stars seen in England, in 1664, 1665, 1680, 1682, and other unaccountable accidents and productions. II. Miracles of art, describing the most magnificent buildings, and curious inventions in all ages, as Solomon's Temple, the seven wonders of the world, and other famous structures and rarities. Beautified with pictures. By R.B.
Crouch, Nathaniel, 1632?-1725?Date: 1727- Books
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Brief directions for the easie making, and preserving collections of all natural curiosities. For James Petiver Fellow of the Royall Society London. ...
Petiver, James, 1663 or 1664-1718.Date: 1715?]- Books
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A short account of a course of natural and experimental philosophy. In which wll be exhibited the experiments neccessary for the explanation of natural philosophy in general, or the properties of matter and the law by which it acts. Mechanics. Astronomy; or the phœnomena arising from the motion of the heavenly bodies. Geography, and the use of the globes, &c. Hydrostatics; or the nature and laws of fluids explained. Pneumatics, explaining the surprising properties of the air, which depend upon its pressure and elasticity, its rarefaction, condensation, &c. Optics; or the science of vision. By J. Arden, teacher of Experimental Philosophy at Beverly. The charge of going through this course is one guinea each, to be paid or the time of subscribing, or at the first lecture; and to begin as soon as thirty or more have subscribed.
Arden, J. (James), -approximately 1773.Date: M,DCC,LXXII. [1772]