Natural philosophy improven by new experiments
Subtitle: Touching the mercurial weather-glass, the hygroscope, eclipsis, conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter. By new experiments, touching the pressure of fluids, the diving-bell, and all the curiosities thereof. To which is added, som new observations, and experiments, lately made of several kinds. Together with a true relation of an evil spirit, which troubled a mans family for many days. Lastly, there is a large discourse anent coal, coal-sinks, dipps, risings, and streeks of coal, levels, running of mines, gaes, dykes, damps and wild-fire
By: By G.S.
Publisher: Printed in the year, 1683. And are to be sold by Gideon Schaw bookseller, at the sign of the Bible, in the Parliament-Closs, in Edinburgh
Published: 1683
Place of publication: Edinburgh]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
Subjects: Physics; Early works to 1800; Astronomy; Hydrostatics; Coal
Other titles: Explanation of the weather-glass.
Work titles: Hydrostaticks
Notes: G.S. = George Sinclair.

Reissue of: Sinclair, George. The hydrostaticks. Edinburgh, 1672. (Wing S3854) with a new title page and preliminaries and without the engraved title page and the plate bearing a coat of arms.

With a dedication on [superscript pi]A1r dated Leith, January 9. 1683. 'The explanation of the weather-glass' begins on [superscript pi]A1v with a caption title.

Contains 6 folded plates, plus "Fig. 25" marked to go opposite p. 179.

Some copies may retain title pages and prelims. from the 1672 edition.

Rare Book copy: Title page lacking

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), S3855

Aldis, H.G. Scotland, 2430

English short title catalogue, R15622