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PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY Essays and observations, physical and literary: read before the Philosphica...
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PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
Essays and observations, physical and literary: read before the Philosphical Society in Edinburgh, and published by them ... 2nd edition of vol. 1, 1st edition of vol. 2, 15 fldg. engraved plates, contemporary light tan sprinkled calf, later rebacking, cancelled bookplates of the Radcliffe Library, small duplicate stamp on the verso of the titlepage of vol. 1, 8vo., Edinburgh: Balfour, 1770-71 [2]
Note: 58 papers presented to the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh on topics including physics, astronomy, mathematics, botany, chemistry, medicine etc. by many of the leading men of science in the middle of the 18th century. David Hume was partly responisble for the preparartion of vol. 1 in his capacity as Secretary of the Society. The Society became the Royal Society of Edinburgh. A further volume of essays was issued.
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