Theophrastou tou Eresiou peri Ton Lithon biblion. Theophrastus's history of stones : With an English version, and notes, including the modern history of the gems described by that author; and of many other of the Native Fossils. To which are added, two letters: I. On the colours of the sapphire and turquoise. II. Upon the effects of different menstruums on copper. Both tending to illustrate the Doctrine of the Gems being coloured by Metalline Particles. The second edition; enlarged by the addition of a Greek index of all the Words in Theophrastus. Also observations on the new Swedish acid, and of the Stone from which it is obtained; and with an idea of a natural and artificial method of fossils. By Sir John Hill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Theophrastus.

Standardized Title:

History of stones. English and Greek

Language:

Multiple languages

Subjects (All):

Mineralogy--Early works to 1800.

Mineralogy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii,342,[46]p. )

Other Title:

Theophrastou tou Eresiou peri Ton Lithon biblion. Theophrastus's history of stones

Place of Publication:

London : printed for the author, in St. James's-Street: and sold by L. Davis, in Holborn; Nourse, in the Strand; White, in Fleet-Street; Cater, in Holborn; Bell, in the Strand; Fletcher, at Oxford; Woodyer, at Cambridge; and Bell, at Edinburgh, MDCCLXXIV. [1774]

Notes:

The first seven words of the title are transliterated from the Greek.

Parallel English and Greek text, with notes and additions in English.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T85894.

OCLC:

642717046