The history and present state of electricity, with original experiments. / By Joseph Priestley, LL.D. F.R.S.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804.

Contributor:

Mynde, James, 1702-1771.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electricity--Early works to 1850.

Electricity.

Penn Provenance:

Pettit, Charles (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)

University of Pennsylvania. Library (stamp) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

6 unnumbered pages, xxxii, 712, iii pages, 11 unnumbered pages 8 unnumbered leaves of folded plates. : illustrations ; 28 cm

Edition:

The second edition, corrected and enlarged.

Other Title:

History and present state of electricity

Fingerprint:

Y.T, heof 1.th *N*B (3) 1769 (R)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, J. Johnson and J. Payne in Pater-noster Row, and T. Cadell (Successor to Mr. Millar) in the Strand, MDCCLXIX [1769]

Notes:

"A specimen of the new chart of history" is inserted as a frontispiece.

Illustrations engraved by J. Mynde.

With initial advertisement leaf, a bibliography of electricity, index and final advertisement leaves.

Error in pagination: p. 109 misnumbered 119.

An errata slip is pasted at the end of the index.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has autograph of Charles Pettit.

Culture Class Collection copy has perforated stamp of Library of University of Pennsylvania.

Culture Class Collection copy has errata slip wanting.

Cited in:

Crook, R.E. Bibliography of J. Priestly, S/481

ESTC, T36345

OCLC:

1882229