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The general magazine of Arts and Sciences : philosophical, philological, mathematical, and mechanical ... By Benjamin Martin.
- Format:
- Journal/Periodical
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.
- Standardized Title:
- General magazine of arts and sciences (London, England : Monthly).
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Natural history--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Natural history.
- Mathematics--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Mathematics.
- Economic conditions.
- History.
- Mathematics--Periodicals.
- Natural history--Periodicals.
- Great Britain--History--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Economic conditions--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Genre:
- Periodicals -- England -- 18th century.
- Periodicals.
- Physical Description:
- volumes, plates : illustrations, tables, diagram, music ; 8⁰
- Monthly
- Began in Jan. 1755; ceased in 1765. Cf. NCBEL.
- Other Title:
- General magazine: on an improved plan
- General magazine, for
- Place of Publication:
- London [England] : printed for W. Owen, at Homer's Head, in Fleet-street, and sold by all other booksellers, printers, &c. in Great-Britain and Ireland
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Edited by: Benjamin Martin.
- Title and imprint from wrapper.
- At head of title: By permission. Addressed to his Royal Highness George, Prince of Wales.
- With royal coat of arms at head of wrapper.
- Variant title from index of July 1764.
- Caption title and date of issue added to first page of text.
- Imprint lacks dates; years of publication from dates of issues.
- Printer's name repeated as colophon following index.
- Price follows imprint on wrapper.
- Divided into topical sections, each one signed and paginated separately, in a sequence which continues from month to month for each section.
- Includes sections on mathematics, philosophy, natural history, biography; the "Miscellaneous correspondence" includes monthly summaries of current events, lists of books published, poetry and music, tables of economic information, births, marriages, and deaths, and shipping news.
- Description based on: No. XLV. for June, 1758.
- 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 Bodleian Library (Oxford).
- Early issues have continuous numbering from year to year.
- Cumulated annually with the topical sections rearranged to form a continuous series of essays on each subject.
- The "Miscellaneous Correspondence" is also issued as a separate serial.
- Finding Aid/Index:
- Indexed semiannually for preceding six months.
- Cited in:
- NCBEL, II:1300; 1304
- Times handlist, p.42
- Crane & Kaye, 266
- English Short Title Catalog, P2607.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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