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Sylva sylvarum: or A natural history, in ten centuries Together with the history natural and experimental of life and death, or of the prolongation of life. Whereunto is added articles of enquiry, touching metals and minerals. And the new Atlantis. With an alphabetical table of the principal things contained in the ten centuries. Written by the right honorable Francis Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Albans. Published after the authors death, by William Rawley, D.D. his lordships chaplain: and afterwards one of His Majesties chaplains. Now is added an epitomy of his lordships Novum organum; being translated for the clearer understanding of this his natural history. Never before published in English
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Sylva sylvarum: or A natural history, in ten centuries [electronic resource] : Together with the history natural and experimental of life and death, or of the prolongation of life. Whereunto is added articles of enquiry, touching metals and minerals. And the new Atlantis. With an alphabetical table of the principal things contained in the ten centuries. Written by the right honorable Francis Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Albans. Published after the authors death, by William Rawley, D.D. his lordships chaplain: and afterwards one of His Majesties chaplains. Now is added an epitomy of his lordships Novum organum; being translated for the clearer understanding of this his natural history. Never before published in English.
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London : printed for Bennet Griffin, and are to be sold at the Griffin in the great Old-Bayly, and by most booksellers in London, 1683.
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[16], 340, [3], 222-227, [7], 32 p., [1] leaf of plates : port.
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With additional engraved title page ([A]1v) dated 1676.
With divisional title page on leaf Y1r: Nevv Atlantis. A vvork unfinished.
"History natural and experimental." has separate title page, with imprint "printed for Thomas Lee ... 1676" on leaf 2B1r.
"Articles of enquiry, touching metals & minerals." has separate title page, with imprint "printed for Thomas Lee ... 1676", and register; pagination begins on leaf A2r with p. 222.
"The novum organum" has separate title page, with imprint "printed for Thomas Lee ... 1676", pagination and register.
Includes index.
A reissue, with cancel title page, of the 1676 edition.
Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2417:8)
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Nevv Atlantis. A vvork unfinished
New Atlantis. A work unfinished
History natural and experimental
Articles of enquiry, touching metals & minerals
Novum organum
Early English books online.
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English
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July 19, 2020
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Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), B334
Gibson, R.W. Francis Bacon, 1823
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