An essay on blindness, in a letter to a person of distinction; Reciting the most interesting Particulars relative to Persons born Blind, and those who have lost their Sight. Being an Enquiry into the Nature of their Ideas, Knowledge of Sounds, Opinions concerning Morality and Religion, &c. Interspersed with several anecdotes of Sanderson, Milton, and others. With copper-plates elucidating Dr. Sanderson's method of working geometrical problems. The third edition. Translated from the French o M. Diderot, Physician to His most Christian Majesty,

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• An essay on blindness, in a letter to a person of distinction; Reciting the most interesting Particulars relative to Persons born Blind, and those who have lost their Sight. Being an Enquiry into the Nature of their Ideas, Knowledge of Sounds, Opinions concerning Morality and Religion, &c. Interspersed with several anecdotes of Sanderson, Milton, and others. With copper-plates elucidating Dr. Sanderson's method of working geometrical problems. The third edition. Translated from the French o M. Diderot, Physician to His most Christian Majesty,
• Lettre sur les aveugles. English

People / Organizations

• Denis Diderot (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for J. Barker, No. 7, Little Russell-Court, Drury-Lane, [1780?]

Publication year

1780

ESTC No.

T138417

Grub Street ID

186277

Description

v,[3],134p. ; 12°.

Note

Price from imprint: price 1s. 6d Where may be had that Justly Admired Poem by Prior, called Henery and Emma: with a neat Frontispeice, price 6d.

Uncontrolled note

GK: [c.1750], this ed. not in NUC. Barker fl. at Little Russell Ct. (address on t/p) 1779-96. Possibly a reissue? - advt. on p.134 for William Bingley (item III publ. 1770). C/w on p.134: Iv