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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, and magical experiments: including the most celebrated card deceptions ever exhibited. Together with about Seven Hundred Serious, Comic, and Humorous Queries, Paradoxes, &c. &c. with pertinent and ingenious answers, comprising the essence of The Lady's, Gentleman's, and Carnan's Diaries,-Martin's Philosophical Magazines,-Ozanam and Hooper's Recreations, &c. &c. (illustrated with copper-plate engravings.) To which is 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, and magical experiments: including the most celebrated card deceptions ever exhibited. Together with about Seven Hundred Serious, Comic, and Humorous Queries, Paradoxes, &c. &c. with pertinent and ingenious answers, comprising the essence of The Lady's, Gentleman's, and Carnan's Diaries,-Martin's Philosophical Magazines,-Ozanam and Hooper's Recreations, &c. &c. (illustrated with copper-plate engravings.) To which is 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 J. Wallis No. 46, Pater-Noster-Row, (by P. Norbury, New-Brentford), M,DCCC. [1800]
Details
- Additional Authors
- Gale (Firm)
- Description
- [4],xvi,363,[1]p.,plates; 12⁰.
- Uniform Title
- Eighteenth century collections online.
- Subjects
- Note
- Half-title: 'Gale's recreations'.
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Indexed In (note)
- English Short Title Catalog
- Reproduction (note)
- Electronic reproduction.
- OCLC
- 642654483
- T64311
- 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, and magical experiments: including the most celebrated card deceptions ever exhibited. Together with about Seven Hundred Serious, Comic, and Humorous Queries, Paradoxes, &c. &c. with pertinent and ingenious answers, comprising the essence of The Lady's, Gentleman's, and Carnan's Diaries,-Martin's Philosophical Magazines,-Ozanam and Hooper's Recreations, &c. &c. (illustrated with copper-plate engravings.) To which is 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 J. Wallis No. 46, Pater-Noster-Row, (by P. Norbury, New-Brentford), M,DCCC. [1800]
- Edition
- Third edition, with many valuable additions.
- 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, T64311.
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
- Great Britain England London.
- Added Author
- Gale (Firm)