Select mechanical exercises: shewing how to construct different clocks, orreries, and sun-dials, on plain and easy principles. . Illustrated with copper-plates. To which is prefixed, a short account of the life of the author

Ferguson, James

ISBN 10: 1171043686 / ISBN 13: 9781171043683

Published by Gale ECCO, Print Editions, 2010

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KlappentextThe 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, G.

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• Title: Select mechanical exercises: shewing how to construct different clocks, orreries, and sun-dials, on plain and easy principles. . Illustrated with copper-plates. To which is prefixed, a short account of the life of the author
• Publisher: Gale ECCO, Print Editions
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1171043686
• ISBN 13: 9781171043683
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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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.
Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here.
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<sourceLibrary>British Library

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<Notes>With a half-title.

<imprintFull>London : printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1773. <collation>[12],xliii,[1],272p.,plates : port. ; 8°