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  A defence of the doctrine touching the spring and weight of the air propos'd by Mr. R. Boyle in his new physico-mechanical experiments, against the objections of Franciscus Linus ; wherewith the objector's funicular hypothesis is also examin'd, by the author of those experiments.
  Date of publication:
  1662
  

  Author(s):

  Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691. ; Sharrock, Robert, 1630-1684.
  Description:
  This work contains the first formulation of Boyle's law. Edited by Robert Sharrock. Errata: p. 122. Reproduction of original in British Library.
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  De finibus virtutis Christianæ The ends of Christian religion : which are to avoid eternall wrath from God, [to] enjoy [eternall] happinesse [from God] / justified in several discourses by R.S.
  Date of publication:
  1673
  

  Author(s):

  Sharrock, Robert, 1630-1684.
  Description:
  "Section II, celestiall hapinesse" has special t.p. Reproduction of original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library.
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  New experiments physico-mechanical, touching the air
  Date of publication:
  1682
  

  Author(s):

  Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691. ; Sharrock, Robert, 1630-1684. ; Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691. Defence of the doctrine touching the spring and weight of the air. ; Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691. Examen of Mr. T. Hobbes his Dialogus physicus de naturâ aëris.
  Description:
  Title taken from half-title. Each of the three works has special t. p. and separate paging; the third has separate signatures. Contains the first formulation of Boyle's law. "A catalogue of all the philosophical works ...
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  Some considerations touching the vsefulnesse of experimental naturall philosophy propos'd in familiar discourses to a friend, by way of invitation to the study of it.
  Date of publication:
  1663
  

  Author(s):

  Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691. ; Sharrock, Robert, 1630-1684.
  Description:
  Written by Robert Boyle. Cf. BM. "The publisher to the reader" signed: Ro. Sharrock. Errata at the end of both volumes. Includes indexes. Imperfect: pages 49-56 lacking. Reproduction of original in Library of Congress.
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  The history of the propagation & improvement of vegetables by the concurrence of art and nature: shewing the several ways for the propagation of plants usually cultivated in England, as they are increased by seed, off-sets, suckers, truncheons, cuttings, slips, laying, circumposition, the several ways of graftings and inoculations; as likewise the methods for improvement and best culture of field, orchard, and garden plants, the means used for remedy of annoyances incident to them; with the effect of nature, and her manner of working upon the several endeavors and operations of the artist. Written according to observations made from experience and practice: / by Robert Sharrock, Fellow of New Colledge.
  Date of publication:
  1659
  

  Author(s):

  Sharrock, Robert, 1630-1684.
  Description:
  [2] pages at end = advertisements. [4] pages in middle of text = two leaves with metal plate of operations on vegetable stem and description; in some copies these are bound before advertisements, in others they are bound ...
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