The works of John Whitehurst, F.R.S.
Subtitle: With memoirs of his life and writings.
Contributors: Hutton, Charles, 1737-1823, ed.; Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed for W. Bent
Published: 1792
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 379
Subjects: Standards of length.; Earth.
Notes: Various pagings.
Edited by Charles Hutton.
Table of contents: title: Memoirs of the life and writings of the author.; title: An inquiry into the original state and formation of the earth.; title: An attempt toward obtaining invariable measures of length, capacity, and weight, from the mensuration of time, independent of the mechanical operations requisite to ascertain the center of oscillation, or the true length of pendulums.; title: Appendix to Mr. Whitehurst's Attempt toward obtaining an invariable measure, by the editor.; title: Three papers, on different subjects, from the Philosophical transactions: I. Thermometrical observations at Derby. II. An account of a machine for raising water, at Oulton in Cheshire. III. Experiments on ignited substances.