|
Books and Manuscripts
Selected Eighteenth Century Works: P
Previous page Next page
Paets van Troostwyk, Adriaan, 1752-1837.
De l'application de l'électricité a la physique et a la médecine, par A. Paets van Troostwyk et C.R.T. Krayenhoff. Ouvrage couronné par la Société royale & patriotique de Valence en Dauphiné. Amsterdam, Chez D.J. Changuion, 1788.
xii, 319 p. 4 fold. plates. 26.5 cm.
Deals both with atmospheric electricity and with medical electricity.
Palmer, G , physicist.
Théorie de la lumiére, applicable aux arts, et principalement a la peinture, par Palmer. Paris, Chez Hardouin & Gattey, 1786.
62, [3] p. 19.8 cm.
Bound with Carra, Jean Louis. Dissertation élémentaire sur la nature de la lumiére, de la chaleur, du feu et de l'électricité. Londres, 1787.
Paris, doctor of medicine.
Dissertation physico-medicale, sur l'usage de l'électricité dans la medecine, par Paris. Paris, 1766.
xii, 52 p. 16.7 cm.
With this is bound Réflexions sur un ouvrage où l'auteur s'efforce d'établir l'usage de l'électricité dans la medecine. Rotterdam, 1767.
Parkinson, James, 1755-1824.
Some account of the effects of lightening [sic] by J. Parkinson. [n.p.] 1787.
493-507 p. 20.5 cm.
[Paulet, Jean Jacques] 1740-1826.
L'antimagnetisme, ou Origine, progrés, dècadence, renouvellement et réfutation du magnétisme animal. Londres, 1784.
[4], 252 p. plate. 21 cm.
Gartrell 1100.
Paulet, Jean Jacques, 1740-1826.
Mesmer justifié [par J.J. Paulet] Nouvelle éd., corr. et augm. Constance, 1784.
[1], 46 p. 20 cm.
Bound with Montjoie, C.F.L. Lettre sur le magnetisme animal. Philadelphie, 1784.
Gartrell 1101.
[Paulet, Jean Jacques] 1740-1826.
Réponse a l'auteur des Doutes d'un provincial, proposés à MM. les mÇdecins commissaires, chargÇs par le Roi de l'examen du magnÇtisme animal. Londres, 1785.
[3], 70, [1] p. 19.5 cm.
Paulian, Aimé Henri, 1722-1801.
Dictionnaire de physique, par Aimé-Henri Paulian. Avignon, L. Chambeau, 1761.
3 v. 16 fold. plates. 25.5 cm.
Paulian, Aimé Henri, 1722-1801.
Dictionnaire de physique. 8. éd., revue, corr. & enrichie des découvertes faites dans cette science, depuis l'année 1773, par Aimé- Henri Paulian. Nimes, Gaude, 1781. 4 v. 12 fold. plates. 20.3 cm.
[Paulian, Aimé Henri] 1722-1801.
L'électricité soumise a un nouvel examen, dans différentes lettres addressées à l'abbé Nollet, et dans quelques questions de physique présentées sous la forme scholastique: le tout, selon une théorie nouvelle, appuyée sur les expériences les plus incontestables [par Paulian] Avignon, Girard & Sequin, 1768.
xlviii, 286 p. 2 fold. plates. 17 cm.
In Ronalds, Wheeler 421, Gartrell 420.
Defends his electrical theories from the criticism of Jean Antoine Nollet.
Perkins, Benjamin Douglas, 1774-1810.
The efficacy of Perkins's patent metallic tractors, in topical diseases, on the human body and animals: exemplified by 250 cases, from the first literary characters in Europe and America: to which is prefixed, a preliminary discourse, in which, the fallacious attempts of Dr. Haygarth, to detract from the merits of the tractors, are detected, and fully confuted by Benjamin Douglas Perkins. London, Printed by Luke Hansard for J. Johnson [et al.], 1800.
lvi, 135 p. 12.5 cm.
Provenance: Sally Perkins (inscription)
Perkins, Benjamin Douglas, 1774-1810.
The influence of metallic tractors of the human body, in removing various painful inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatism, pleurisy, some gouty affections, &c. &c., lately discovered by Dr. Perkins of North America; and demonstrated in a series of experiments and observations, by Professors Meigs, Woodward, Rogers, &c. &c. By which the importance of the discovery is fully ascertained, and a new field of enquiry opened in the modern science of Galvanism, or, animal electricity, by Benjamin Douglas Perkins. London, Printed for J. Johnson, 1798.
xi, 99, [1] p. 21.5 cm.
