Gale's cabinet of knowledge : or, miscellaneous recreations. Containing moral and philosophical essays, Propositions, Natural and Metaphysical Maxims, And Observations on select subjects of general Utility. With a series of easy, entertaining, and interesting, mechanical, magnetical, & magical experiments. Including the most celebrated card deceptions ever exhibited. Together with about seven hundred serious, comical, and humorous Queries, Paradoxes, &c. &c. with pertinent and Ingenious answers. Being the Essence taken from The Lady's, Gentleman's, & Carnan's Diaries-Martin's Philosophical Magazines-Ozanam & Hooper's Recreations, &c. &c. (illustrated with Copper-Plate Engravings). To which are added a great number of Originals. Likewise, An Appendix; containing various propositions tending to prove Light and Heat two distinct beings. With some curious Definitions in optics.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gale, John, active 18th century-19th century.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amusements--Early works to 1800.

Amusements.

Physical Description:

xiv,336 pages,plates ; 12⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed for the proprietors, by W. Kemmish. Sold by Symonds, No. 21, Paternoster-Row; Lackington and Co Finsbury-Square; Champante and Whitrow, Jewry-Street, Aldgate; Eglin and Pepys, Chiswel-Street; Hex, Old-Street; at No. 78, Park-Street, Grosvenor-Square; Jackson, Stationer and Bookseller. No. 98. Oxford Street, the Corner of Orchard-Street; Griffith, No. 7, City-Road; Kemmish, No 17, King-Street, Borough; and all other Booksellers in England, Ireland, &c, 1796.

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

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English Short Title Catalog, T64267.

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