The general magazine of Arts and Sciences, philosophical, philological, mathematical, and mechanical ... By Benjamin Martin

All titles

• The general magazine of Arts and Sciences, philosophical, philological, mathematical, and mechanical ... By Benjamin Martin
• General magazine of arts and sciences (London, England : Monthly).
• General magazine: on an improved plan; General magazine, for

People / Organizations

• William Owen ("printed for")

Imprint

London [England] : printed for W. Owen, at Homer's Head, in Fleet-street, and sold by all other booksellers, printers, &c. in Great-Britain and Ireland,

Added name

Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782 ed.

Publication year

1755-1765

ESTC No.

P2607

Grub Street ID

419545

Description

v., plates : ill., tables, diagr., music ; 8°.

Note

Edited by: Benjamin Martin

Title and imprint from wrapper

At head of title: By permission. Addressed to his Royal Highness George, Prince of Wales

With royal coat of arms at head of wrapper

Variant title from index of July 1764

Caption title and date of issue added to first page of text

Imprint lacks dates; years of publication from dates of issues

Printer's name repeated as colophon following index

Price follows imprint on wrapper

Divided into topical sections, each one signed and paginated separately, in a sequence which continues from month to month for each section

Includes sections on mathematics, philosophy, natural history, biography; the "Miscellaneous correspondence" includes monthly summaries of current events, lists of books published, poetry and music, tables of economic information, births, marriages, and deaths, and shipping news

Description based on: No. XLV. for June, 1758.