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CHARLETON (Walter)
Spiritus Gorgonicus, vi sua saxipara exutus; sive de causis, signis, et sanatione lithiaseos, diatriba.
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GARRARD (William)
Copious Trigonometrical Tables, Shewing the Results in all Cases of Plane Trigonometry, by Inspection. Intended to Complete the Requisite Tables to the Nautical Almanack; and as a Necessary Companion to the Theodolite. London: Printed for the Author, by J. Moore, 1789. First edition, 13, [291]pp. [Bound with:] ----. Longitude Made Easy, from the Moon's Altitude Only.
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[WOLF (Johann Christoph)]
The Life and Adventures of John Christopher Wolf, Late Principal Secretary of State at Jaffanapatnam, in Ceylon, together with a Description of the that Island, its Natural Productions, and the Manners and Customs of its Inhabitants. Translated from the Original German. To which is added, a short, but Comprehensive Description of the same Island, by Mr. Eschelekroon.
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HERSCHEL (John Frederick William)
A Collection of Examples of the Applications of the Calculus of Finite Differences. Cambridge: Printed by J. Smith, Printer to the University, 1820. First edition, iv, [2], 171, [1]pp., some prelims foxed. [Bound with:] BABBAGE (Charles) Examples of the Solutions of Functional Equations. s.n., 1820]. First edition, [4], 42pp., one engraved plate, some light spotting. 2 works in one, 8vo (225 x 145 mm), orig. boards, rebacked with new printed paper label, uncut. [Sold with:] PEACOCK (George) A Co...
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Miscellany Eleven
(A catalogue of rare and curious books, pamphlets, & printed ephemera)
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