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 Info | London : Printed for C. Davis, 1746. |
| Description | xxiii, 211 pages ; 21 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Available to subscribing institutions |
| Subjects |
| Included Work | Theophrastus. History of stones English. |
| Included Work | Theophrastus. History of stones. |
| Included Work | Hill, John, 1714?-1775. |
| Included Work | Parsons, James, 1705-1770. |
| Included Work | Folkes, Martin, 1690-1754. |
| Variant title | Theophrastus's history of stones |
| General note | Letters signed: John Hill. |
| General note | Translation of: Theophrastou tou Eresiou Peri tōn lithōn biblion. |
| General note | Text and translation on facing pages. |
| General note | Includes list of subscribers. |
| General note | Includes Greek & English indexes. |
| General note | Publisher's advertisement (1 p.) at end. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Kress Library of Business and Economics, Harvard University. |
| General note | Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 08261.2. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited to licensing agreements. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |