Prospectus and proposals for publishing an essay towards a natural history of the mineral Kingdom; in two parts. Part I. Of the Natural History of the Strata of Coal, and of its concomitant Strata; to which is added, Professor Sinclair's Treatise upon Coal, published in 1662: And Part II. Of the Natural History of the other prevailing Strata; and of the principal and most interesting Phenomena upon and within the Surface of our Globe. By John Williams mineral surveyor, member of the society of scottish antiquaries. Conditions. The Work to comprehend Two Volumes Octavo. Price Twelve Shillings in Boards, to be paid on delivery of the Book.

  • Williams, John, approximately 1730-1795.
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1787
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Natural history of the mineral kingdom. Prospectus

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[Edinburgh] : Orders will be received by C. Elliot & Co. No. 332. opposite Somerset-House in the Strand, London; William Creech, W. Gordon, and C. Elliot, Edinburgh; James Duncan, and Dunlop and Wilson, Glasgow; S. Hodgson and W. Charnly, Newcastle, 1787.

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14,[2]p. ; 80.

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ESTC T46018

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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