A discourse concerning a new world & another planet in 2 bookes.
dc.contributor | Text Creation Partnership, |
dc.contributor.author | Wilkins, John, 1614-1672. |
dc.contributor.author | Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver. |
dc.coverage.placeName | London |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-05-25 |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-09T11:25:00Z |
dc.date.available | 2019-11-09T11:25:00Z |
dc.date.created | 1640 |
dc.date.issued | 2004-05 |
dc.identifier | ota:A15364 |
dc.identifier.citation | http://purl.ox.ac.uk/ota/A15364 |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12024/A15364 |
dc.description.abstract | By John Wilkins. An expanded edition of: The discovery of a world in the moone. The general title page is engraved and signed: W. Marshall, sculpsit. "The first book· The discovery of a new world .. The third impression. Corrected and enlarged .. Printed by Iohn Norton" and "A discourse concerning a nevv planet .. Printed by R[ichard]. H[earne]." each have separate dated letterpress title page, pagination, and register. Richard Hearne's name from STC. ² P7 is a cancel (printed as 2a8). The cancellandum lacks the engraving on the verso. The final leaves to part 1 are [1] errata and [2-3] "The propositions that are proved in this discourse", signed "R2" (some copies signed "aa") and "aa2" respectively. With a final errata leaf. Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. |
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dc.language | English |
dc.language.iso | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Oxford |
dc.relation.isformatof | https://data.historicaltexts.jisc.ac.uk/view?pubId=eebo-99855177e |
dc.relation.ispartof | EEBO-TCP (Phase 1) |
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dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
dc.rights.label | PUB |
dc.subject.lcsh | Astronomy -- Early works to 1800. |
dc.subject.lcsh | Life on other planets -- Early works to 1800. |
dc.subject.lcsh | Plurality of worlds -- Early works to 1800. |
dc.subject.lcsh | Moon -- Early works to 1800. |
dc.subject.lcsh | Earth -- Early works to 1800. |
dc.title | A discourse concerning a new world & another planet in 2 bookes. |
dc.type | Text |
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branding | Oxford Text Archive |
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identifier.ee | Wilkins, John, 1614-1672. http://dx.doi.org/10.13051/ee:bio/wilkijohn0025263 |
identifier.lccn | Wilkins, John, 1614-1672. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50024704 |
identifier.stc | STC 25641 |
identifier.stc | ESTC S119973 |
otaterms.date.range | 1600-1699 |
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