Harris, John (1667?-1719) Lexicon Technicum. London: for Dan Browne et al., 1716. Folio, third edition, title printed in red and black, text printed in two columns throughout, illustrated with numerous text diagrams, five full-paged, and two folding engravings, original half leather, joints splitting. John Harris was secretary of the Royal Society at this time; in this work, he compiles the latest scientific knowledge of the day into the first technical dictionary.
Harris, John (1667?-1719) Lexicon Technicum. London: for Dan Browne et al., 1716. Folio, third edition, title printed in red and black, text printed in two columns throughout, illustrated with numerous text diagrams, five full-paged, and two folding engravings, original half leather, joints splitting. John Harris was secretary of the Royal Society at this time; in this work, he compiles the latest scientific knowledge of the day into the first technical dictionary.
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