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HE entire Wonks of Dr SYDENHAM, newly made English from the Originals; wherein the Hiftory of acute and chronic Difeafes, and the fafeft and most effectual Methods of treating them, are faithfully, clearly,, and accurately deliver'd. Illuftrated with explanatory and practical Notes, from the beft Medicinal Writers. To which are added, the Author's Life, and a copious Index. By JOHN SWAN, M. D.

II. Defcription of the Empire of China and Chinese Tartary, together with the Kingdoms of Korea and Tibet, containing the Geography and Hiftory (Natural as well as Civil) of thofe Countries. Tranfited from the French of J. B. Du Haide Jefuit.

With NOTES Geographical, Hiftorical and Critical, and other Improvements, particularly in the MAPS.

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N. B. The Paris Edition of this Work fells for 10l.

Thefe Volumes are illuftrated with 205 Copper-Plate Representations and Maps. 1 General Map of China, Chinese Tartary

and Tibet.

1 Map of China.

15 Maps of the particular Provinces.

1 General Map of Tartary.

12 Particular Maps of Ditto.

Map of Korea.

Paper Money.

17 Coins of different Sorts.
7 Antient Coins.

14 Superftitious Coins.

10 Foreign Coins.

3 Silver Coins of Tibet.

5 Ways of Winding Sik.

1 Map of Capt. Beering's Travels thro' 3 Methods of killing the Worms and

Siberia.

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3 Methods of reeling and doubling, warp

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of P. Verbieft.

of P. Schaal.

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of Paul Syufirft Minifter of State. Figure of the Crofs put into the Grave with the Chinese Chriftians.

1 Chinese Airs fet to Mufick.

1 Obfervatory at Peking, with Infra
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III. The Nature and Laws of CHANCE, wherein the Subject is fully, yet con cifely handled; and the more abftrufe and important Problems, as well as the more fimple ones, are refolved in a general and confp cuous Manner; Containing the Doctrine of Combinations and Permutations clearly deduced; an Investigation of the Probability, that a propofed Event happens a given Number of Times in a given Number of Tryals; a new and very comprehensive Problem of great Ufe in Lotteries, Cards, c. with others for determining the Probability of Winning, whether at Bowls, Coits, Raffles, &c. in any Circumitance of the Play: A Problem for finding the Tryals wherein it may be undertaken, that a propofed Event fhall happener fail a given Number of Times; another to find the Chances for a given Number of Points with a given Number of Dice; and another on the Duration of Play; being three of the most curious and remarkable in the Subject, and all folved by new and general Methods. The Solution of a Problem propofed to the Publick fome time ago, in Latin, as a very difficult one, with full and clear Investigations of the two new Problems added at the End of Mr de Moivre's laft Edition, whofe Demonftra tions are there omitted; one of which Problems is allowed, by that great Man himfelf, to be the most useful as well as the most difficult in the whole Subject. pr. 35. IV. TABULE ILLUSTRES; or, the Paternal Arms of all the prefent Nobility of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with their Titles, the Stiles of their ellet Sons, the Dates of their Creations to their feveral Dignities, and a Table for explaining, the Blazon, price as. 6d7

V. TRAVELS into the Inland Parts of Africa; Containing a Defeription of the feveral Nations for the Space of fix hundred Miles up che River Gambia; their Trade, Habits, Cuftoms, Language, Manners, Religion and Government; the Power, Difpofition and Character of fome Negro Princes; with a particular Account of JOB BEN SOLOMON, a Pholey, who in the Year 1733 was in England, and known by the Name of the African. Being the Journal, &c. of FRANCIS MOORE, Factor feveral Years to the Royal African Company of England. To which he has added, Capt. Sibbs's Voyage up the Gambia in the Year 1723, to make Discoveries; and Obfervations on the Captain's Remarks and Conduct. Alfo an accurate Map of that River taken on the Spot; and the Soundings for 503 Miles, by Mr John Leach; with ten more Copper Plates engraved by very good Hands, viz. Profpects and Plans of the African Company's Fort on Femey Ifland, and of a Factory; a Draught of a strange Situation of a Pholey Town; Figures of uncommon Birds and Infects; Reprefentation of a Negro Prince on Horfeback, and of the Method of climbing the Palm-Tree to extract the Wine. The Author has likewife, to compleat his Subject, given Extracts from the Nubian Geographer, LEO the African, and other Authors antient and modern, concerning the Niger Nile, or Gambia, and this Part of Africa, with Obfervations thereon; and a Vocabulary, English and Mandingo, the Language moft ufed by the Negroes. The Work concludes with an Appendix containing, 1. His Contract with the African Company. 2. Several Letters, Papers and Inftructions relating to the Company's Commerce, particularly the Gum Trade. 3. The Voyage of an Adventurer, who found, and describes the Way to the Gold Mines up the Gambia. To the whole is prefixt a Letter to the Publisher, being a learned and critical Introduction to the honeft Factor's plain Narrative. Price 6s bound.

