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Buffon's Natural history, abridged. Including the history of the elements, the earth, and its component parts, Mountains, Rivers, Seas, Winds, Whirlwinds, Waterspouts, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Of Man, Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Shell-Fish, Lizards, And Serpents; With A General View Of The Insect World. Illustrated with a great variety of copper-plates, elegantly engraved.
Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788.Date: M,DCC,XCI. [1791]- Books
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The proper improvement of divine judgments. A sermon preached before the Mayor and Corporation, at St. Martin's in Oxford, on Friday, February 6. 1756. Being the Day appointed to be kept as a Fast, on Account of the present important Situation of Publick Affairs, and particularly on Occasion of many dreadful Earthquakes, at Lisbon and other Places. By George Fothergill, D.D. Principal of St. Edmund Hall. Publish'd at the Request of the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, and Assistants of the City.
Fothergill, George, 1705-1760.Date: MDCCLVI. [1756]- Books
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The almighty glorified in judgment. A Sermon Preach'd before the University of Oxford, On Sunday, Febr. 15. 1756. Preached also before the Mayor and Corporation of the City of Oxford, And at Several Other Places, On Occasion of the late Earthquakes and Public Fast. By George Horne, M. A. and Fellow of Magdalen College.
Horne, George, 1730-1792.Date: [1756]- Books
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An historical miscellany of the curiosities and rarities in nature and art. Comprising new and entertaining descriptions of the most surprising volcanos, caverns, cataracts, whirlpools, Waterfalls, Earthquakes, Thunder, Lightning, And Other Wonderful And Stupendous Phenomena Of Nature. Forming A Rich And Comprehensive View Of All That IS Interesting And Curious in every part of the habitable world. ...
Date: [1794-1800]- Books
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A sermon preached at Conduit-Street chapel, in the Parish of St. George, Hanover-Square. On Sunday, February the 1st, 1756, Being the Sunday before the Day appointed for a General Fast and Humiliation. On Occasion of the Late Dreadful Earthquakes at Lisbon, and Elsewhere. By the Rev. Mr. Winstanley, Rector of Lanwenarth, in Monmouthshire.
Winstanley, J., Rector of Llanwenarth.Date: M.DCC.LVI. [1756]- Books
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Admirable curiosities, rarities and wonders in Great Britain, and Ireland. Being an Account of many Remarkable Persons and Places; and likewise of the Battles, Sieges, Earthquakes, In undations, Thunders, Lightnings, Fires, Murders, and other considerable Occurrences, and Accidents for several hundred Years past. With the Natural and Artificial Rarities in every County, and many other observable Passages. As they are recorded by credible Historians of former and latter Ages. With pictures of divers memorable passages. By R.B.
R. B., approximately 1632-approximately 1725.Date: 1718- Books
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The historians guide. Wherein every remarkable occurrence in our history, such as Battles, Sieges, Conspiracies, Rebellions, Invasions, Tryals, Executions, Fires, Earthquakes, Storms, Revolutions, Births, Marriages, Deaths, And every other Memorable Event that has happened in England and Ireland to the present Time, are accurately recorded, with the dates affixed; together with a full and exact Chronology of the most eminent Men in all Ages. Designed for the Pocket, in Order to set People Right in Conversation. By the Rev. John Trusler, D.D. To which are added the following useful articles,- list of the Chief Governors of Ireland Ditto of the Lord Mayors and Sheriffs of Dublin down to this Year. - Ditto of the Peers of Ireland, with the Stiles of their eldest Sons. - An exact Table of the Fares of Coaches, Post-Chaises, and Sedan Chairs, according to the late Act of Parliament. - Table of Guineas ready cast up. - Tables of Interest. - Tables of Annuities for Lives from Sir Isaac Newton. -List of the Fairs of Ireland, with the Commodities sold therein, and a complete Meat Market Book.
Trusler, John, 1735-1820.Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
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National wickedness the cause of national misery. A sermon preach'd at the parish church of Weverham in Cheshire: on Friday, the Sixth of February. Being The Day appointed, by Proclamation, to be kept as a General Fast and Humiliation, on Account of the late dreadful Earthquakes, in Portugal, &c. By Thomas Hunter, Vicar of Weverham. Printed at the Request of the Inhabitants.
