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Boyle, Robert (1627-1691)86
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Occasional reflections upon several subjects : with a discourse about such kind of thoughts

Boyle, Robert (1627-1691); Masson, Alexander Ambrose

1848

With reproduction of original title-page, dated 1665.

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Some motives and incentives to the love of God : Pathetically discours'd of, in a letter to a friend

Boyle, Robert (1627-1691)

1659

The author signs the Epistle dedicatory. References: Wing : B.4032.

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Some considerations touching the usefulnesse of experimental naturall philosophy : propos'd in familiar discourses to a friend, by way of invitation to the study of it

Boyle, Robert (1627-1691)

1663

Each part has an individual half-title; general half-title reads: Mr Boyle Of experimental philosophie. The second part has separate title page and pagination. "The publisher to the reader" signed...

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Some considerations touching the usefulnesse of experimental naturall philosophy : propos'd in familiar discourses to a friend, by way of invitation to the study of it

Boyle, Robert (1627-1691)

1663

Each part has an individual half-title; general half-title reads: Mr Boyle Of experimental philosophie. The second part has separate title page and pagination. "The publisher to the reader" signed...

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Some considerations touching the usefulnesse of experimental naturall philosophy : propos'd in a familiar discourse to a friend, by way of invitation to the study of it

Boyle, Robert (1627-1691)

1664

Half title to part 1 (leaf A4): Of the usefulnesse of natural philosophy. The first part. Of its usefulnesse in reference to the minde of man. Essay I. Half title to part 2 (leaf a1): Of the usefuln...

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The origine of formes and qualities : (according to the corpuscular philosophy) illustrated by considerations and experiments. (Written formerly by way of notes upon an essay about nitre.)

Boyle, Robert (1627-1691)

1667

Edition statement precedes author statement on t.p. Leaf a4 (unnumbered) inserted after leaf F8 (p. [69-70]). Numbers 263 and 264 omitted in pagination. Errata: p. 363.

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Experiments and considerations touching colours : first occasionally written, among some other essays, to a friend, and now suffer'd to come abroad as The beginning of an experimental history of colours

Boyle, Robert (1627-1691)

1670

This 2nd ed. "has been completely reset, but follows the 1664 edition sheet for sheet and page for page"--J.F. Fulton, A bibl. of the Hon. Robert Boyle, no. 58.

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The excellency of theology, compar'd with natural philosophy, (as both are objects of men's study.) : Discours'd of in a letter to a friend

Boyle, Robert (1627-1691); Boyle, Robert (1627-1691)

1674

Final page of 2nd work numbered 40 instead of 41. The second work has special t.p.: About the excellency and grounds of the mechanical hypothesis, : some considerations, occasionally propos'd to a f...

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