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An account of some experiments and observations on tar-water: ... By Stephen Hales, ...
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Am 1747 Hal Af.318.1 (Franklin)
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hales, Stephen, 1677-1761 9145
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- [2],74p. : ill. ; 8°.
- Edition:
- The second edition. To which is added, A letter from Mr. Reid, to Dr. Hales, concerning the nature of tar, ..
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for R. Manby and H. S. Cox, 1747.
- Notes:
- 'A letter to the Reverend Dr. Hales, concerning the nature of tar, .. By A. Reid Esq;' has a separate titlepage; the pagination and register are continuous.
- Local Notes:
- HSP in LCP.
- Benjamin Franklin's copy.
- Modern half sheep; bound with other items. MS table of contents in modern hand bound in front; purchased from Dufief, 1801-03, by Col. William Duane; signature on title: Wm Duane No. 180, and on p. 31: Wm Duane No. 181; sold by him in 1822 to the Athenaeum of Philadelphia; sold in turn by it, 22 December 1885, to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
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