Hunter, Thomas, 1712-1777.Date: MDCCLVI. [1756]- Books
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A form of prayer, For the use of private families, and Particular persons. Compos'd on Occasion of The late Dreadful Earthquakes, And now Publish'd Pursuant to His Majesty's pious Order, for a General Fast, to be religiously kept on the 6th of February, 1756. To which is added, An Hymn, suitable to the Occasion, for Children to learn by Heart. By a Divine of the Church of England.
Divine of the Church of England.Date: [1756]- Books
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The history of eclipses, which have happen'd from the birth of our Saviour down to this present time; with the dreadful Effects attending them in the various Revolutions of Empires, Kingdoms, and Commonwealths; Destruction of Towns and Cities by Earthquakes; the Death of Emperors, Kings and Potentates, Famine, Pestilence, and other sad Calamities, which have afflicted most Parts of the World. Occasionally written on the phænomenon, or great eclipse which was visible in London, and other Parts of Great-Britain, on Friday the 22d of April, 1715, shewing what the Effects thereof will be in several Countries in Europe. By J. Parker, late of Trinity-College, Cambridge
Parker, J., of Trinity College, Cambridge.Date: 1715- Books
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The new book of knowledge. Shewing the effects of the planets and other astronomical constellations; with the strange events that befall men, women and children, born under them. Together with the husbandman's practice: Or, Prognostication for Ever. With the Shepherd's perpetual Prognostication for the Weather. Also A brief Discourse of the Natural Causes of Meteors; with an Account of several Remarkable Earthquakes, Rains, Thunders, Lightnings, Comets, Blazing-Stars, &c. that have happen'd in several Countries. And observations on the weather, and Signs foretelling Rain. A brief Collection of all the Members of Man Physiognomiz'd: The Signification of Moles on Man or Woman: The Interpretation of Dreams: And Pythagoras's Wheel of Fortune. With several other secrets of art and nature, not to be sound in any other Book of this Kind.
Godfridus.Date: M.DCC.LVIII. [1758]- Books
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Artificial fire-works, improved to the modern practice, from the minutest to the highest branches; Containing Aigrettes Amber-Lights Balloons Batteries Chinese Fire-Ships Cohorns Cones Crackers Cascades Dodecadrons Ducks Earthquakes Flights Flyers Fountains Gerbes Globes Gold-Rain Grand Volutes Leaders Lights Mines Matches Mortars Marrons Moons Neptune's Chariot Potts Pumps Rain-Fall Rockets Sea-Fights Silver-Rain Spur-Fire Squibs Stars Sky-Rockets Swans Swarms Thunder in Rooms Towering-Rockets, double and single Tourbillons Trees Water Fire-Works Wheels Yew-Trees With all their Ingredients, Compositions, Preparations, Machines, Moulds, and Manner to make them, refining Salt-Petre, and to extract it from damaged Gunpowder, &c. With about 100 of the principal Figures beautifully engraved on Copper Plates. The second edition, With the Addition of many new and beautiful Fire-Works, and 3 large Copper-Plates. By Robert Jones, Lieutenant in the Royal Regiment of Artillery.
Jones, Robert, Captain.Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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Artificial fireworks, improved to the modern practice, from the minutest to the highest branches; Containing Aigrettes Amber-Lights Balloons Batteries Chinese Fire-Ships Cohorns Cones Crackers Cascades Dodecaedrons Ducks Earthquakes Flights Flyers Fountains Gerbes Globes Gold-Rain Grand Volutes Leaders Lights Mines Matches Mortars Marrons Moons Neptune's Chariot Pots Pumps Rain-Falls Rockets Sea-Fights Silver-Rain Spur-Fire Squibs Stars Sky-Rockets Swans Swarms Thunder in Rooms Towering-Rockets, double and single Tourbillons Trees Water Fire-Works Wheels Yew-Trees, &c. With all their Ingredients, Compositions, Preparations, Machines, Moulds, and Manner to make them, refining Salt-Petre, and to extract it from damaged Gun-Powder, &c. With about 100 of the principal Figures beautifully engraved on Copper Plates. The second edition, corrected. With the Addition of many new and beautiful Fire-Works, and three large Copper Plates. By Captain Jones. Also, Mr. Muller's Fireworks, For Sea and Land Service, His Tables for Sea and Land Cannon, which may save above 100,000?. a Year, by diminishing the Weight of the Guns, the Labour of Men, the Quantity of Powder in charging, from 1-half to 1-3d, 1-4th, and even to 1-5th.
