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Joyce, Jeremiah (fl. 1819) Scientific Dialogues, intended for the instruction... of young people

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06572.02 Author/Creator: Joyce, Jeremiah (fl. 1819) Place Written: Philadelphia Type: Book Date: 1819 Pagination: 3 v. Order a Copy

12 mo. 248, [2],; 272, iv; 285, ii pp. with 24 engraved plates. Collateral to GLC 6572, although this 1819 edition printed by M. Carey and Son, is probably later than that used by Jefferson. Scarce. Title in full: "Scientific dialogues, intended for the instruction and entertainment of young people: in which the first principles of natural and experimental philosophy are fully explained by J. Joyce." v. 1. Of mechanics and astronomy -- v. 2. Of hydrostatics and pneumatics -- v. 3. Of optics, magnetism, electricity, and galvanism. American Imprints 48395, Shaw & Shoemaker 48395.

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