In Ronalds.
Promotes the medical use of the metallic tractors invented by the author's father Elisha Perkins.
Perkins, Benjamin Douglas, 1774-1810.
The influence of metallic tractors on the human body, in removing various painful inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatism, pleurisy, some gouty affections, &c. &c. lately discovered by Dr. Perkins, of North America; and demonstrated in a series of experiments and observations, by professors Meigs, Woodward, Rogers &c. &c. By which the importance of the discovery is fully ascertained, and a new field of enquiry opened in the modern science of galvanism, or, animal electricity, by Benjamin Douglas Perkins. London, Printed for J. Johnson, 1798. xi, 99, [1] p. 21.5 cm.
Bound with Langworthy, C.C. A view of the Perkinean electricity. Bristol, 1798.
In Ronalds.
Perkins, Elisha, 1741-1799.
Certificates of the efficacy of Doctor Perkins's patent metallic instruments. Newburyport, Printed by Edmund M. Blunt, 1796.
24 p. 25 cm.
Licenses the holder to treat persons with Elisha Perkins' metallic tractors.
Perkins, Elisha, 1741-1799.
Evidences of the efficacy of Doctor Perkin's patent metallic instruments. Philadelphia, Printed by Richard Folwell, 1797.
36 p. 18.5 cm.
Perkins, Elisha, 1741-1799.
Evidences of the efficacy of Doctor Perkins's patent metallic instruments. New London, S. Green's Press, 1797.
32 p. 21 cm.
Testifies through medical case histories to the success of Elisha Perkins' metallic tractors as electrotherapeutic devices.
Petetin, Jacques Henri Désiré, 1744-1808.
Mémoire sur la découverte des phénomenes que présentent la catalepsie et le somnambulisme, symptômes de l'affection hystérique essentielle, avec des recherches sur la cause physique de ces phénomènes, par Petetin. Premiere [seconde] partie. [n.p.] 1787.
62, 126, [1] p. 20 cm.
In Ronalds.
Petrini, Giuseppe, 1760-
Nuovo methodo di guarire la sciatica nervosa opera di Giuseppe Petrini. Roma, Stampe del Cafaletti, 1781.
168 p. 1 fold. plate. 18.5 cm.
Provenance: Ex Libris Mario G. Fiori (bookplate)
A philosophical enquiry into the properties of electricity.
In which is contain'd a confutation of the solutions which have been hitherto given of it, and the most probable reason of the late surprising experiments. In a letter to a friend. London, Printed for M. Cooper, 1746.
32 p. 20.1 cm.
Discusses electrical attraction and repulsion.
Pitcairne, Archibald, 1652-1713.
Elementa medicinae physico-mathematica, libris duobus, quorum prior theoriam, posterior praxim exhibet, in gratiam medicinae studiosorum delineata, & nunc iterum in lucem edita. Item ejusdem Opuscula medica, quibus postremo adjectus est Ratiociniorum mechanicorum in medicina usus vindicatus per Christianum Strom. Venetiis, Apud A. Bortoli, 1733.
xxiv, 247 p. 23 cm.
Bound with Freind, J. Opera omnia. Venetiis, 1733.
Pivati, Giovanni Francesco.
Della elettricità medica lettera del Gio: Francesco Pivati al Francesco Maria Zanotti. Lucca, 1747.
liii p. 19.5 cm.
In Ronalds, Gartrell 428.
Explains method of combining medicine with electrical fluid and thereby transfering that medicine to persons so that they may be treated without taking the medicine internally.
Pivati, Giovanni Francesco.
Riflessioni fisiche sopra la medicina elettrica del Gio: Francesco Pivati. Venezia, Benedetto Milocco, 1749.
[4], 166 p. 24.5 cm.
In Ronalds.
Plaz, Anton Wilhelm, 1708-1784.
Panegyrin medicam indicit et de arte natvram svperante praefatvr Antonivs Gvilielmvs Plaz. [Lipsiae] 1772.
xvi p. 23.5 cm.
Bound with Krause, K.C., praeses. De irritabilitate partium corporis humani. Lipsiae, 1772.
Poissons; descriptions de plusieurs poissons, traduites de l'ouvrage de Willughbeii Historia Piscium &. Oxonii 1686. [17--?]
