Two essays on the nature and wonderful properties of Island Crystal : Essay I. Containing, all that has been hitherto delivered in regard to its form, dimensions, and double refraction of light; with the addition of several new experiments with polished parallelopipeds and prisms made of this substance, which discover a various, multiple, and colorific refraction; and exhibit a variety of images of one and the same object. To which is subjoined, a computation of the magnifying power of reflecting telescopes; and a table thereof, from 6 inches to 12 feet in length. The whole illustrated with copper plate figures. By Benjamin Martin.
| Author/creator | Martin, Benjamin |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for, and sold by the author, at No. 171, in Fleet-Street, [1774?] |
| Description | 2 unnumbered pages, 16;17, 1 unnumbered page, plates ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
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| General note | The second section, with separate titlepage, pagination and register, is 'Essay II. on the nature and wonderful properties of island crystal. ...', with same imprint. |
| General note | Both essays could be had separately, the first essay without titlepage. |
| General note | Date of publication based on date of advertisement at the end: Just published, The description and use of an opake solare microscope. ... London: printed for the author, No. 171, in Fleet-Street, 1774. |
| General note | Price on title page: Price 1s. 6d. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Library of Congress. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, T230327. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Genre/form | Essays. |
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