The Select Works of Antony Van Leeuwenhoek, Containing His Microscopical Discoveries in Many of the Works of Nature. Translated from the Dutch and Latin Editions Published by the Author, by Samuel

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T111069 Possibly made up from sheets of the 1798 edition. Some copies contain an additional 'Translator's preface' numbered [1],iv-v,[1], intended to be inserted after the initial 'Advertisement to the reader'. Some copies contain an additional essay f an Anim London : printed for the translator, by G. Sidney; and sold by G. and W. Nicol; J. White; J. & A. Arch; and J. Wright, 1800. [2],viii,143,[1],viii,[1],146-183,[2],192-314p.,plates ; 4