THE Mathematical and Philosophical WORKS Of the Right Reverend JOHN WILKINS, Late Lord Bishop of CHESTER. : CONTAINING, I. The Discovery of a New World: Or, a Discourse tending to prove, that 'tis probable there may be another Habitable World in the Moon. With a Discourse of the Possibility of a Passage thither. II. That 'tis probable our Earth is One of the Planets. III. Mercury: Or, The Secret and Swift Messenger. Shewing how a Man may with Privacy and Speed communicate his Thoughts to a Friend at any Distance. IV. Mathematical Magick: Or the Wonders that may be perform'd by Mechanical Geometry. V. An Abstract of his Essay towards a Real Character, and a Philosophical Language. To which is prefix'd the AUTHOR's LIFE, and an Account of his Works.
| Hlavní autor: |
Wilkins, John, 1614-1672
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Autor )
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| Další autoři: |
Nicholson, John, činný 1686-1715
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dřívější majitel )
Tooke, Benjamin, I. 1642-1716
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Tiskař )
Hirsch, Rudolf, 1880-1934
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Nakladatel, vydavatel )
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| Typ dokumentu: | Kniha |
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angličtina |
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London :
Printed for J. Nicholson, at the King's-Arms in Little Britain; A. Bell, at the Cross-Keys in Cornhill; B. Tooke, at the Middle-Temple-Gate on Fleetstreet; and R Smith under the Piazza's of the Royal-Exchange,
1708.
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| Vydání: | [The 5 Edition] |
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