The philosophical grammar
Subtitle: being a view of the present state of experimented physiology, or natural philosophy. In four parts. Part I. Somatology, treateth of the universal nature and properties of matter, or substance, and the specifick qualities of natural bodies. Part II. Cosmology, exhibiteth a general view of the universe, and its great constituent parts ; the sun, moon, planets, fix'd stars, &c. Part III. Aerology, compriseth the philosophy of the atmosphere, shewing the wonderful nature and properties of the air, wind, meteors, and other phænomena therein. Part IV. Geology, containeth a philosophical view of the terraqueous globe, in all its parts and productions ; as minerals, metals, stones, &c. The laws of fluids ; the sea, its tides, &c. Of rivers, springs, &c. Of vegetation, and the nature of plants, trees, &c. Of the parts of animal bodies ; and a survey of the nature of beasts, birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, shell-animals, &c. The whole extracted from the writings of the greatest naturalists of the last and present age, treated in the familiar way of dialogue, adapted purposely to the capacities of the youth of both sexes ; and adorned and illustrated with variety of copper-plates, maps, &c. Several of which are entirely new, and all easy to be understood
By: by Benj. Martin, [philotechnos]
Contributors: Bowen, Emanuel, 1693 or 1694-1767, engraver; Noon, John, 1679 or 1680-1763, bookseller; Samuel Johnson and William Samuel Johnson Libraries (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Publisher: Printed for J. Noon, at the White-Hart in Cheapside, near Mercers-Chapel.
Published: 1735
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
Subjects: Science; Early works to 1800; Physics; Physical anthropology; Cosmology; Meteorology; Geology
Notes: Preface dated: Chichester, December 14, 1734.

Title page printed in red and black.

Decorative headpieces, tailpieces and initial letters.

Errata: final leaf recto.

Publisher's advertisements: final leaf verso.

Some plates signed Emmanuel Bowen.

Includes index.

English short title catalogue, T25347

Gift; Johnson family; 1914.