Research Catalog
Gale's cabinet of knowledge or, miscellaneous recreations. Containing moral and philosophical essays, Propositions, Natural and Metaphysical Maxims, And Observations on select subjects of general Utility. With a series of easy, entertaining, and interesting, mechanical, magnetical, & magical experiments. Including the most celebrated card deceptions ever exhibited. Together with about seven hundred serious, comical, and humorous Queries, Paradoxes, &c. &c. with pertinent and Ingenious answers. Being the Essence taken from The Lady's, Gentleman's, & Carnan's Diaries-Martin's Philosophical Magazines-Ozanam & Hooper's Recreations, &c. &c. (illustrated with Copper-Plate Engravings). To which are added a great number of Originals. Likewise, An Appendix; containing various propositions tending to prove Light and Heat two distinct beings. With some curious Definitions in optics.
- Title
- Gale's cabinet of knowledge [electronic resource] : or, miscellaneous recreations. Containing moral and philosophical essays, Propositions, Natural and Metaphysical Maxims, And Observations on select subjects of general Utility. With a series of easy, entertaining, and interesting, mechanical, magnetical, & magical experiments. Including the most celebrated card deceptions ever exhibited. Together with about seven hundred serious, comical, and humorous Queries, Paradoxes, &c. &c. with pertinent and Ingenious answers. Being the Essence taken from The Lady's, Gentleman's, & Carnan's Diaries-Martin's Philosophical Magazines-Ozanam & Hooper's Recreations, &c. &c. (illustrated with Copper-Plate Engravings). To which are added a great number of Originals. Likewise, An Appendix; containing various propositions tending to prove Light and Heat two distinct beings. With some curious Definitions in optics.
- Author
- Gale, John, active 18th century-19th century.
- Publication
- London : printed for the proprietors, by W. Kemmish. Sold by Symonds, No. 21, Paternoster-Row; Lackington and Co Finsbury-Square; Champante and Whitrow, Jewry-Street, Aldgate; Eglin and Pepys, Chiswel-Street; Hex, Old-Street; at No. 78, Park-Street, Grosvenor-Square; Jackson, Stationer and Bookseller. No. 98. Oxford Street, the Corner of Orchard-Street; Griffith, No. 7, City-Road; Kemmish, No 17, King-Street, Borough; and all other Booksellers in England, Ireland, &c, 1796.
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- Additional Authors
- Gale (Firm)
- Description
- xiv,336p.,plates; 12⁰.
- Uniform Title
- Eighteenth century collections online.
- Subject
- Note
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Indexed In (note)
- English Short Title Catalog
- Reproduction (note)
- Electronic reproduction.
- OCLC
- 642654445
- T64267
- Author
- Gale, John, active 18th century-19th century.
- Title
- Gale's cabinet of knowledge [electronic resource] : or, miscellaneous recreations. Containing moral and philosophical essays, Propositions, Natural and Metaphysical Maxims, And Observations on select subjects of general Utility. With a series of easy, entertaining, and interesting, mechanical, magnetical, & magical experiments. Including the most celebrated card deceptions ever exhibited. Together with about seven hundred serious, comical, and humorous Queries, Paradoxes, &c. &c. with pertinent and Ingenious answers. Being the Essence taken from The Lady's, Gentleman's, & Carnan's Diaries-Martin's Philosophical Magazines-Ozanam & Hooper's Recreations, &c. &c. (illustrated with Copper-Plate Engravings). To which are added a great number of Originals. Likewise, An Appendix; containing various propositions tending to prove Light and Heat two distinct beings. With some curious Definitions in optics.
- Imprint
- London : printed for the proprietors, by W. Kemmish. Sold by Symonds, No. 21, Paternoster-Row; Lackington and Co Finsbury-Square; Champante and Whitrow, Jewry-Street, Aldgate; Eglin and Pepys, Chiswel-Street; Hex, Old-Street; at No. 78, Park-Street, Grosvenor-Square; Jackson, Stationer and Bookseller. No. 98. Oxford Street, the Corner of Orchard-Street; Griffith, No. 7, City-Road; Kemmish, No 17, King-Street, Borough; and all other Booksellers in England, Ireland, &c, 1796.
- Series
- Eighteenth century collections online.
- Reproduction
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
- Indexed In:
- English Short Title Catalog, T64267.
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
- Great Britain England London.
- Added Author
- Gale (Firm)