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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, 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, and 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 James Wallis, No. 16, Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row, 1797.
Details
- Additional Authors
- Gale (Firm)
- Description
- xiv,343,[3]p.,plates; 12⁰.
- Uniform Title
- Eighteenth century collections online.
- Subjects
- Note
- With three final pages of advertisements.
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Indexed In (note)
- English Short Title Catalog
- Reproduction (note)
- Electronic reproduction.
- OCLC
- 642658786
- T65232
- 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, 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 James Wallis, No. 16, Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row, 1797.
- Edition
- Second edition considerably enlarged.
- 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, T65232.
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
- Great Britain England London.
- Added Author
- Gale (Firm)