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Collectanea: Science I. Eleven short works. Mostly Authors' holograph MSS
Date: 1771-1876Reference: MS.1726
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The age of two-faced Janus : the comets of 1577 and 1618 and the decline of the Aristotelian world view in the Netherlands / by Tabitta van Nouhuys.
Nouhuys, Tabitta van.Date: 1998
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Torporley, Nathaniel (1564-1632)
Torporley, Nathaniel, 1564-1632Date: mid-19th centuryReference: MS.4818
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An account of a surprizing meteor, seen in the air, March the 6th, 1715/16, at night. Containing, I. A description of this meteor, from the author's own observations. II. Some historical accounts of the like meteors before; with extracts from such letters, and accounts of this, as the author has receiv'd. III. The principal phænomena of this meteor. IV. Conjectures for their solution. V. Reasons why our solutions are so imperfect. VI. Inferences and observations from the premises / By William Whiston, M. A.
Whiston, William, 1667-1752.Date: 1716
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The world and other writings / René Descartes ; translated and edited by Stephen Gaukroger.
Descartes, René, 1596-1650.Date: 1998