Gale's cabinet of knowledge; or miscellaneous recreations. Containing moral and philosophical essays, propositions, natural and metaphysical maxims. And Observations on select subjects of general Utility. With a series of easy, entertaining, and interesting mechanical, magnetical, and magical experiments. Including the most celebrated card deceptions ever exhibited. together with about seven hundred serious, comical, and Humorous Queries, Paradoxes, &c. &c. With pertinent and ingenious answers. Being the Essence taken from The Lady's, Gentleman's, & Carnan's Diaries-Martin's Philosophical Magazines-Ozanam & Hooper's Recreations, &c. &c. (illustrated with Copper-Plate Engravings.) To which are added a great number of originals. Likewise, An appendix; containing various propositions tending to prove Light and Heat two distinct beings. With some curious definitions in Optics.
- Gale, John, active 18th century-19th century.
- Date:
- 1797
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Publication/Creation
London : printed for James Wallis, No. 16, Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row, 1797.
Physical description
xiv,343,[3]p.,plates ; 120.
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Edition
Second edition considerably enlarged.
References note
ESTC T65232
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.