Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3

Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3

Author: Edmond Halley

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-14

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 9780332777351

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Excerpt from Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3: Containing a Collection of Curious Travels, Voyages, and Natural Histories of Countries, as They Have Been Delivered in to the Royal Society Oxford, and by him communicated to Dr. 't Joanna: Smith. Reg. Soc; S. 84. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 1 of 3

Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 1 of 3

Author: Edmond Halley

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-08-18

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9781333256654

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Excerpt from Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 1 of 3: Containing a Collection of Some of the Principal Phenomena in Nature, Accounted for by the Greatest Philosophers of This Age Mankind, drawn from Curiout Table: of Birth and Funerals at the City of Bre awg with an Attempt to afcertai n the Price of Annuities upon you, hr Mr. E. Halley. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."


Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3; Containing a Collection of Curious Travels, Voyages, and Natural Histories of Countries as They Have Been Delivered in to the Royal Society

Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3; Containing a Collection of Curious Travels, Voyages, and Natural Histories of Countries as They Have Been Delivered in to the Royal Society

Author: Royal Society

Publisher: Alpha Edition

Published: 2023-06-20

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789357390651

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Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3; containing a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories of countries as they have been delivered in to the Royal Society by Royal Society has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.


Miscellanea Curiosa

Miscellanea Curiosa

Author: Multiple Contributors

Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions

Published: 2018-04-23

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 9781385414651

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ Cambridge University Library P003239 Title repeated as caption and running titles. Vol. 3 extended title changes to: Miscellanea Curiosa: containing a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories of countries, as they have been delivered to the Royal Society. Imprint on title page varies; v. II has imprint: London: Printed by J.B. for Jeffery Wale, at the Angel in St. Paul's Church-yard; J. Senex, and C. Price, next the Fleece Tavern in Cornhill, 1706; punctuation in v. III varies slightly. Plates include landscapes, ruins and Chinese characters With contents in each volume. Essays on scientific topics such as water, tides, light, mathematics, and the sun; with advertisements for scientific instruments; vol.3 includes descriptions of foreign lands such as Turkey, China and Virginia, their cultures, agriculture, climate, and appearance. Vol. I includes a letter from Isaac Newton. London [England]: printed by J. B. for Jeffery Wale, at the Angel in St. Paul's Church-yard; and John Senex, in Hemlock-Court, near Temple-Bar, 1705-1707. 3 v., plates: ill., map, diagr.; 19 cm (4°)


Miscellanea Curiosa

Miscellanea Curiosa

Author: Multiple Contributors

Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions

Published: 2018-04-23

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9781385414644

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ Cambridge University Library P003239 Title repeated as caption and running titles. Vol. 3 extended title changes to: Miscellanea Curiosa: containing a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories of countries, as they have been delivered to the Royal Society. Imprint on title page varies; v. II has imprint: London: Printed by J.B. for Jeffery Wale, at the Angel in St. Paul's Church-yard; J. Senex, and C. Price, next the Fleece Tavern in Cornhill, 1706; punctuation in v. III varies slightly. Plates include landscapes, ruins and Chinese characters With contents in each volume. Essays on scientific topics such as water, tides, light, mathematics, and the sun; with advertisements for scientific instruments; vol.3 includes descriptions of foreign lands such as Turkey, China and Virginia, their cultures, agriculture, climate, and appearance. Vol. I includes a letter from Isaac Newton. London [England]: printed by J. B. for Jeffery Wale, at the Angel in St. Paul's Church-yard; and John Senex, in Hemlock-Court, near Temple-Bar, 1705-1707. 3 v., plates: ill., map, diagr.; 19 cm (4°)


Miscellanea Curiosa

Miscellanea Curiosa

Author: Edmond Halley

Publisher:

Published: 1705

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13:

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Essays on scientific topics such as water, tides, light, mathematics, and the sun; with advertisements for scientific instruments. Vol. I includes a letter from Isaac Newton. Vol.3 includes descriptions of foreign lands such as Turkey, China and Virginia, their cultures, agriculture, climate, and appearance.