An edition of Tracts: containing I. Suspicions about some hidden qualities of the air

Tracts: containing I. Suspicions about some hidden qualities of the air

with an appendix touching celestial magnets, and some other particulars. II. Animadversions upon Mr. Hobbes's Problemata de vacuo. III. A discourse of the cause of suction by attraction. By the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq; Fellow of the Royal Society

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An edition of Tracts: containing I. Suspicions about some hidden qualities of the air

Tracts: containing I. Suspicions about some hidden qualities of the air

with an appendix touching celestial magnets, and some other particulars. II. Animadversions upon Mr. Hobbes's Problemata de vacuo. III. A discourse of the cause of suction by attraction. By the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq; Fellow of the Royal Society

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printed by W[illiam]. G[odbid]. and are to be sold by M. Pitt, at the Angel against the Little North Door of St. Paul's Church
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English
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94

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Hobbes, Thomas, -- 1588-1679. -- Early works to 1800 Air -- Early works to 1800 Pneumatics -- Early works to 1800
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Tracts: containing I. Suspicions about some hidden qualities of the air: with an appendix touching celestial magnets, and some other particulars. II. Animadversions upon Mr. Hobbes's Problemata de vacuo. III. A discourse of the cause of suction by attraction. By the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq; Fellow of the Royal Society
1674, printed by W[illiam]. G[odbid]. and are to be sold by M. Pitt, at the Angel against the Little North Door of St. Paul's Church
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Printer's name from Wing CD

"Observations about the grovvth of metals in their ore exposed to the air," "Some additional experiments relating to the suspicions about the hidden qualities of the air," "Animadversions upon Mr. Hobbes's problemata de vacuo," "Of the cause of attraction by suction," and "New experiments about the preservation of bodies in vacuo Boyliano;" each have separate pagination, register, and title page, with "printed by William Godbid, and are to be sold by Moses Pitt, .. 1674" in imprint

General title page has printed date of 1675. The "5" in the date has been changed in ink to a "4". Other changes in MS. in the title page are: "suction by" crossed out. "by suction" added after "attraction"

Fulton notes that the title page may be a cancel

Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) B4054A

Fulton, J. Boyle 119A

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1996. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2364:11).

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Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 2364:11
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Early works to 1800
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Observations about the growth of metals in their ore exposed to the air, Some additional experiments relating to the suspicions about the hidden qualities of the air, Of the cause of attraction by suction, Animadversions upon Mr. Hobbes's problemata de vacuo, New experiments about the preservation of bodies in vacuo Boyliano

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[6], 71, [1]; [2], 25, [1]; [2], 13, [1]; [10], 94; [6], 67, [1]; [8], 17, [1] p
Number of pages
94

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