The British Apollo: containing about two thousand answers to curious questions in most arts and science, serious, comical, and humorous, approved of by many of the most learned and ingenious of both universities, and of the Royal Society. Performed by a society of gentlemen

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Contributor:

King, Richard, bookseller.

Isted, John, 1676 or 1677- bookseller.

Standardized Title:

British Apollo (London, England : 3rd ed.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Questions and answers--Periodicals.

Questions and answers.

Genre:

Re-issues (Publishing)

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Leather bindings (Binding)

Periodicals

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Physical Description:

1 online resource

Frequency unknown

Edition:

The third edition

Place of Publication:

London, Printed for John Isted, at the Golden Ball against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleet-Street; and Richard King, at the Queen's-Head in Pater-Noster-Row. 1718-

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Questions and answers on miscellaneous topics: theology, science, mathematics, medicine, customs, manners, et cetera Includes foreign news; news of the war, exchange, shipping, adverts.; much verse, often ribald. A rival of Dunton's Athenian news (see esp. March 1710 onwards). Attributed by Morgan to Mr Smith, by Graham to Wm Smith the antiquary (although DNB does not associate Brit. Ap. with him); dedication of some later editions. subscribed Marshal Smith; Selections from the British Apollo edition by G.W. Niven, 1903, has section on authorship (not seen, but compare N&Q series9, viii 3aug1901). Possible contributors: A. Hill, Sam. Garth, J. Arbuthnot

Originally published 1708-1711 as: British Apollo, or, Curious amusements for the ingenious

OCLC:

212314109

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