Excerpt from The Philosophical Transactions and Collections, to the End of the Year 1700, Vol. 2: Abridged, and Disposed Under General Heads; Containing All the Physiological Papers Studies are neglec'ted. Nay, it may happen (tho' I would not have it omi nous) that 'the Sloth of the next Age may fucceed the I ndufiry of the prefent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Philosophical Transactions and Collections, to the End of the Year 1700, Vol. 1 of 3: Abridged, and Disposed Under General Heads; Containing All the Mathematical Papers The Account of an Ijland thrown up out of the Sea in the Ar chipelago, by'monfieur Bourguignon. Mr. Matte fays, molt of the Particulars of this Paper are contained in Father Goree's Account of the fame whether they are, or not, I leave the Reader to judge. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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: ++++ John Rylands University Library of Manchester N040759 The Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. The titlepages to volumes 2-5 are dated 1731. Volumes 2-3 are of the fourth edition and volumes 4-5 are of the second edition. The imprint to volume 3 has 'printed by T.W. for J. and J. Knapton, ..'; that to volumes 4 and 5 has 'printed for J. and J. Knapton, D. Midwinter and A. Ward, A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, W. Innys, F. Fayram and T. Hatchett, J. Osborn and T. Longman, J. Pemberton, C. Rivington, F. Clay, J. Batley, and R. Hett. London: printed for J. and J. Knapton, D. Midwinter and A. Ward, A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, F. Fayram and T. Hatchett, J. Pemberton, [and 9 others in London], 1732. 5v., plates; 4°

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: ++++ John Rylands University Library of Manchester N040759 The Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. The titlepages to volumes 2-5 are dated 1731. Volumes 2-3 are of the fourth edition and volumes 4-5 are of the second edition. The imprint to volume 3 has 'printed by T.W. for J. and J. Knapton, ..'; that to volumes 4 and 5 has 'printed for J. and J. Knapton, D. Midwinter and A. Ward, A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, W. Innys, F. Fayram and T. Hatchett, J. Osborn and T. Longman, J. Pemberton, C. Rivington, F. Clay, J. Batley, and R. Hett. London: printed for J. and J. Knapton, D. Midwinter and A. Ward, A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, F. Fayram and T. Hatchett, J. Pemberton, [and 9 others in London], 1732. 5v., plates; 4°

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: ++++ John Rylands University Library of Manchester N040759 The Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. The titlepages to volumes 2-5 are dated 1731. Volumes 2-3 are of the fourth edition and volumes 4-5 are of the second edition. The imprint to volume 3 has 'printed by T.W. for J. and J. Knapton, ..'; that to volumes 4 and 5 has 'printed for J. and J. Knapton, D. Midwinter and A. Ward, A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, W. Innys, F. Fayram and T. Hatchett, J. Osborn and T. Longman, J. Pemberton, C. Rivington, F. Clay, J. Batley, and R. Hett. London: printed for J. and J. Knapton, D. Midwinter and A. Ward, A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, F. Fayram and T. Hatchett, J. Pemberton, [and 9 others in London], 1732. 5v., plates; 4°