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A succinct treatise of popular astronomy: or, that science made plain, easy, and intelligible to every capacity. To which are subjoined, prognostics of the weather, From the Sun, Moon, Stars, Clouds, Meteors, &c. By a lover of the sciences.
Lover of the sciences.Date: [1780?]- Books
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The N. England kalendar, 1703. Or An almanack for the year of our Lord, 1703 ... Calculated for and fitted to the meridian of Boston in N. Engl. whose latitude is 42. g 25 m. north. But may well serve any part of New-England ... By a lover of astronomy. With allowance.
Date: 1703 [i.e., 1702?]- Books
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The N. England kalendar, 1704. Or An almanack for the year of our Lord, 1704 ... Calculated for and fitted to the meridian of Boston in N.E. whose lat. is 42. g. 25. m. north, but may well serve any part of New-England ... By a lover of astronomy. With allowance.
Date: 1704 [i.e., 1703?]- Books
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The description and use of a portable instrument, vlugarly [sic] known by the name of Gunters quadrant : by which is perform'd most propositions in astronomy, as the altitude, azimuth, right ascention, and declination of the sun, &c. : also his rising, and setting and amplitude, together with the hour of the day or night, and other condusions exemplified at large : to which is added the use of Nepiars bones in multiplication, division, and extraction of roots, also the the nocturnal, the ring dial, and Gunters-line, in many necessary and delightful conclusions, fitted to the understanding of the meanest capacity : collected and digested into this portable volumn, for the use of young practitioners / by a true lover of the mathematicks.
Gunter, Edmund, 1581-1626Date: 1685- Books
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A rich cabinet with variety of inventions: unlock'd and open'd, for the recreation of ingenious sirpits [sic] at their vacant hours : Being receits and conceits of severall natures, and fit for those who are lovers of natural and artificial conclusions. As also variety of recreative fire-works, both for land, air, and vvater. And fire works of service, for sea and shore. Whereunto is added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks. Collected by J. W. a lover of artificial conclusions.
White, John, -1671Date: 1658- Books
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A rich cabinet with variety of inventions, unlock'd and open'd for the recreation of ingenious spirits at their vacant hours : being receits and conceits of severall natures, and fit for those who are lovers of naturall and artificiall conclusions : as also variety of recreative fire-works both for land, air, and water, and fire-works of service, for sea and shore : whereunto is added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks / collected by J.W. a lover of artificial conclusions.
White, John, -1671Date: 1668- Books
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A rich cabinet, with variety of inventions: unlock'd and open'd, for the recreation of ingenious spirits at their vacant hours : Being receipts and conceits of several natures, and fit for those who are lovers of natural and artificial conclusions. As also variety of recreative fire-works both for land, air, and water. And fire-works of service for sea and shore. Whereunto is added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks. Likewise directions for ringing the most usual peals, that belong to that art. Collected by J. W. a lover of artificial conclusions.
White, John, -1671Date: 1677- Books
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A rich cabinet, with variety of inventions, unlock'd and open'd, for the recreation of ingenious spirits : Being receits and conceits of several natures, and fit for those who are lovers of natural and artificial conclusions. As also variety of recreative fire-works both for land, air, and water. And fire-works of service, for sea and shore. Whereunto are added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks. Together with several curious receits of great use, collected out of Alexis, Mizaldus, Wecker, &c. / By John White a lover of artificial conclusions.
White, John, -1671Date: 1689- Books
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A rich cabinet, with variety of inventions, unlock'd and open'd, for the recreation of ingenious spirits : Being receits and conceits of several natures, and fit for those who are lovers of natural and artificial conclusions. As also variety of recreative fire-works both for land, air, and water. And fire-works of service, for sea and shore. Whereunto are added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks. Together with several curious receits of great use, collected out of Alexis, Mizaldus, Wecker, &c. By John White a lover of artificial conclusions.
White, John, -1671Date: 1689- Books
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The use of the astronomical playing-cards, teaching any ordinary capacity by them to be acquainted with all the stars in the heavens. To know th[eir] place, colour, nature, Bigness. As also the poetical reasons for every constellation. Very useful, pleasant, and delightful for all lovers of ingenuity. Invented by the Late Ingenious Mr. Moxon.
Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691.Date: 1717- Books
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An almanack: or, Diary astronomical, meteorological, astrological, for the year of our lord, 1725. It being the first after leap-year. Containing, the eclipses of the luminaries, solar-ingresses. A table of the sun's declination, rising and setting of the sun, for the city of Cork. With divers tables of good use, calculated chiefly for the city of Dubln [sic], whose latitude is 53 deg. 20 min. north. To which are added some surprizing paradoxes, arithmetical, geometrical, and mechanical questions, enigma's &c. with many delightful particulars adapted for the use and diversion of both sexes. Also the method of the adjusting pendulum clocks and watches; with some remarks on our present astronomy. By John Knapp, clock and watch-maker, on Haman's-Marsh, at the sign of the Dyal, Cork.
