Elements of geography, with the principles of natural philosophy, and sketches of general history. Containing I. The figure of the earth, and the Elements of Mechanics and Astronomy. II. The Oeconomy of the Sublunary Works of Creation, Living and Inanimate. Cohesion, Gravity, Magnetism, Electricity, Optics, Phonics, Pneumatics, Meteors, Hydrostatics, &c. the Structure of Fossils, Anatomy of Plants and Animals. III. Picturesque and General Sketches of the different Parts of the Earth, and the varied Appearances and Manners of its Inhabitants, both Man and Brute. With an Account of J. Cook's last Voyage, which, in accounting for the peopling of the remote Parts of the World, may serve the most incredulous as a Cord to bind together all the Nations of the Earth in one great Family, descended from one common Stock. Also, The History of Slavery, ancient and modern. IV. The Rise, Revolutions and Fall of the Principal Empires of the World. In which the Jewish History is, as the most important

People / Organizations

• John Walker (Author)

Imprint

Dublin: printed for the author, and sold by Robert Jackson, Meath-Street. also, by James Phillips, George-Yard, Lombard-Street, London, and Joseph Crukshank, Philadelphia, M,DCC,LXXXVIII. [1788]

Publication year

1788-1788

ESTC No.

T122326

Grub Street ID

173040

Description

[2],viii,[2],216;167,[1]p., plates : maps ; 8⁰

Note

In two books.Citation/references Smith, J. Friends' books, 2.853