Memoirs for the ingenious; or, The Universal mercury; Consisting of choice collections, and curious observations in history, philosophy, mathematicks, physick, philology, and other arts and sciences. In miscellaneous letters. By several hands.

All titles

• Memoirs for the ingenious; or, The Universal mercury; Consisting of choice collections, and curious observations in history, philosophy, mathematicks, physick, philology, and other arts and sciences. In miscellaneous letters. By several hands.
• Memoirs for the ingenious Universal mercury

People / Organizations

• Randal Taylor ("printed by")
• Randal Taylor ("sold by")

Imprint

London [England]: printed, and are to be sold by Randal Taylor, near Stationers-Hall, M DC XCIV. [1694]

Publication year

1694-1694

ESTC No.

P2172

Grub Street ID

55885

Description

1 v. : ill. ; 2⁰ (28 cm.)

Note

With added caption title, issue number, and date, at head of first page of text.

Imprint includes year of publication.

Below date on title page: "To be continued monthly."

Essays in the form of letters on various scientific or medical curiosities. From the preface: "it was the chief complaint agains Monsieur de la Crose's Memoirs for the ingenious, that they were too speculative, and calculated only for scholars; we shall take all possible care to avoid that objection".

Uncontrolled note

Reproduced from the original in the Bodleian Library