A rich cabinet, with variety of inventions, unlock'd and open'd, for the recreation of ingenious spirits : Being receits and conceits of several natures, and fit for those who are lovers of natural and artificial conclusions. As also variety of recreative fire-works both for land, air, and water. And fire-works of service, for sea and shore. Whereunto are added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks. Together with several curious receits of great use, collected out of Alexis, Mizaldus, Wecker, &c. By John White a lover of artificial conclusions.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

White, John, -1671.

Series:

Early English books online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fireworks--England--Early works to 1800.

Geometry--Early works to 1800.

Geometry.

Mathematics--Early works to 1800.

Mathematics.

Formulas, recipes, etc--Early works to 1800.

Formulas, recipes, etc.

Fireworks.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (16 unnumbered pages, 126+) : illustrations

Edition:

The sixth edition, with many additions.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for William Whitwood, next door to the Bible in Duck-Lane, 1689.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

With an additional title page, engraved: A rich cabinet 1688.

Copy filmed at UMI microfilm Early English Books 1641-1700 reel 2538 imperfect; page 126 followed by torn leaf which is followed by "The whole art of Legerdemain" dated 1722.

Reproduction of original in the Glasgow University Library.

Copy filmed at UMI microfilm Early English Books, Tract Supplement reel E3 a fragment with title page only.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2538:2) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) W1793A

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.