Memoirs of the life of David Rittenhouse, LLD. F.R.S., late president of the American Philosophical Society, &c. interspersed with various notices of many distinguished men : with an appendix, containing sundry philosophical and other papers, most of which have not hitherto been published / by William Barton, M.A., counsellor at law, member of the American Philosophical Society, the Mass. Hist. Society, and the Royal Economical Society of Valencia, in Spain.
Material type: TextPublisher: Philadelphia : Published by Edward Parker, no. 178, Market-Street, 1813Manufacturer: [Philadelphia] : W. Brown, Printer, Church-Alley.Description: lxxviii pages, 1 unnumbered page, pages 80-614, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates (1 folded)) : 1 folded facsimile, 1 portrait ; 23 cmContent type:- still image
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"An oration, delivered February 24, 1775, before the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia, for promoting useful knowledge. By David Rittenhouse, A.M. member of the said society."--Pages 543-577.
"Note" (statement of two errata).--Page lxxviii.
Copyright 1813 October 9, by William Barton.--Title page verso.
Errors in paging: pages 434, 435 misnumbered 450, 451.
Frontispiece portrait of David Rittenhouse, "from an original picture in the possession of Mrs. Sergeant," signed: C.W. Peale pinx. 1772; D. Edwin sculp.
Includes bibliographical references.
Sabin, 3855
Shaw & Shoemaker, 27835
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