Gale's cabinet of knowledge or, miscellaneous recreations. Containing moral and philosophical essays, Propositions, Natural and Metaphysical Maxims, And Observations on select subjects of general Utility. With a series of easy, entertaining, and interesting, mechanical, magnetical, & magical experiments. Including the most celebrated card deceptions ever exhibited. Together with about seven hundred serious, comical, and humorous Queries, Paradoxes, &c. &c. with pertinent and Ingenious answers. Being the Essence taken from The Lady's, Gentleman's, & Carnan's Diaries-Martin's Philosophical Magazines-Ozanam & Hooper's Recreations, &c. &c. (illustrated with Copper-Plate Engravings). To which are added a great number of Originals. Likewise, An Appendix; containing various propositions tending to prove Light and Heat two distinct beings. With some curious Definitions in optics

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Gale, John
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London printed for the proprietors, by W. Kemmish. Sold by Symonds, No. 21, Paternoster-Row; Lackington and Co Finsbury-Square; Champante and Whitrow, Jewry-Street, Aldgate; Eglin and Pepys, Chiswel-Street; Hex, Old-Street; at No. 78, Park-Street, Grosvenor-Square; Jackson, Stationer and Bookseller. No. 98. Oxford Street, the Corner of Orchard-Street; Griffith, No. 7, City-Road; Kemmish, No 17, King-Street, Borough; and all other Booksellers in England, Ireland, &c 1796, 1796
Subjects:	Amusements / Early Works To 1800
Online Access:	http://nl.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/0037300300?orig...
Collection:	Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa