Some considerations touching the usefulnesse of experimental natural philosophy
Subtitle: propos'd in a familiar discourse to a friend, by way of invitation to the study of it
By: by ... Robert Boyle ...
Contributors: Canadian Messenger of the Sacred Heart (Toronto, Ont.)
Edition: A second edition (since the first published June 1663).
Publisher: Printed by Hen. Hall ..., for Ri. Davis
Published: 1664
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Subjects: Science -- Early works to 1800
Notes: v. 1: [16], 120, 123-126, [4], 184, 193-288, 287-294, 297-376, 387-416 p.; v. 2: [28], 47, [5], 20, [4], 14, [2], 31, [2], 26, [2], 50, [18] p.

Vol. 1 only is of the 2d edition.

Vol. 2 has special t.p. dated 1671.

The six essays composing the "second tome" are separately paged; the last one has caption "Essay X".

Includes bibliographical references.

Fulton 52, 53.

Wing B4030 (v. 1)

Wing B4031 (v. 2)

Fisher sci copy: Leaves 3d4 of v. 1 and C4 of 2d essay of v. 2 wanting; leaves 3f1-4 and 3g1-4 of v. 1 bound at end of v. 2.

Fisher Regis copy: Pages [25-26] (10th group) bound after p. 28 (17th group); p. [1-18] (last group) bound at front of v. 2.  With the bookstamp of the Canadian Messenger Library.