A treatise on the nature and property of fire. : In three essays. I. Shewing the cause of vitality, and muscular motion; with many other Phaenomena. II. On electricity. III. Shewing the mechanical cause of magnetism; and why the Compass varies in the Manner it does. By John Freke, Surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, and F.R.S.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freke, John, 1688-1756.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fire--Early works to 1800.

Fire.

Physics--Early works to 1800.

Physics.

Magnetism--Early works to 1800.

Magnetism.

Electricity--Early works to 1850.

Electricity.

Physical Description:

viii,196 pages ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed for W. Innys, and J. Richardson, in Pater-Noster Row, M.DCC.LII. [1752]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Parts II and III each have separate titlepages; Part II is entitled: 'An essay to shew the causes of electricity .. The third edition'; Part III is entitled: 'A treatise of fire; shewing the mechanical cause of magnetism .. The third part'.

The pagination and register are continuous.

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.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T78174.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.