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Boyle, Robert (1627-1691)4
Line, Francis, 1595-16752
Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-16792

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New experiments physico-mechanical, touching the spring of the air, and its effects : (made for the most part, in a new pneumatical engine) written by way of letter to the Right Honorable Charles, Lord Viscount of Dungarvan, eldest son to the Earl of Corke

Boyle, Robert (1627-1691)

1662

Half title: "New experiments physico-mechanical, touching the air. Whereunto is added a defence of the author's explication of the experiments, against the objections of Franciscus Linus, and Thomas H...

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New experiments physico-mechanical touching the air

Boyle, Robert (1627-1691)

1682

Text from second edition. Issued without a general title-page. Catalogued from general half-title. Imprint from sub-title to section 1. The replies to F. Linus and to Hobbes each have a separate s...

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A continuation of new experiments physico-mechanical touching the spring and weight of the air, and their effects. The second part: wherein are contained divers experiments made both in compressed and also factitious air, about fire, animals, &c. Together with a description of the engines wherein they were made. By the Honourable Robert Boyle, Fellow of the Royal Society

Boyle, Robert (1627-1691)

Anno Dom. 1682

First published 1680, in Latin. A second Latin edition appeared in 1682. This is the first English edition. Among the preliminaries is a 3-page "Catalogue of all the philosophical works published by...

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