Jones, Robert, Captain.Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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A letter from the prince of the infernal legions, to a spiritual lord on this side the great gulf, in answer to a late invective epistle levelled at his Highness, containing many material and intertaining [sic] esting observations, worthy to be perused not only by his many friends, (witness the late Earthquakes) but likewise by his few enemies in London, Westminister, and ten miles round.
Campbell, John, 1708-1775.Date: M,DCCLI. [1751]- Books
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Divine alarms and warnings to a sinful people considered and improved: a sermon preached at Barnstaple, in the county of Devon, on February 6. 1756. Being the day appointed for a general fasting and humiliation, on account of the late dreadful Earthquakes in divers Places; and to implore a divine Blessing and Success on our Counsels and Arms against our Enemies. By Joseph Baller.
Baller, Joseph, -1790.Date: MDCCLVI. [1756]- Books
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The remembrancer: being an historical register of the most remarkable battles sieges treaties Conspiracies Rebellions Massacres Tryals Executions Plagues Fires Earthquakes Comets Eclipses Storms and other memorable occurrences in Great Britain, and even throughout Europe, from William the Conqueror, to the present year 1739. With an alphabetical index for readily finding out the very Day of the Year when they happened; as well as the Births, Marriages, Coronations, Deaths, &c. of the Sovereign Princes.
Date: MDCCXXXIX. [1739]- Books
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Noah's faith and obedience to divine warnings and his preservation from the deluge, considered and improved. A sermon Preached at Shrewsbury On Friday February 6. 1756. Being the Day appointed by his Majesty to be observed, through Great-Britain and Ireland, as a Day of solemn Fasting and Humiliation, on Account of the late dreadful Earthquakes, and the present Situation of our publick Affairs. By Job Orton. To which is added a Prose-Translation of a Poem, by Carlo Maria Maggi, on the same Subject.
Orton, Job, 1717-1783.Date: MDCCLVI. [1756]- Books
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A particular account of several earthquakes, which have lately happened in Italy.
Date: Printed in the Year 1703- Books
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Practical reflections on the earthquakes that have happened in Europe and America but chiefly in the islands of Jamaica, England, Sicily, Malta, &c. With a particular and historical account of them, and divers other earthquakes / by John Shower.
Shower, John, 1657-1715.Date: 1750- Books
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Practical reflections on the earthquakes that have happened in Europe and America, but chiefly in the islands of Jamaica, England, Sicily, Malta, &c. With a particular and historical account of them, and divers other earthquakes. By John Shower.
Shower, John, 1657-1715.Date: MDCCL. [1750]- Books
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An essay on the agitations of the sea, and some other remarkables attending the earthquakes of the year M,DCC,L,V. To which are added, some thoughts on the causes of earthquakes. Written in the year 1756.
Perkins, John, 1698-1781.Date: 1761- Books
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Practical reflections on the earthquakes that have happened in Europe and America, but chiefly in the islands of Jamaica, England, Sicily, Malta, &c. With a particular and historical account of them, and divers other earthquakes. By John Shower, D.D.
Shower, John, 1657-1715.Date: MDCCL. [1750]- Books
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The sacred philosophy of earthquakes; or, the city-monitor.
Date: MDCCL. [1750]- Books
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Some rude & indigested thoughts on the terrible majesty of God in the works of nature particularly in the phaenomena of earthquakes: occasioned by that memorable earthquake Octob. 29th. 1727. Wherein earthquakes in their causes, kinds, and astonishing effects, are briefly hinted, enumerated and described. [Two lines from Newton]
Date: M.DCC.XXX. [1730]- Books
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Practical reflections on the late earthquakes in Jamaica, England, Sicily, Malta, &c., anno 1692 : with a particular, historical account of those, and divers other earthquakes / by John Shower.
Shower, John, 1657-1715Date: MDCXCIII [1693]