Philosophical essays on the following subjects: . I. On the ascent of vapours, the formation of clouds, rain and dew, and on several other phœnomena of air and water. II. Observations and conjectures on the nature of the aurora borealis, and the tails of comets. III. On the principles of mechanicks.
Hugh Hamilton (1729-1805) Bishop of Clonfert and Ossory
Category
Books
Date
1772
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3003301
Summary
Bibliographic description
[6],172p.,plate . 12mo.. Former shelfmarks: Bb/9 (in pencil), Bb.3.20 (blue ink).. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled calf binding; gilt roll on board edges; gilt roll patterns and red gilt title label on spine. Recessed cords.
Makers and roles
Hugh Hamilton (1729-1805) Bishop of Clonfert and Ossory