Knapp, John, Lover of the Mathematicks.Date: 1725- Books
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Hocus pocus: or, a rich cabinet of legerdemain curiosities, natural and artificial conclusions. Shewing 1. How to cleave Money. 2. To make Sport with Cats, Ducks, or Poultry. 3. To hang two Knives on the brim of a glass. 4. To wash your Hands in melted Lead without damage. 5. To make a Sixpence seem to fall thro' a Table. 6. To teach Children to Read by Dice. 7. Divers wonderful Things done by the Loadstone. 8. To catch kites, crows, Mogpies, &c. alive. 9. To catch a Pick-Pocket. 10. To name a Pack of Cards, and not see them. 11. To write Love Letters secretly. 12. Experiments in Drawing, Painting, Geometry, Astronomy, &c. 13. To make variety of Fireworks. 14. To keep Fowl Venison, or any Flesh, sweet a Month. 15 To make a Drink when you cannot relish other Liquors. 16. To fox Fish and Fowle. 17. To make one Candle out outlast three: 18. To preserve Fruit all the Year. 19. To make excellent Plaistering for Ceilings or Wolls. With many other Natural and Artificial Conclusions, affording great Variety of Innocent Sport and pastime. - Adorn'd with above AC curious Cuts. By J. White, a Lover of Art and ingenuity
White, John, -1671.Date: [1715?]- Books
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Hocus pocus: or, a rich cabinet of legerdemain curiosities, natural and artificial conclusions. Shewing 1. How to cleave money. 2. To make Sport with Cats, Ducks, or Poultry. 3. To hang two Knives on the brim of a Glass. 4. To wash your Hands in melted Lead without damage. 5. To make a Sixpence seem to fall thro' a Table. 6. Teach Children to Read by Dice. 7. Divers wonderful Things done by the Loadstone. 8. To catch Kites, Crows, Magpies, &c. alive. 9. To catch a Pick-Pocket. 10. To name a Pack of Cards, and not feel 'em. 11. To write Love-Letters secretly. 12. Experiments in Drawing, Painting, Geometry, Astronomy, &c. 13. To make variety of Fireworks. 14. To keep Fowl, Venison, or any Flesh sweet a month. 15. To make a Drink you cannot relish other Liquors. 16. To sox Fish and Fowl. 17. To make one Candle outlast three. 18. To preserve Fruit all the Year. 19. To make excellent plaistering for Ceilings or Walls. With many other Natural and Artificial Conclusions, affording great variety of innocent Sport and Pastime. Adorn'd with above 40 curious cuts. By J. White, a Lover of Art and Ingenuity.
White, John, -1671.Date: [1715?]- Books
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Astronomia crystallina: or, A new and clear vvay to know and behold all the heavenly motions plainly, as through a crystal glass : Far more easie and perspicuous, than any before extant. Composed according to the best observations, and most rational grounds of art. By J.H. a lover of truth and mathematical demonstrations.
J. HDate: 1670- Books
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The use of the astronomical playing-cards : teaching any ordinary capacity by them to be acquainted with all the stars in heaven, to know their place in heaven, colour, nature, and bigness. As also the poetical reasons for every constellation, very useful, and pleasant, and delightful for all lovers of ingeniety. By Joseph Moxon hydrographer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty.
Moxon, Joseph.Date: 1692- Books
A rich cabinet with variety of inventions, unlock'd and open'd for the recreation of ingenious spirits at their vacant hours : being receits and conceits of severall natures and fit for those who are lovers of natural and artificial conclusions : as also variety of recreative fire-works both for land, air, and water, and fire-works of service for sea and shore : whereunto is added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks / collected by J.W.
White, John, -1671.Date: 1668- Books
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Mathematical digests. Containing the elements and application of geometry, and plane trigonometry, Whether by Instrumental Construction, or by Calculation, to the Measuring of Heights and Distances, &c. And the Stereographic Projection of Spheric Trigonometry; with numerical Solutions, and the Application thereof to several curious and important Problems in Astronomy, Navigation, and Dialling. With Tables for finding the Place, and Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, according to the last Improvement of the Newtonian Theory; and many practical Problems in each Branch. Design'd for a plain, methodical familiar Course of Instruction in the above-mentioned Parts of mathematical Science; very useful for all Lovers thereof. And Particularly For all Teachers of Mathematics: Being a synthetical Method which the Author has found, by many Years Experence, to be most successful and agreeable to his Pupils. Inscribed to all the Schoolmasters and Teachers of Mathematics in Great Britain and Ireland By Mr. John Dougharty, Author of the General Gauger, and Teacher of the Mathematics at Worcester.
Dougharty, John, 1677-1755.Date: [1747?]- Books
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Works on phrenology, physiology, and kindred subjects / by O.S. Fowler, and others.
Date: [1884?]- Books
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A brief treatise of the use of the globe celestiall and terrestriall : wherein is set downe the principles of the mathematicks fit for all travellers, navigators and all others that doe love the knowledge of the same art / by R.T.
R. T. (Robert Tanner)Date: 1647- Archives and manuscripts
Carpenter, Edward (1844-1929), British campaigner for homosexual equality and socialist writer
Carpenter, Edward, 1844-1929.Date: 1908Reference: MS.8721- Books
Figuring / Maria Popova.
Popova, MariaDate: [2019]- Archives and manuscripts
Whewell, William (1794-1866)
Whewell, William, (1794-1866)Date: early 19th century - mid 19th centuryReference: MS.8007/8Part of: Miscellany: British, mainly 19th-20th centuries- Archives and manuscripts
Meredith, George Patrick (1904-1978) papers
Meredith, George Patrick (1904-1978)Date: 1925-2003Reference: PSY/BPS/4/1/3Part of: British Psychological Society Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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Wellcome Apocalypse
Date: c.1420Reference: MS.49