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Libra Esoterica

The mathematical and philosophical works of the Right Rev. John Wilkins, late lord bishop of Chester

to which is prefix'd the author's life, and an account of his works; in two volumes

by George Fabyan Collection DLC & John Wilkins

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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Book digitized by Google from the library of the New York Public Library and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. "Catalogue of his works": v. 1, p. x-xii v. 1. I. The discovery of a new world; or, A discourse tending to prove, that it is probable there may be another habitable world in the moon. With a discourse of the possibility of a passage thither. -- v. 1. II. That it is probable our earth is one of the planets. -- v. 2. I. Mercury: or The secret and swift messenger. Shewing how a man may with privacy and speed communicate his thoughts to a friend at any distance. -- v. 2. II. Mathematical magic: or, The wonders that may be performed by mechanical geometry. -- v. 2. III. An abstract of his essay towards a real character, and a philosophical language Includes bibliographical references

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ritual magic and grimoires and UFOs, extraterrestrials, and contact.

  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the description.

    • “Magic”· in description
  • UFOs, extraterrestrials, and contact

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Plurality of worlds”. Retained metadata contains “Plurality of worlds” in the subject metadata.

    • “Plurality of worlds”· via Internet Archive
    • “Plurality of worlds”· in subject

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to which is prefix'd the author's life, and an account of his works; in two volumes

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1802-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon : Vernor and HoodEnglish—Public digitized item

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  • Contributing institution: New York Public Library
  • Digitization sponsor: Google
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
  • Scanner: google
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