Wilkins, The Mathematical and Philosophical Works, 1708, contemporary calf

John Wilkins

The Mathematical and Philosophical Works. London: J. Nicholson, B. Tooke and R. Smith, 1708

8vo (190 x 115mm.), engraved frontispiece of author, additional engraved title page, contemporary calf, light soiling to some leaves, spine defective at head and foot, joints cracked, corners bumped

The collected works of the great natural philosopher John Wilkins, FRS (1614-1672), who postulated on the possibility of beings living on the moon, called Selenites. He also suggested how humans could travel to the moon, as well as the means of telepathic communication between two people.

PROVENANCE

John L. Myers, bookplate and inscription dated 1907

LITERATURE

ESTC T110678