An essay on blindness, in a letter to a person of distinction : reciting the most interesting particulars relative to persons born blind, and those who have lost their sight : being an enquiry into the nature of their ideas, knowledge of sounds, opinions concerning morality and religion, &c. interspersed with several anecdotes of Sanderson, Milton, and others : with copper-plates elucidating Dr. Sanderson's method of working geometrical problems / translated from the French of M. Diderot, physician to His most Christian Majesty.

  • Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784.
Date:
[1780?]
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Credit: An essay on blindness, in a letter to a person of distinction : reciting the most interesting particulars relative to persons born blind, and those who have lost their sight : being an enquiry into the nature of their ideas, knowledge of sounds, opinions concerning morality and religion, &c. interspersed with several anecdotes of Sanderson, Milton, and others : with copper-plates elucidating Dr. Sanderson's method of working geometrical problems / translated from the French of M. Diderot, physician to His most Christian Majesty. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A N ESSAY blindness, In a LETTER to a Person of Distinction; Reciting the mod interefting Particulars relative to Perfons born Blind, and thofe who have lolt their Sight. Being an Enquiry into the Nature ot their Ideas, Knowledge of Sounds, Opinions concerning Mor- ality and Religion, &c. Interfperfed with feveral Anecdotes of SANDERSON, MILTON, A'N D'OTHERS, WithCoPPER-PLATEs elucidating Dr. Sanderson’s Method of Working GEOMETRICAL PROBLEMS. Tranflated from the French of M. D I D E R O T, Phyfician to His moll Chriftian Majesty, LONDON: Printed for J. BARKER, No. 7, Little Russell- Court, Drury-Lane. [ Price is. 6d. ] Where may be had that Juftly Admired Poem by Prior, called HENER Y and EMMA: * with a neat Frontifpeice. price Gd.