Eclipse races, (addressed to the Ladies:) Being an impartial account of the celestial coursers and their riders, Starting together, April 1, 1764, for the eclipse-plate-prize. Their Distinctions and Atchievements. Those who were Competitors, distanced, thrown out, or met with Accidents, in the contending Enterprize. Who won the Prize. Popular Fears and Apprehensions, with suitable remarks. And the true Appearance of the Races represented. Some Customs, in our public Observations and Mathematical Schools, referred to the Consideration, Power, and Justice, of the discerning Ladies. The Yorkshire Syphon-Makers and Philosophers: A Satyr. Invitation to Epsom Races: A Song. Tit-Up: Another Song. By Philo-Pegasus, a Lover of Truth.

  • Philo-Pegasus.
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MDCCLXIV. MDCCLXIV. [i.e. 1764]
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London : printed for the author; and sold by J. Whiston and B. White, W. Sandby, booksellers, and B. Cole, mathematical-instrument-maker,Fleet-street; and several other booksellers and mathematical-instrument-makers, MDCCLXIV. MDCCLXIV. [i.e. 1764]

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24 p. ; 40.

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ESTC T32406

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