New experiments physico-mechanical, touching the air [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Boyle Robert <1627-1691.>
• Pubblicazione: [London, : Printed by Miles Flesher for Richard Davis, bookseller in Oxford, 1682]
• Edizione: The third edition : whereunto is added a defence of the author's explication of the experiments, against the objections of Franciscus Linus and, Thomas Hobbs.
• Descrizione fisica: [16], 203, [12], 117, [8], 102, [2] p., 2 leaves of plates (1 folded) ; ; 21 cm
• Soggetto topico: Air; Air-pump
• Altri autori: SharrockRobert <1630-1684.> BoyleRobert <1627-1691.>
• Note generali: Title taken from half-title. Each of the three works has special t. p. and separate paging; the third has separate signatures.; Contains the first formulation of Boyle's law.; "A catalogue of all the philosophical works published by our author": p. [1]-[2] at end.; Edited by Robert Sharrock.; Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.
• Nota di contenuto: New experiments physico-mechanical, touching the spring of the air, and its effects, made, for the most part, in a new pnuematical [sic] engine : written by way of letter to the Right Honorable Charles Lord Vicount of Dungarvan, eldest son to the Earl of Corke / by the Honorable Robert Boyle Esq. -- A defence of the doctrine touching the spring and weight of the air, propos'd by Mr. R. Boyle in his New physico-mechanical experiments, against the objections of Franciscus Linus : wherewith the objector's funicular hypothesis is also examin'd / by the author of those experiments -- An examen of Mr. T. Hobbs his Dialogus physicus de naturâ aëris, as far as it concerns Mr. Boyle's book of New experiments touching the spring of the air, &c. : with an appendix touching Mr. Hobbs's doctrine of fluidity and firmness / by the author of those experiments.
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0113
• Titolo autorizzato: New experiments physico-mechanical, touching the air
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996387847103316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno