Six discourses
By: delivered by Sir John Pringle, Bart. when president of the Royal Society, on occasion of six annual assignments of Sir Godfrey Copley's medal. To which is prefixed The life of the author by Andrew Kippis, D.D. F.R.S. and S.A.
Contributors: Kippis, Andrew, 1725-1795; Howell, John, 1777-1857, Provenance; Dease, William, 1752?-1798, Provenance; Bristol Royal Infirmary. Library; University of Bristol. Library
Publisher: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, in the Strand
Published: 1783
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
Notes: With a final leaf of erratum.

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Each discourse originally published separately, 1773-1778 ; each has separate divisional titles.

ESTC, T54654.

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Table of contents: title: Contents: The life of Sir John Pringle, Bart; title: A discourse on the different kinds of air; title: A discourse on the torpedo; title: A discourse on the attraction of mountains; title: A discourse upon some late improvements of the means for preserving the health of mariners; title: A discourse on the invention and improvements of the reflecting telescope; title: A discourse on the theory of gunnery.