A treatise on the nature and property of fire
Subtitle: in three essays
By: by John Freke ...
Publisher: Printed for W. Innys, and J. Richardson ...
Published: 1752
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
Subjects: Electricity; Early works to 1850; Magnetism; Early works to 1800; Vital force
Other titles: On the nature and property of fire; On the causes of electricity; On the cause of magnetism; Essay to shew the cause of electricity; A treatise on fire
Notes: Signatures: [A]⁴, B-N⁸, O².

Page ℓxxvi misnumbered ℓxxiv.

"An essay to shew the cause of electricity ... The third edition ... " (p. [ℓxvii]-142) and "A treatise on fire ... the third part" (p. [143]-196) have special t.p.'s.

Includes bibliographical references (Wheeler gift, 371; Ronalds, F. Electricity, pages 183; BM; NUC pre-56).
Table of contents: title: (from t.p.) I. Shewing the cause of vitality, and muscular motion; with many other phaenomena; title: II. On electricity; title: III. Shewing the mechanical cause of magnetism; and why the compass varies in the manner it does.