Author: John SELLER (Hydrographer)
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Published: 1730
Total Pages: 418
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Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
Published: 2018-04-22
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9781385208809
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ Harvard University Houghton Library N012278 With a half-title and an additional engraved titlepage on the verso of the half-title. Text continuous despite pagination. London: printed for R. and W. Mount and T. Page, 1718. [8],64,73-264, [128]p., plates: ill.; 4°
Author: Seth Rudy
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014-10-02
Total Pages: 145
ISBN-13: 1137411546
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Literature and Encyclopedism in Enlightenment Britain tells the story of long-term aspirations to comprehend, record, and disseminate complete knowledge of the world. It draws on a wide range of literary and non-literary works from the early modern era and British Enlightenment.