VI. Sir Ifaac Newton's Philofophy explained for the Ufe of the Ladies. In fix Dialogues on Light and Colours. From the Italian of Sig. Algarotsi, 2 Vots 12mo. Price bound 5s.

N. B. Monf. Voltaire fpeaks of Sig. Algarotti, and this his Work with great Applaufe, in a Poem on this Subject, viz.

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Pur fuing thee, I venture to advance,

And bring home Truth, that Wanderer, to France.
While Algaretti, fure to please and teach,
Conducts the Stranger to the Latian Beach,

With Native Flow'rs adorns the beauteous Maid,

And Tyber u onders at fuch Worth display'd.

VII. The Natural Hiftory of Mount VESUVIUS, with the Explanation of the various Phenomena that ufually attend the Eruptions of this celebrated Vulcano. Tranflated from the original Italian, compos'd by the Royal Academy of Sciences at Naples, by Order of the King of the Two Sicilies. Price 2 s. ftitch'd.

VIII. GEOGRAPHY reform'd: Or, a new Syftem of general Geography according to an accurate Analyfis of the Science, augmented with feveral neceffary Branches omitted by former Authors.

In four Part

1. Of the Nature and Principles of GEOGRAPHY; its antient and present State in all Nations; its Ufefulness to Perfons of all Profeffions, and the Method of ftudying it; with its Analyfis or Divifion into Species, according to former Authors, and a new Plan, fhewing the Errors and Defects of those by Varenius, Sanfon, la Mar taniere, Pere Caftel, &c.

2. Of MATHEMATICAL GEOGRAPHY and its Branches, Aftronomical and Geometrical: Shewing the feveral Divifions of the Earth by Regions, Hemifpheres, Zones, Climates, Meridians and Parallels, &c.

3. HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY and its Species, Natural; Civil; Ecclefiaftical; National Periodical, ancient, middle, modern; Parallel and Critical.

4. OF TECHNICAL GEOGRAPHY and its Branches; Reprefentatory, by Globes and Maps; Synoptical, by Tables; and Explanatory, by Stems and Dictionaries. Under each Branch is given an Account of its Object and Ufe, an Explanation of the Terms, the Aiftory of its Rife and Progrefs, with Rules for exhibiting it to the beft Advantage. The whole illuftrated with Notes and References to the principal Geographers, whofe different Sentiments are cited and examined. Defigned for the Ufe of the Curions in general, and Students in particular. There is added a copious Index of the Terms contained in the Work, anfwering the End of a Dictionary of General Geography. Price 3r. 64. bound.

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WITH.

ESSAYS AND DISSERTATIONS,

ON

VARIOUS SUBJECT S.

NUMBER III.

CONTAINING,

I. A curious Account how Sound is produced and modify'd in the German Flute; allo of the Mechanism of an Image, which by the help of nine Pair of Bellows, Weights, Pullies, and other Machinery, plays feveral Tunes on that Inftrument, with the greatest Exactnefs; prefented by M. Vaucanfon, the Inventer, to the Academy of Sciences at Paris; with their Teftimony of Approbation. P. 159. II. A Description of his mechanical Duck, which makes feveral Motions, eats, drinks, evacuates, &c. 166. III. A Description of his Image which plays on the Tabor and Pipe, twenty Tunes, Minuets and Rigadoons, out doing all Performers on that Inftrument.

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IV. Obfervations on Mr Warburton's Sermon at Bath. V. Dr Defaguliers's Account of the Afcent of Vapours defended. 173. VI. Remarks on the Via Regia, or Highway to Heaven, and on the Clergy being garrifoned Soldiers, Expreffions used by Dr T—p in his famous Sermon on the Folly, &c. of being righteous over much. 174 VII. Mr Warburton's Opinion, on the Cafe of Abraham's offering up Ifaac, defended against Mr Rutherforth. 1769 VIII. The Curve which the Moon, or any other Satellite, describes about the Sun, determined, on all poffible Suppofitions of Distance and Velocity.

178) IX. A Relation by Mr Facio, F. R. S. of an easy Cure of an Ulcer in the Lungs. 179

X. An Historical Obfervation upon a Paffage in Salmon's Review of the Hiftory of England. 181

XI. On HELL-Torments, &c. a Specimen of a fupplemental Article to Chambers's Dictionary; and fome Improvements proposed to the Method of that useful Work.

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