Memoirs for the ingenious; or, The Universal mercury; consisting of choice collections, and curious observations in history, philosophy, mathematicks, physick, philology, and other arts and sciences. In miscellaneous letters. By several hands

All titles

• Memoirs for the ingenious; or, The Universal mercury; consisting of choice collections, and curious observations in history, philosophy, mathematicks, physick, philology, and other arts and sciences. In miscellaneous letters. By several hands
• Memoirs for the ingenious; Universal mercury

People / Organizations

• Randal Taylor ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")

Imprint

London: printed, and are to be sold by Randal Taylor, near Stationers-Hall, MDCXCIV. [1694]

Added name

Taylor, Randal, bookseller.

Publication year

1694

ESTC No.

P2172

Grub Street ID

55885

Description

1 v. ([6], 30 p.) ; 4°

Note

With added caption title, issue number, and date, at head of first page of text

Imprint includes year of publication

Below date on title page: "To be continued monthly."; Essays in the form of letters on various scientific or medical curiosities. From the preface: "it was the chief complaint agains Monsieur de la Crose's Memoirs for the ingenious, that they were too speculative, and calculated only for scholars; we shall take all possible care to avoid that objection".

Uncontrolled note

Reproduced from the original in the Bodleian Library