The general magazine of arts and sciences, philosophical, philological, mathematical, and mechanical: under the following heads, viz. I. The young gentlemen's and ladies philosophy; ... II. The natural history of the world; ... III. A compleat system of all the philological sciences, ... IV. A body of mathematical institutes, ... V. Miscellaneous correspondence, ... By Benjamin Martin.

People / Organizations

• Benjamin Martin (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for W. Owen, 1755-64.

Publication year

1755-1764

ESTC No.

T25322

Grub Street ID

257763

Description

14v.,plates : ill.,maps ; 8⁰

Note

General titlepages to the first volume of part 1 and to the final volume in red and black.

Originally in six parts, parts 1-4 have in each part two volumes, part 5 is in four volumes and part 6 is a single volume; another volume was then added to the series.

Part 1, entitled 'The general magazine of arts and sciences' with its imprint dated 1755, contains 'The young gentleman and lady's philosophy', the first volume dated 1759 and the second 1763; part 2, 'The natural history of England', has its two volumes similarly dated; part 3, 'A new and comprehensive system of.

philology', has its first volume (which includes at its end 'Directions to the book-binder', listing the parts) dated 1759 and the second 1764; part 4, 'A new and comprehensive system of mathematical institutions', has its two volumes similarly dated; part 5, 'Miscellaneous correspondence', has its first two volumes dated 1759 and the last two 1764; part 6, 'Biographia philosophica', is itself dated 1764; and the final volume, added to the series, 'The general magazine of arts and science', is dated 1764.