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A discourse on the different kinds of air, : delivered at the anniversary meeting of the Royal Society, November 30, 1773. / By Sir John Pringle Bart. president. ; Published at their request.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Am 1772 Pri Af.388.3 (Franklin)
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pringle, John, Sir, 1707-1782 21283
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804. Unitarianism explained and defended.
- Priestley, Joseph.
- Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804. Experiments and observations on different kinds of air.
- Air--Early works to 1800.
- Air.
- Physical Description:
- [4], 31, [1] p. ; 23 cm. (8vo)
- Other Title:
- Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804. Experiments and observations on different kinds of air
- Place of Publication:
- London: : Printed for the Royal Society, 1774.
- Notes:
- A reissue with resetting of p.7- 8. Cf. ESTC.
- Cathword on p.7 "by"; another issue has "gether" as catchword.
- Half-title: A discourse delivered at the Royal Society, Nov.30, 1773.
- With a slip bearing a new list of errata pasted over the list on the final page.
- Local Notes:
- Benjamin Franklin's copy.
- HSP in LCP.
- Bound with Priestley, Observations, q.v.; item 3 in volume. Modern half sheep over contemporary marbled boards; bound with other items. MS table of contents on flyleaf in William Temple Franklin's hand; purchased from Dufief, 1801-18 03, by Col. William Duane; sold by him in 1822 to the Athenaeum of Philadelphia (26); sold in turn by it, 22 December 1885, to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Benjamin Franklin informed Jan Ingenhousz, 18 March 1774, "Sir John Pringle continues well, His speech in giving the last medal, on the subject of the discoveries relating to the air, did him great honour. I suppose you have seen it" (P21:148).
- Historical Society copy lacking all leaves before p. 3.
- Cited in:
- ESTC T013072
- OCLC:
- 173521131
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