New experiments physico-mechanical, touching the air.

[London] : [Printed by Miles Flesher for Richard Davis], [1682]

3 parts in 1 volume : illustrations ; 4to (22 cm)

The 3rd ed. Whereunto is added A defence of the author's explication of the experiments, against the objections of Franciscus Linus and, Thomas Hobbs.

Half title.

Fulton 15

Each part has special title page. A reprint of the 2nd edition.

Copy 1 Note: Armorial bookplate of Francis Fulford of Fulford in the County of Devon, 1699.

New experiments physico-mechanical, touching the spring of the air, and its effects, made, for the most part, in a new pnuematical engine -- A defence of the doctrine touching the spring and weight of the air, propos'd by Mr. R. Boyle in his New physico-mechanical experiments, against the objections of Franciscus Linus, wherewith the objector's funicular hypothesis is also examin'd -- An examen of Mr. T. Hobbs his Dialogus physicus de naturâ aëris, as far as it concerns Mr. Boyle's book of new experiments touching the spring of the air, &c., with an appendix touching Mr. Hobb's doctrine of fluidity and firmness.

"A catalogue of all the philosophical works published by our author"-p. [1-2] at end.