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An Account of the Mechanism of the Eye. Wherein Its Power of Refracting the Rays of Light, and Causing Them to Converge at the Retina, Is Consider'd:

AUTHOR Taylor, John
PUBLISHER Gale Ecco, Print Editions (05/26/2010)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT096756Norwich: printed by Henry Cross-grove, and sold by the booksellers of London and Norwich, 1727. 74p.; 8
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ISBN-13: 9781140665434
ISBN-10: 114066543X
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 80
Carton Quantity: 55
Product Dimensions: 9.68 x 0.16 x 7.44 inches
Weight: 0.35 pound(s)
Country of Origin: US
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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT096756Norwich: printed by Henry Cross-grove, and sold by the booksellers of London and Norwich, 1727. 74p.; 8
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Author: Taylor, John
John Taylor was for many years Head of Classics at Tonbridge School, UK. He is the author of the widely used textbook "Essential GCSE Latin; Latin Beyond GCSE" and (with Stephen Anderson) "Greek Unseen Translation "and "Writing Greek".
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