[16], 165, [5] p., bound. 24.2 cm. [manuscript]
Pole, Thomas, 1753-1829.
An account of a remarkable spasmodic affection from the puncture of a pin, cured by the liberal use of laudanum, with antimonial wine, by Thomas Pole. [n.p.] 1787.
373-385 p. 20.5 cm.
Disbound from Memoirs of the Medical Society of London.
Pomme, Pierre, 1735-1812.
Traité des affections vaporeuses des deux sexes, ou maladies nerveuses, vulgairement appelées maux de nerfs, par Pierre Pomme. 6. éd., revue, corrigée et augmentée. Paris, Cussac, an VII [i.e. 1799]
2 v. port. 19.5 cm.
Contains a brief, skeptical chapter on medical electricity.
Poncelet, Polycarpe, ca.1720-ca.1780.
La nature dans la formation du tonnerre, et la reproduction des êtres vivans, pour servir d'introduction aux vrais principes de l'agriculture, par l'abbé Poncelet. Paris, Le Mercier, 1766. 2 v. in 1. 2 plates (incl. 1 fold. plate), front. 18.6 cm.
Provenance: Ex Libris Marchionis Salsae (bookplate)
In Ronalds, Wheeler 418, Gartrell 433.
Porta, Giovanni Battista della, 1535?-1615.
De i miracoli et maravigliosi effetti de la natura prodotti: libri IIII di Gio. Battista Porta napolitano; nouvamente tradotti di Latino in lingua volgare & con molta fatica illustrati; con due tauole, l'una de' capitoli, l'altra de le cose piu notabili. Venetia, Appresso Lodouico Auanzo, 1566.
[16], 148 leaves. 15 cm.
Pressavin, Jean Baptiste, b. 1734.
Abrege de l'histoire des magnetiseurs de Lyon, par un nouveau converti. [Lyon? 17-- ]
8 p. 20 cm.
Bound with his L'Art de prolonger la vie et de conserver la sante. Lyon, 1786.
Pressavin, Jean Baptiste, b. 1734.
L'art de prolonger la vie et de conserver la santé; ou traité d'hygiene, par Pressavin. Lyon, Chez J.S. Grabit; et se trouve à Paris, Chez Cuchet, 1786.
[3], xxxii, 354, [2] p. 20 cm.
With this is bound his Lettres sur le magnétisme. Lyon, 1784; Abrégé de l'histoire des magnétiseurs de Lyon par un nouveau converti. [Lyon? ca. 1784]; and his Opinion de Pressavin ... sur le procäs du roi. [Paris, ca. 1793] Provenance: Bibliotheque Forezienne (ink stamp)
Pressavin, Jean Baptiste, b. 1734.
Lettres sur le magnétisme, par Pressavin. Lyon, 1784.
16 p. 20 cm.
Bound with his L'art de prolonger la vie et de conserver la sante. Lyon, 1786.
Garland 1105.
Pressavin, Jean Baptiste, b. 1734.
Opinion de Pressavin ... sur le procès du roi. Impr. par ordre de la Convention nationale [Paris, ca. 1793]
10 p. 20 cm.
Bound with his L'art de prolonger la vie et de conserver la santé. Lyon, 1786.
Prevost, Pierre, 1751-1839.
De l'origine des forces magnétiques, par P. Prevost. Genève, Barde, Manget, 1788.
xxiii, [1], 231 p. 2 fold. plates. 22 cm.
In Ronalds, Wheeler 547, Gartrell 435.
Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804.
An account of a new electrometer, contrived by William Henly, and of several electrical experiments, made by him, in a letter from Priestley to Franklin. London, 1772.
359-364 p. fold. plate. 22 cm.
Extract from the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, v. 62, 1772.
With this are bound Ronayne, T. A letter to Benjamin Franklin. London, 1772; Henley, W. An account of the death of a person. London, 1772; Call, J. A letter to Nevil Maskelyne. London, 1772; Monro, D. An account of the sulphureous mineral waters. London, 1772; and Walker, J. Account of the irruption of Solway Moss. London, 1772.
Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804.
A familiar introduction to the study of electricity, by Joseph Priestley. 2d ed. London, Printed for J. Dodsley, 1769.
85, [3] p. 5 fold. plates. 20.2 cm.
Provenance: Memorial Library of the International Electrical Exhibition 1884 (bookplate); Franklin Institute Library Philadelphia (bookplate)
In Ronalds, Wheeler 422a, Gartrell 438.
Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804.
