The discourse made before the Royal Society the 26. of November 1674. concerning the use of duplicate proportion in sundry important particulars: together with a new hypothesis of springing or elastique motions. By Sir William Petty, Kt. Fellow of the said Society

People / Organizations

• William Petty (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for John Martyn, printer to the Royal Society, at the Bell in St. Pauls Churchyard, 1674.

Publication year

1674

ESTC No.

R4342

Grub Street ID

124400

Description

[32], 135, [1] p. ; 12°.

Note

"An appendix of elasticity" (p. 121-135) deals with theory of atomic structure

With a preliminary order to print on A1v: Thursday Decem. 10. 1674. At a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society. Whereas it was desired by the Royal Society, that a discourse made before them...might be printed: it is this day ordered by the Council of the said Society, that the said discourse be printed by the printer of the Royal Society. Brounckek, P.R.S

Errata: leaf a4r

Signatures: A]1]2] a]4] B-F]1]2] G]8

Copy filmed at UMI microfilm Early English Books, Tract Supplement reel E3 a fragment with title page only.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures and imprimatur from DFo