Useful transactions in philosophy, and other sorts of learning : for the months of ...

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Contributor:

King, William, 1663-1712, editor.

Lintot, Bernard, bookseller.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sloane, Hans, Sir--Humor--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Sloane, Hans.

Royal Society (Great Britain)--Humor--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Royal Society (Great Britain).

Satire, English--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Satire, English.

Philosophy--Humor--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Philosophy.

Voyages, Imaginary--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Voyages, Imaginary.

Cajamai--Imaginary place--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Cajamai.

Genre:

Periodicals -- England -- 18th century.

Periodicals.

Voyages, Imaginary.

Humor.

Physical Description:

3 volumes, plate ; 8⁰

Bimonthly

January and February, 1708/9. [i.e. 1709]-May, June, July, August and September, 1709.

Other Title:

Useful transactions for the months of ... pt. 3

Place of Publication:

London [England] : printed for Bernard Lintott, at the Cross-Keys, between the two Temple-Gates, in Fleetstreet, [1709]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Editor: William King.

Titles vary slightly.

Note above imprint: "To be continu'd monthly, as they sell."

Imprints lack dates; year of publication from dates of issues.

First number dated according to Lady Day dating.

Note following imprint of no. [3] reads: "where may be had the Transactions for January, February, March and April. Price one shilling each."

With engraved frontispiece.

The first two issues are divided into numbered sections; a table of contents for these is bound following the preface to the March-April issue.

The third number, covering May-Sept. 1709, includes an account of an imaginary voyage to the island of Cajamai, "translated into English from the Dutch," and written as a satire on Sir Hans Sloane.

All three issues represent whimsical satires on the Philosophical Transactions, and on the proceedings of the Royal Society.

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 Huntington Library.

Issues lack numerical designation.

In spite of being announced as a monthly, issues [1-2] were published bimonthly, while no. [3] covered a five month period.

No more published.

Finding Aid/Index:

Indexed in no.[3].

Cited in:

NCBEL, II:1293

Crane & Kaye, 910

Times handlist, p. 36

McLeod, W. and V. Graphical directory 1702-1714, p. 56

English Short Title Catalog, P2626.

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