Statical essays: containing vegetable statics; or, an account of some statical experiments on the sap in vegetables. Being an essay towards a natural history of vegetation: Of Use to those who are curious in the Culture and Improvement of Gardening, &c. Also a specimen of an attempt to analyse the air, by a great Variety of Chymio-Statical Experiments, which were read at several Meetings before the Royal Society. Vol. I. By Stephen Hales, D. D. F. R. S. Rector of Farringdon, Hampshire, and Minister of Teddington, Middlesex.

People / Organizations

• Stephen Hales (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for Robinson and Roberts, No. 25, Pater-Noster-Row, 1769.

Publication year

1769-1769

ESTC No.

T179365

Grub Street ID

216122

Description

v.1 ([6],x,376p.),plates ; 8⁰

Note

Vol. 1 of the 'Statical essays' was originally published in 1727 as 'Vegetable staticks: or, an account of some statical experiments on the sap in vegetables'.

Vol. 2 is entitled 'Statical essays: containing hæmastaticks'.

Uncontrolled note

Not in Henrey. Verify pagination, punctuation in edition statement and presence of plates