A Description of the Experiments, Intended to Illustrate a Course of Lectures on the Principles of Natural Philosophy; read in the observatory at Trinity College, Cambridge.

[ATWOOD (George)]

Published by Cambridge?, 1776

About this Item

First edition, 8vo, [4], 128pp., published with a half-title only, errata to verso of half-title, some light damp-staining (mainly to margins), worm track diminishing to a single pin hole to lower blank margins, original half calf over marbled boards, corners rubbed through to boards,calf reback, spine label. These experiments, published in 1776, the same year George Atwood (1745-1807) was elected as fellow of the Royal Society, consists of simple demonstrations to illustrate mechanics, hydrostatics, electricity, optics, and astronomy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Description of the Experiments, Intended to Illustrate a Course of Lectures on the Principles of Natural Philosophy; read in the observatory at Trinity College, Cambridge.
• Publisher: Cambridge?
• Publication Date: 1776
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
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  • PHYSICS