Shelfmark
Ga.5.15
Author
Title
Tracts written by the honourable Robert Boyle, containing new experiments touching the relation betwixt flame and air. And about explosions. An hydrostatical discourse occasion'd by some objections of Dr. Henry More against some explications of new experiments made by the author of these tracts: To which is annex't, an Hydrostatical letter, dilucidating an experiment about a way of weighing water in water.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: New experiments touching the relation betwixt flame and air. And about explosions.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed for Richard Davis, book-seller in Oxon., M DC LXXIII. [1673]
Physical description
432 p. in various pagings ; 19 cm. (8vo.)
Note
A reissue of the 1672 edition, including t.p., with errors in binding corrected.
Note
Title continues: New experiments, Of the positive or relative levity of bodies under water. Of the air's spring on bodies under water. About the differing pressure of heavy solids and fluids. [Titles within a bracket].
Note
Each work has a separate half-title, pagination and register.
Note
Signature: [*]4, B8-I8, K1; (*)8, (**)8, k8-x8, K2-K8, L8-O8, P2.
Note
Advertisement on verso of final life.
Citation/references note
Wing B4061.
Citation/references note
ESTC, R29898
Provenance
Inscription on verso of main title-page: Will: Thomas.
Provenance
JE bookplate from the Christie's sale of the Evelyn family library in 1977.
Provenance
Eton College Library booklabel on front pastedown.
Binding
Contemporary dark brown calf; concentric frames of blind tooled double fillet and dot roll; inner rectangle and outer frame sprinkled; blind tooled bouquet fleuron cornerpieces; gold tooled zigzag tool on spine; gold tooled double fillet on spine; black morocco spine label with gold tooled letters; five raised bands; red and green sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Inscriptions in pencil on front pastedown: H-Shelf 5; B 24.
Subject
More, Henry, 1614 - 1687 Enchiridion metaphysicum.
Subject
Chemistry Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Davis, Richard, fl. 1646 - 1688 printer.
Added entry--place
England London
Identifier
B46350