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An Essay on Electricity, explaining the Principles of that Useful Science; and describing the Instruments, contrived either to illustrate the theory, or render the practice entertaining...to which is added A Letter to the Author, from Mr. John Birch, Surgeon, on the subject of Medical Electricity
by Adams, George
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- Nineteenth century half roan over marbled boards. Rubbed, upper joint cracking, some browning and spotting of text, generally li
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At the back of this volume is "A Catalogue of Optical, Mathematical, and Philosophical Instruments made and sold by W. and S. Jones" (14 pages) followed by a two-page notice of W. and S. Jones having taken over the stock of Mr. George Adams' "Philosophical Essays" after Adams' death in 1795.
John Birch, whose letter on medical electricity accompanies this edition, was a surgeon, and the author of "Della Forza dell'Elettricita" (Naples, 1778). Motteley, p. 281 as well as numerous other citations for various statements, comments and descriptions given in this work
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Title
- An Essay on Electricity, explaining the Principles of that Useful Science; and describing the Instruments, contrived either to illustrate the theory, or render the practice entertaining...to which is added A Letter to the Author, from Mr. John Birch, Surgeon, on the subject of Medical Electricity
- Author
- Adams, George
- Format/Binding
- Folding engraved frontispiece and 5 folding plates depicting instruments at back. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Nineteenth century half roan over marbled boards. Rubbed, upper joint cracking, some browning and spotting of text, generally li
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- The Fifth edition, with corrections and additions by William Jon
- Publisher
- Printed by J. Dillon and Co, for, and Sold by, W. and S. Jones, Opticians
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1799
- Keywords
- Electricity
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