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The Newtonian system of philosophy : explained by familiar objects in an entertaining manner for the use of young persons
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- by Tom Telescope, A.M
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- English
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- New improved ed. / with many alterations and additions to explain the late new philosophical discoveries &c. &c
- London : Ogilvy and Son. : Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme. : J. Walker. : Lackington, Allen, and Co. : Darton and Harvey, 1806 (London : W. Darton and J. and J. Harvey)
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- vii, 136 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 14 cm
- OCLC
- ocm34195063
- Ascribed by Cushing to Oliver Goldsmith.
- Tom Telescope is a pseudonym. Cushing ascribes the work to Oliver Goldsmith: LC cat. Welsh, C.A bookseller of the last century, 1972, p. 314: "Telescope, Tom; it is not at all unlikely that the book was written by O. Goldsmith for J. Newbery."
- "Appendix containing a list of the optical and philosophical instruments mentioned in this book ..." p. [125]-136
- "Illustrated with copperplates and cuts."
- English.