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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1700-1799'Today in reading "The London Magazine" for May, I find the following description of a comet that is shortly expected to appear, viz., that it has appeared 6 times alread...Thomas Turner The London MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799'Read part of "The Universal Magazine" for June wherein I find the following receipt recommended (in an extract from Dr Lind's essay on the most effectual means of preser...Thomas Turner The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and PleasurePrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799'In reading Josephus's "Jewish Antiques" I find his opinion was (or at least it was a prevailing notion in his time) that the earth was the centre of the planetary system...Thomas Turner Flavius JosephusThe antiques of the JewsPrint: Book
1700-1799'In the evening read one of Tillotson's sermons.'Thomas Turner John TillotsonSermonsPrint: Book
1700-1799'In the even Tho. Davy to our house, to whom I read a sermon preached by the Rev. Mr James Hervey, A.M., rector of Weston-Favell in Northamptonshire, being preached on so...Thomas Turner James HerveyThe time of danger, and the means of safety; to wh...Print: Book
1700-1799'In the even read part of the 5th volume of "Medical Essays and Observations", published at Edinburgh by a society of physicians.' Thomas Turner anonMedical Essays and Observations, revised and publi...Print: Book
1700-1799'Tho. Davy at our house in the even, to whom, and in the day, I read 6 of Tillotson's sermons.'Thomas Turner John TillotsonSermonsPrint: Book
1700-1799'In the even read the play of "Tamerlane", wrote by Rowe, which I think a very good play; the character of Tamerlane is such as I think should be the character of all man...Thomas Turner Nicholas RoweTamerlanePrint: Unknown
1700-1799'About 5.40 I set out to the house from which John Carter was this day buried in order to read the will of the deceased (by desire of Mr Burges) to his relations, they be...Thomas Turner John Carter[will]Manuscript: Sheet
1700-1799'In reading "The Gazette" for the 22nd instant I find the King of Prussia, with about 20,000, has beat the combined forces of the empire and France, which were about 60,0...Thomas Turner The London GazettePrint: Newspaper
1700-1799'In the day read part of several new almanacs which came down today, and I doubt but few will be sold by reason of the additional duty of one penny on the sheets, and two...Thomas Turner [almanacs]Print: Broadsheet, Pamphlet, almanac
1700-1799'In the even and the day read 2 of Tillotson's sermons and part of Sherlock upon death. I this day completed reading of Tillotson's sermons over the second time, and so f...Thomas Turner John TillotsonSermonsPrint: Book
1700-1799'In the even and the day read 2 of Tillotson's sermons and part of Sherlock upon death. I this day completed reading of Tillotson's sermons over the second time, and so f...Thomas Turner William SherlockA practical discourse concerning deathPrint: Book
1700-1799'...in the even read part of Sherlock upon death.' Thomas Turner William SherlockA practical discourse concerning deathPrint: Book
1700-1799Adrian Johns discusses John Flamsteed's reading of sheets 1 and 3 of his star catalogue (submitted for printing without his authorisation, and much added to), apparently ...John Flamsteed John Flamsteedsections of catalogue of starsPrint: sheets
1700-1799Adrian Johns describes how "[Edmond] Halley ... [took] to 'correcting' the copy [of John Flamsteed's star catalogue] in Child's coffeehouse, and pointing out to his 'impi...Edmond Halley John Flamsteedcatalogue of starsPrint: Pamphlet
1700-1799"As late as 1782 ... [Caroline Herschel] would employ a telescope to 'sweep' the sky for comets, with her brother William seated beside her. William helped her attain th...Caroline and William HerschelJohn FlamsteedAtlas CoelestisPrint: Book
1700-1799'Though I have constantly been a purchaser of the Ramblers from the first five that you were so kind as to present me with, yet I have not had time to read any farther th...Samuel Richardson Samuel JohnsonRambler, ThePrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799'This day completed the reading of Sherlock on death and which I esteem a very plain, good book, proper for every Christain to read; that is, rich and poor, men and women...Thomas Turner William SherlockA practical discourse concerning deathPrint: Book
1700-1799'In the day read part of some "Monitors" lent me by Mr Calverley, but which paper the author endeavours to point out the only way to restore this nation to its former str...Thomas Turner The Monitor; or the British FreeholderPrint: Serial / periodical


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