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Buffon's natural history : containing a theory of the earth, a general history of man, of the brute creation, of vegetables, minerals etc.
[Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon]
Bok Engelsk 1792
Catalogue of the genuine, entire, and capital collection of natural and artificial curiosities of that ingenious and well-known amateur Mr. Joshua Platt, late of the city of Oxford, deceased : comprehending an extensive and beautiful variety of shells, corals, and other singular marine productions ; ores, minerals, and other fossils ; prints, books, manuscripts, China, Otaheite manufactures, &c. among which are two very large and fine dishes of the rare old Japan ; a curious pair of assay scales and weights, made under the inspection of the late celebrated Mr. Edward Carter , remarkable for his skill in adjusting those kind of instruments, and are what he constantly used himself, together with Mr. Carter's MSS. Instructions for assaying all kinds of ores. History of the birds in the Grand Duke of Tuscany's collection, with figures, finely illuminated ; Grose's antiquities ; a beautiful rose-wood cabinet, inlaid with ivory, and a parcel of coins and medals. Which will me sold by Auction by Mr. Willoughby (By order of the executors) at the great room, opposite Old Slaughter's coffe-house, St. Martin's Lane. On Monday the 30th of June, 1777. And the five following days.
Catalogue of the genuine, entire, and capital collection of natural and artificial curiosities of that ingenious and well-known amateur Mr. Joshua Platt, late of the city of Oxford, deceased
Bok Engelsk 1777
The natural history of Iceland : containing a particular and accurate account of the different soils, burning mountains, minerals, vegetables, metals, stones, beasts, birds, and fishes, together with the disposition, customs, and manner of living of the inhabitants ...
translated from the danish original of Mr...
Bok Engelsk 1758
The natural history of Norway : containing a particular and accurate account of the temperature of the air, the different soils, waters, vegetables, metals, minerals, stones, beasts, birds, and fishes ... : in two parts
Pontoppidan, Erik
Bok Engelsk 1755
Joh[ann] Friedrich Henkels ... Pyritologia, oder Kieshistorie : als des vornehmsten Minerals, nach dessen Nahmen, Arten, Lagerstätten, Ursprung, Eisen, Kupffer ...
Henckel, Johann Friedrich
Bok Tysk 1754
A review of the works of the Royal Society of London : containing animadversions on such of the papers as deserve particular observation. In eight parts: under the several heads of arts, antiquities, medicine, miracles, zoophytes, animals, vegetables, minerals
by John Hill
Bok Engelsk 1751
A Collection of scarce and valuable treatises, upon metals, mines, and minerals, in four parts

Bok Engelsk 1738
Dictionarium polygraphicum or, the whole body of arts regularly digested. containing, I. The arts of Designing, Drawing, Painting, Washing Prints, Limning, Japanning, Gilding in all their various kinds. Also Perspective, the Laws of Shadows, Dialling, &c. II. Carving, Cutting in Wood, Stone; Moulding and Casting Figures in Plaister, Wax, Metal; also Engraving, and Etching, and Mezzotinto. III. A brief historical Account of the most considerable Painters, Sculptors, Statuaries, and Engravers, with those Cyphers or Marks by which their Works are known. IV. An Explanation of the Emblematical and Hieroglyphical Representations of the Heathen Deities, Powers, Human Passions, Virtues, Vices, &c. of great Use in History Painting. V. The Production, Nature, Refining, Compounding, Transmutation and Tinging all sorts of Metals and Minerals of various Colours. VI. The Arts of Making, Working, Painting or Staining all sorts of Glass and Marble; also Enamels, the imitation of all sorts of Precious Stones, Pearls, &c. according to the Practice both of the Antients and Moderns. Vii. Dying all sorts of Materials, Linen, Woollen, Silk, Leather, Wood, Ivory, Horns, Bones; also Bleaching and Whitening Linen, Hair, &c. Viii. The Art of Tapestry-Weaving, as now performed in England, Flanders and France, either of the high or low Warp; also many other curious Manufactures. IX. A Description of Colours, Natural and Artificial, as to their Productions, Natures or Qualities, various Preparations, Compositions and Uses. X. The method of making all kinds of Inks, both Natural and Sympathetical; and also many other Cariosities not here to be specified, whereby this is rendred a more Compleat Work than has hitherto appear'd in any language

Bok Engelsk 1735
The history of Japan : giving an account of the ancient and present state and government of that empire, of its temples, palaces, castles and other buildings of its metals, minerals, trees, plants, animals, birds and fishes, of the chronology and succession of the emperors, ecclesiastical and secular, of the original descent, religions, customs, and manufactures of the natives, and of their trade and commerce with the Dutch and Chinese ; together with a description of the kingdom of Siam
Kämpfer, Engelbert
Bok Engelsk 1727
Pyritologia, oder: Kis-Historie Alls des vornhemsten Minerals, Nach dessen Rahmen, Arten, Lagerstatten, Ursprung, Eisten, kupfer, unmetallicher Erde, Schwefel, Arsenic, Silber, Gold ....
Henckel, Joachim Friederich
Bok Tysk 1725
The physical dictionary : wherein the terms of anatomy, the names and causes of diseases, chirurgical instruments, and their use, are accurately describ'd. Also the names...medicicinal plants, minerals,... chemistry, and of the Apothecary's art...
by Stephen Blancard .
Bok Engelsk 1715
A collection of English words not generally used, with their significations and original, in two alphabetical catalogues : the one, of such as are proper to the Northern Countries, the other to the Southern Countries. With an account of the preparing and refining of such Metals and minerals as are gotten in England
Ray, John
Bok Engelsk 1691
Metallographia: or, an history of metals. : Wherein is declared the signs of Ores and Minerals both before and after digging, the causes and manner of their generations, their kinds, sorts and differences; with the description of sundry new Metals, or Semi Metals, and many other things pertaining to Mineral knowledge. As also, the handling and shewing of their Vegetability, and the discussion of the most difficult Questions belonging to Mystical Chymistry, as of the Philosophers Gold, their Mercury, the Liquor Alkahest, Aurum potabile, and such like. Gathered forth of the most approve Authors that have written in Greek, Latine, or High-Dutch; with some Observations and Discoveries of the Author himself.
By John Webster Practitioner in Physick a...
Bok Engelsk 1671