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Spectacle de la nature, or Nature delineated : being philosophical conversations wherein the wonderful works of Providence in the animal, vegetable and mineral creation are laid open, the solar and planetary system and whatever is curious in mathematicks explain'd : the whole being a complete course of natural and experimental philosophy calculated for the instruction of youth in order to prepare them for an early knowledge of natural history and create in their minds an exalted idea of the wisdom of the great Creator / translated from the original French by John Kelly ... D. Bellamy ... and J. Sparrow ... ; the whole embellish'd with a great variety of copperplates, beautifully engraved by the best hands.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pluche, Noël Antoine, 1688-1761.
- Standardized Title:
- Spectacle de la nature. English. 1743
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Natural history--Pre-Linnean works.
- Natural history.
- Physical Description:
- 7 volumes : illustrations ; 17 cm (12mo)
- Edition:
- The third edition with large additions, carefully revised and corrected, with a particular table of contents and a general copious index to each volume.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for James Hodges ..., 1743-1749.
- Notes:
- Published anonymously. By Noël Antoine Pluche. Cf. BM.
- "The eighth vol. of the original work appears not to have been translated into English." -- LC.
- Vols. 5-7 lack edition statement.
- Most of the illustrative matter is folded.
- Final page, leaf or 2 leaves of each vol. contain advertisements.
- Includes indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Imperfect: v. 1-2 wanting.
- OCLC:
- 16113854
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