The Philosophy Of Common Things. First And Second Series. -
The Philosophy of Common Things. First and Second Series.
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London: Religious Tract Society, n.d. [ca. 1840] 16mo. (14.7 cm x 10 cm), 2 parts in 1, pp. 104; 104; illustrated with black and white engravings within the text, publisher's red cloth, blind stamped with gilt device and lettering, yellow coated endpapers. Binder's small ticket (Baxter Binder) on rear pastedown, pencil signature of J.J. Bell on front pastedown, covers lightly soiled, contents very good. Covers all sorts of things including: Materials for Building - granite, slate, limestone. Metals, iron, meteoric stones, cast iron, wrought iron, steel, magnetism. Glass, silica, glass blowing, telescopes and microscopes. Coal, coal mining, peat mining. Candles, the tea kettle, mirrors, photometers, alchemy, the hour glass, pendulums, mechanism of watches, etc.. Original Cloth.
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- Publisher London: Religious Tract Society, n.d. [ca. 1840]
- Keywords Materials for Building - Granite, Slate, Limestone. Metals, iron, meteoric stones, cast iron, wrought iron, steel, magnetism, glass, silica, glass blowing, telescope, coal, mining, candles, the tea kettle, mirrors, photometers, alchemy, the hour glass, pe
