New experiments physico-mechanical, touching the air
| Author/creator | Boyle, Robert |
| Other author | Sharrock, Robert, 1630-1684. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | The third edition : whereunto is added a defence of the author's explication of the experiments, against the objections of Franciscus Linus and, Thomas Hobbs. |
| Publication Info | [London : Printed by Miles Flesher for Richard Davis, bookseller in Oxford, 1682] |
| Description | [16], 203, [12], 117, [8], 102, [2] p., 2 leaves of plates (1 folded) ; 21 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240960898 |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | New experiments physico-mechanical, touching the spring of the air, and its effects |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| Contents | New experiments physico-mechanical, touching the spring of the air, and its effects, made, for the most part, in a new pnuematical [sic] engine : written by way of letter to the Right Honorable Charles Lord Vicount of Dungarvan, eldest son to the Earl of Corke / by the Honorable Robert Boyle Esq. -- A defence of the doctrine touching the spring and weight of the air, propos'd by Mr. R. Boyle in his New physico-mechanical experiments, against the objections of Franciscus Linus : wherewith the objector's funicular hypothesis is also examin'd / by the author of those experiments -- An examen of Mr. T. Hobbs his Dialogus physicus de naturâ aëris, as far as it concerns Mr. Boyle's book of New experiments touching the spring of the air, &c. : with an appendix touching Mr. Hobbs's doctrine of fluidity and firmness / by the author of those experiments. |
| General note | Title taken from half-title. Each of the three works has special t. p. and separate paging; the third has separate signatures. |
| General note | Contains the first formulation of Boyle's law. |
| General note | "A catalogue of all the philosophical works published by our author": p. [1]-[2] at end. |
| General note | Edited by Robert Sharrock. |
| General note | Reproduction of original in Huntington Library. |
| References | Wing B4000 (New experiments) |
| References | Wing B3942 (A defence of the doctrine) |
| References | Arber's Term cat. II 7 |
| References | Fulton, J. Bibl. of Robert Boyle 15 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 707:11) |
| Other title | Defence of the doctrine touching the spring and weight of the air. |
| Other title | Examen of Mr. T. Hobbs his Dialogus physicus de naturâ aëris. |
| Stock number | CL0037000021 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
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