Six discourses / delivered by Sir John Pringle, Bart. when president of the Royal Society, on occasion of six annual assignments of Sir Godfrey Copley's medal. To which is prefixed The life of the author by Andrew Kippis, D.D. F.R.S. and S.A.

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Six discourses / delivered by Sir John Pringle, Bart. when president of the Royal Society, on occasion of six annual assignments of Sir Godfrey Copley's medal. To which is prefixed The life of the author by Andrew Kippis, D.D. F.R.S. and S.A. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London : Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1783.

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2 unnumbered pages, v, 1 unnumbered page, xcvii, 3 unnumbered pages, 282 pages, 2 unnumbered pages

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ESTC, T54654

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With a final leaf of erratum.
Advertisement: sign. A4v.
Each discourse originally published separately, 1773-1778 ; each has separate divisional titles.

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Contents: The life of Sir John Pringle, Bart -- A discourse on the different kinds of air -- A discourse on the torpedo -- A discourse on the attraction of mountains -- A discourse upon some late improvements of the means for preserving the health of mariners -- A discourse on the invention and improvements of the reflecting telescope -- A discourse on the theory of gunnery

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