Spectacle de la nature: or, Nature delineated; being philoſophical converſations. Wherein the wonderful works of providence, in the animal, vegetable and mineral creation are laid open; the solar and planetary syſtem, and whatever is curious in mathematicks explain'd. The whole being a complete courſe of natural, and experimental philosophy, calculated for the inſtruction of youth, in order to prepare them for an early knowledge of natural history, and create in their minds an exalted idea of the wiſdom of the Great Creator

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Spectacle de la nature: or, Nature delineated; being philoſophical converſations. Wherein the wonderful works of providence, in the animal, vegetable and mineral creation are laid open; the solar and planetary syſtem, and whatever is curious in mathematicks explain'd. The whole being a complete courſe of natural, and experimental philosophy, calculated for the inſtruction of youth, in order to prepare them for an early knowledge of natural history, and create in their minds an exalted idea of the wiſdom of the Great Creator

tranſlated from the original French, by John Kelly ... D. Bellamy ... and J. Sparrow ...

printed for James Hodges ..., 1743-1744

The third edition, with large additions, carefully revised and corrected: with a particular table of contents, and a general copious index to each volume

  • vol. I
  • vol. II
  • vol. III
  • vol. IV

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The author is identified in the editors' preface as Abbé Le Pluche

Vols. 2-4 are dated 1744

Head- and tail-pieces; initial

Vol. 1: xii, [12], 318, [42] p., [20] leaves of plates; v. 2: [16], 317, [27] p., [21] leaves of plates; v. 3: [24], 370, [14] p., [17] leaves of plates; v. 4: [8], 289, [15] p., [25] leaves of plates

Some plates are folded; plates 17-20 (v. 3) are bound v. 4

References: ESTC T131812

Index at end of each vol

Advertisement: p. [35]-[42] (v. 1), p. [16], [23]-[24] (v. 2), p. [23]-[24] (v. 3), p. [14]-[15] (v. 4)

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  • NCID
    BB18201717
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    4 v.
  • Size
    18 cm. (12mo)
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