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A philosophical dissertation on the diving vessel projected by Mr. Day, and sunk in Plymouth Sound Containing, I. An Historical Account of Mr. Day, and the Scheme. II. The Construction of the Vessel. III. The Operation of the Sinking Experiment. IV. A Philosophical Investigation of the Failure of the Experiment. V. The Endeavours made use of in Weighing the Vessel. To which is added, an appendix, Shewing the Various Methods of Weighing Ships in general. The Whole illustrated with Two Copper Plates. By N. D. Falck, M.D.

Title
A philosophical dissertation on the diving vessel projected by Mr. Day, and sunk in Plymouth Sound [electronic resource] : Containing, I. An Historical Account of Mr. Day, and the Scheme. II. The Construction of the Vessel. III. The Operation of the Sinking Experiment. IV. A Philosophical Investigation of the Failure of the Experiment. V. The Endeavours made use of in Weighing the Vessel. To which is added, an appendix, Shewing the Various Methods of Weighing Ships in general. The Whole illustrated with Two Copper Plates. By N. D. Falck, M.D.
Author
Falck, N. D. (Nikolai Detlef), 1736-1783.
Publication
London : printed for the author; and sold by B. Law, Ave Mary Lane; E. and C. Dilly, Poultry; and J. Walter, Charing Cross, M.DCC.LXXV. [1775]

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Description
vi,58,[4]p.,2 plates : map; 4⁰.
Subject
  • Day, Mr
  • Diving
Note
  • With a half-title and an errata slip.
  • The two final leaves contain an 'Explanation of the copper plates'.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642243143
  • ECCO1-T101514
Author
Falck, N. D. (Nikolai Detlef), 1736-1783.
Title
A philosophical dissertation on the diving vessel projected by Mr. Day, and sunk in Plymouth Sound [electronic resource] : Containing, I. An Historical Account of Mr. Day, and the Scheme. II. The Construction of the Vessel. III. The Operation of the Sinking Experiment. IV. A Philosophical Investigation of the Failure of the Experiment. V. The Endeavours made use of in Weighing the Vessel. To which is added, an appendix, Shewing the Various Methods of Weighing Ships in general. The Whole illustrated with Two Copper Plates. By N. D. Falck, M.D.
Imprint
London : printed for the author; and sold by B. Law, Ave Mary Lane; E. and C. Dilly, Poultry; and J. Walter, Charing Cross, M.DCC.LXXV. [1775]
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T101514.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
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