Theophrastou tou Eresiou Peri tōn lithōn biblion = Theophrastus's history of stones : with an English version, and critical and philosophical notes : including the modern history of the gems, &c. described by that author, and of many other of the native fossils / by John Hill ; to which are added, two letters, one to Dr. James Parsons, F.R.S., on the colours of the sapphire and turquoise, and the other, to Martin Folkes ... upon the effects of different menstruums on copper, both tending to illustrate the doctrine of the gems being coloured by metalline particles.

Author/creator Theophrastus
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : Printed for C. Davis, 1746.
Descriptionxxiii, 211 pages ; 21 cm
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Included WorkTheophrastus. History of stones English.
Included WorkTheophrastus. History of stones.
Included WorkHill, John, 1714?-1775.
Included WorkParsons, James, 1705-1770.
Included WorkFolkes, Martin, 1690-1754.
Variant title Theophrastus's history of stones
General noteLetters signed: John Hill.
General noteTranslation of: Theophrastou tou Eresiou Peri tōn lithōn biblion.
General noteText and translation on facing pages.
General noteIncludes list of subscribers.
General noteIncludes Greek & English indexes.
General notePublisher's advertisement (1 p.) at end.
General noteReproduction of original from Kress Library of Business and Economics, Harvard University.
General noteGoldsmiths'-Kress no. 08261.2.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited to licensing agreements.

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