Gale's cabinet of knowledge or miscellaneous recreations. Containing moral and philosophical essays, propositions, natural and metaphysical maxims. And Observations on select subjects of general Utility. With a series of easy, entertaining, and interesting mechanical, magnetical, and magical experiments. Including the most celebrated card deceptions ever exhibited. together with about seven hundred serious, comical, and Humorous Queries, Paradoxes, &c. &c. With pertinent and ingenious answers. Being the Essence taken from The Lady's, Gentleman's, & Carnan's Diaries-Martin's Philosophical Magazines-Ozanam & Hooper's Recreations, &c. &c. (illustrated with Copper-Plate Engravings.) To which are added a great number of originals. Likewise, An appendix; containing various propositions tending to prove Light and Heat two distinct beings. With some curious definitions in Optics - Gale, John 18th/19th cent (printed for James Wallis, No. 16, Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row, 1797)
English Short Title Catalog, T65232
Reproduction of original from British Library
With three final pages of advertisements
Keywords: Amusements -- Early works to 1800; Literary recreations -- Early works to 1800; Scientific recreations -- Early works to 1800; Tricks -- Early works to 1800