A SYSTEM OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY: IN WHICH THE PRINCIPLES OF MECHANICS, HYDROSTATICS, HYDRAULICS, PNEUMATICS, ACOUSTICS, OPTICS, ASTRONOMY, ELECTRICITY, MAGNETISM, STEAM ENGINE, ELECTRO-MAGNETISM, ELECTROTYPE, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND DAGUERREOTYPE, ARE FAMILIARLY EXPLAINED, AND ILLUSTRATED BY MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY ENGRAVINGS; TO WHICH ARE ADDED, QUESTIONS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF PUPILS. DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES. SIXTY-SECOND EDITION.

J.L. Comstock, M.D.

Published by Pratt, Woodford and Co., New York, 1845

About this Item

360pp; 19 cm x 12 cm. Full-leather; gilt lettering and lining on spine. Faint penciled names on front blank endpaper. Rear blank endpapers removed. No library stamps. Textually unmarked; tight. Foxing/age spotting to contents. Rubs to tips; chipped upper spine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A SYSTEM OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY: IN WHICH THE PRINCIPLES OF MECHANICS, HYDROSTATICS, HYDRAULICS, PNEUMATICS, ACOUSTICS, OPTICS, ASTRONOMY, ELECTRICITY, MAGNETISM, STEAM ENGINE, ELECTRO-MAGNETISM, ELECTROTYPE, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND DAGUERREOTYPE, ARE FAMILIARLY EXPLAINED, AND ILLUSTRATED BY MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY ENGRAVINGS; TO WHICH ARE ADDED, QUESTIONS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF PUPILS. DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES. SIXTY-SECOND EDITION.
• Publisher: Pratt, Woodford and Co., New York
• Publication Date: 1845
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
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