Geschichte und gegenwärtiger Zustand der Elektricität, nebst eigenthümlichen Versuchen [von Joseph Priestley] Nach der zweyten vermehrten und verbesserten Ausgabe aus dem Englischen Åbersetzt und mit Anmerkungen begleitet von Johann Georg Krünitz. Berlin, G.A. Lange, 1772.
[7], xxxii, 517, [1] p. 8 fold. plates. 24.5 cm.
In Ronalds, Gartrell 440.
Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804.
Histoire de l'électricité, traduite de l'Anglois de Joseph Priestley, avec des notes critiques. Ouvrage enrichi de figures en taille-douce. Paris, Herissant le fils, 1771. 3 v. 9 fold. plates. 17 cm.
Provenance: Boze Marseille (bookplate)
In Ronalds, Wheeler 453b, Gartrell 442.
Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804.
The history and present state of discoveries relating to vision, light, and colours, by Joseph Priestley. London, Printed for J. Johnson, 1772.
v, xvi, 812, [6] p. 1 fold. chart, 24 fold. plates. 26 cm.
In Ronalds.
Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804.
The history and present state of electricity with original experiments, by Joseph Priestley. London, Printed for J. Dodsley, 1767.
[2], xxxi, 736, [9] p. 7 fold. plates, 1 chart. 26.5 cm.
In Ronalds, Gartrell 443.
Remains the classic history of theories of electricity. Contains what is considered the first bibliography of the history of electricity.
Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804.
The history and present state of electricity, with original experiments, by Joseph Priestley. 2nd ed., corr. and enl. London, Printed for J. Dodsley, 1769.
[3], xxxii, 712, [12] p. 1 chart, 8 fold. plates. 27 cm.
Provenance: Walker (defaced bookplate); The London Electrical Society, from Thomas Pollock Esq. (inscription)
In Ronalds, Gartrell 444.
Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804.
The history and present state of electricity, with original experiments, by Joseph Priestley. 4th ed., corr. and enl. London, Printed for C. Bathurst, 1775.
[2], xxxii, 691, [12] p. 8 fold. plates. 27.3 cm.
Provenance: Hentesbury House (bookplate)
In Ronalds, Wheeler 453, Gartrell 446.
Principes du magnetisme. [ca. 1786]
7 l. of plates, 44, [48], [8] p., bound. 20 cm. [manuscript]
Pringle, Sir John, bart., 1707-1782.
Discorso sulla torpedine. Recitano nell' Adunanza annuale della Società Regale do Londra nell giorno 30 Novembre 1774, dal Giovanni Pringle. Tradotto in Italiano. Napoli, 1776.
28 p. 24 cm.
In Ronalds.
Pringle, Sir John, bart., 1707-1782.
A discourse on the torpedo, delivered at the anniversary meeting of the Royal Society, November 30, 1774, by Sir John Pringle. London, Printed for the Royal Society, 1775.
32, [1] p. 21.5 cm.
In Ronalds, Wheeler 454, Gartrell 448.
Details the history of the torpedo and its electrical characteristics in the classic work on the subject.
Pringle, Sir John, bart., 1707-1782.
A discourse on the Torpedo, delivered at the anniversary meeting of the Royal Society, November 30, 1774, by Sir John Pringle, Baronet. London, Printed for the Royal Society, 1775.
32, [1] p. 23.5 cm.
Bound with [Walsh, John] Three tracts concerning the Torpedo. London, 1775.
Pujol, Alexis, 1739-1804.
Essai sur la maladie de la face, nommée le tic douloureux; avec quelques réflexions sur le Raptus Caninus de Coelius Aurelianus, par Pujol. Paris, T. Barrois le jeune, 1787. xxxii, 207 p. 17 cm.
Puységur, Armand Marie Jacques de Chastenet, marquis de, 1751- 1825.
Mémoires pour servir a l'histoire et a l'établissement du magnétisme animal [par] Puiségur. Londres, 1786.
[3], 411 p. 21.7 cm.
Gartrell 1111.
Puységur, Jacques Maxime Paul de Chastenet, 1755-1820.
Rapport des cures opérées a Bayonne par le magnétisme animal, adressé a l'Abbe de Poulouzat, par le comte Maxime de Puységur, avec des notes de Duval d'EsprÇmenil. Bayonne, est se trouve Ö Paris, Chez Prault, 1784. viii, 72 p. 19.5 cm.
Gartrell 1113.
Previous page Next page
|
