Another collection of philosophical conferences of the French virtuosi, upon questions of all sorts; for the improving of natural knowledg. Made in the assembly of the Beaux Esprits at Paris, by the most ingenious persons of that nation. Render'd into English, by G. Havers Gent. & J. Davies of Kedwelly, Gent.
Bureau d'adresse et de rencontre (Paris, France)
Havers, G.(George)
Davies, John,1625-1693.
Renaudot, Théophraste,1586-1653.
Renaudot, Eusèbe,1613-1679.
London : Printed for Thomas Dring and John Starkey, and are to be sold at their shops at the George in Fleet-street neer Clifford's-Inn, and the Mitre between the Middle-Temple-Gate and Temple-bar,
1665.
A translation of 140 conferences, 101-185 (v.3) and a selection from conferences 187-343 (of 186-345; v.4-5), of the "Recueil général des questions traitéés ès conférences du Bureau d'adresse," 5 v., Paris, 1638-55; the first 4 vols. of this compilation, edited by Théophraste Renaudot and his sons Isaac and Eusèbe, were originally issued as "Première[-quatriesme] centurie des questions traitées ez conférences du Bureau d'adresse." Concerning the selection, the preface states, "the questions here being proportionably more philosophical, and chosen from such subjects as are most inquir'd into at this day by the curious of our own nation".
Often incorrectly described as a translation of conferences 101-240 (but cf. BL cat.: "A translation of 140 conferences ..."). Nos. 101-185 correspond exactly to the original nos. 101-185; thereafter the equivalents are: 186/296, 187/298, 188/187, 189/188, 190/189, 191/191, 192/194, 193/199, 194/203, 195/204, 196/205, 197/208, 198/212, 199/222, 200/226, 201/229, 202/241, 203/248, 204/250, 205/253, 206/254, 207/256, 208/299, 209/306, 210/344, 211/264, 212/244, 213/245, 214/267, 215/269, 216/278, 217/280, 218/282, 219/283, 220/284, 221/287, 222/288, 223/289, 224/300, 225/315, 226/316, 227/319(bis), 228/322, 229/323, 230/327, 231/328, 232/330, 233/334, 234/335, 235/338, 236/339, 237/340, 238/342, 239/250 (not same translation as 204), 240/343.
Covers conferences for June 24, 1641-Sept. 1, 1642.
Title words "G. Havers, ... Kidwelly, Gent." are gathered by a left brace.
Imprimatur on verso of title page: Imprimatur, Novemb. 20. 1663. William Morice.
Identified as Wing R1033A on UMI "Early English books, 1641-1700", microfilm reel 399.
ESTC
Wing (2nd ed., 1994)
Philosophy, French
Great Britain England London.