. Commercium philosophico-technicum; or, The philosophical commerce of arts: designed as an attempt to improve arts, trades, and manufactures . hers as to the date of the first edition ofthis ^^veen states 763; Ferguson gives the dates 1763-66; Partingtonlists , 1766, , 1763, etc. We have been unable to trace a volume IIin any of the important collections. A second volume may have been planned,but there is no indication that it was published. ALter checking the work bearingthe 1763 title-page and the present one with the ! 765 date on the title-page, v/efind that they are iden
. Commercium philosophico-technicum; or, The philosophical commerce of arts: designed as an attempt to improve arts, trades, and manufactures . hers as to the date of the first edition ofthis ^^veen states 763; Ferguson gives the dates 1763-66; Partingtonlists , 1766, , 1763, etc. We have been unable to trace a volume IIin any of the important collections. A second volume may have been planned,but there is no indication that it was published. ALter checking the work bearingthe 1763 title-page and the present one with the ! 765 date on the title-page, v/efind that they are identical in collation, format, etc. The only differencebeing the change of date and the addition of on the 765 I-dgar Fahs Smith collection lists the title with the 763 date and belov thatanother copy, 1765 . Apparently the present copy is a second issue of thefirst edition with a new title-page. Duveen: 335. Partington: II, 762-4. Ferguson: II. 30. Lists the French translation &: a long note on Lewis. D,N,B. Bio^r. Universelle. Kress: 6M4 (ed. of 1763). Hanson, Bibl. of Leon. 75^-1775: 2857 (ed. of 1763). I 1 « 1^. GEORGE R. ^ ^ n 1 ,.,;>T1 hplnved William Lewis, or WHEREAS o^,r truayrind ^J^^^^^^^^^^^K,.gPn, in our County of 5«n7 MB has by^^^^ ^^ ,^^^^J^rcprefented unto Us, .^^^^^^^^, for a Work,Years, engaged - Experiments, and co^^^ ^^^ ^^^ entitled « Commercium Philosophico ^ ^ ^„^ ,to PfllLOSOPHICAL COMMERCE of ARl - X-Vn crreatForvvard-.^ promotevfefulKnowledger engt^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 111 . -11 u ,f xprvire to Uur bubieCts conceinea inyrr/^j, , humbly prelumeswill ^^^/ ^^[J^^J°^T .Kat Kindof Knowledge on which^X£!B^Zi:^^^S^^^^ to g-t him our RoyalSnceTnd iSuege for the fole Printing, ^^^^^^^^^^f^^^^^^^^^^Work, for the Term of Fourteen Years, agreeable to J^e Smute m that L^^^^.Tiade and provided: We are gracioufly pleaied to ^^^df/^^f^^^^^^J^^if,2 ^eand do accoroingly, by thefe Prefents, as far as may be ^S-
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