A COMPLEAT SYSTEM OF GENERAL GEOGRAPHY: Explaining the Nature and Properties of the Earth; viz. It's Figure, Magnitude, Motions... The Tides of the Sea... The Origin of Springs Mineral Water... [see description for remainder of title]

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London: For Stephen Austin.. 1736. [remaineder of title]...The Foundations of Dialling... Originally Written in Latin... Since Improved and Illustrated by Sir Isaac Newton and Dr. Jurin; and Now Translated into English... by Mr. Dugdale... The Third Edition with Large Additions. In T wo Volumes. 8vo. 2 vols. xxiv,528;xvi,(529)-898,(14)pp. Index. Illustrated with a copper engraved frontispiece and 12 folding plates. Orig. calf, somewhat rubbed; volume I with the top 2" portion of the spine mostly chipped away, otherwise quite so und. First printed in Latin in 1650, the text was corrected and edited by Isaac Newton for the 1672 edition. The first edition in English was 1733, followed by English editions of 1734, 1736, and 1765, all of which are scarce.

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