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Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3 containing a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories of countries as they have been delivered in to the Royal Society
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Miscellanea Curiosa. Containing a COLLECTION OF Curious Travels, VOYAGES, AND Natural Histories OF COUNTRIES, As they have been Delivered in to the Royal Society. VOL. III.
THE CONTENTS.
A Journal of a Voyage from England to Constantinople, made in the Year, 1668. by T. Smith, D. D. and F. R. S.
Historical Observations relating to Constantinople. By the Reverend and Learned Tho. Smith, D. D. Fellow of Magd. Coll. Oxon. and of the Royal Society.
An account of the City of Prusa in Bythynia, and a continuation of the Historical Observations relating to Constantinople, by the Reverend and learned Thomas Smith D. D. fellow of Magd. Coll. Oxon. and of the Royal Society.
A Relation of a Voyage from Aleppo to Palmyra in Syria; sent by the Reverend Mr. William Hallifax to Dr. Edward Bernard (late) Savilian Professor of Astronomy in Oxford, and by him communicated to Dr. Thomas Smith. Reg. Soc. S.
An Extract of the Journals of two several Voyages of the English Merchants of the Factory of Aleppo, to Tadmor, anciently call'd Palmyra.
Some Account of the Ancient State of the City of Palmyra, with short Remarks upon the Inscriptions found there. By E. Halley.
A Voyage of the Emperour of China into the Eastern Tartary, Anno. 1682.
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A lively compilation of eighteenth‑century reports brings listeners into the bustling ports of Constantinople, the desert ruins of Palmyra, and the far‑flung reaches of the Chinese Tartars. Scholars and merchants describe what they saw, from intricate city layouts and ancient inscriptions to the practical details of trade winds and navigation. The volume also offers glimpses of distant lands such as Virginia’s soil and air, the tea gardens of Chusan, and the mysterious customs of West‑Barbary cooks.
Interwoven with these travel narratives are scientific observations that fascinated the Royal Society: sketches of Persepolis’s forgotten characters, measurements of newly charted lakes, and even early attempts to decode Chinese script. A handful of letters report on diamond mines, the habits of Arabian priests, and the natural history of remote islands. The result is a rich, almost conversational archive that lets modern ears hear the curiosity and wonder of explorers who were mapping a world still largely unknown.
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Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3 containing a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories of countries as they have been delivered in to the Royal Society containing a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories of countries as they have been delivered in to the Royal Society
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Produced by Richard Tonsing, deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
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2015-10-16
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Public domain in the USA.
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Royal Society (Great Britain)
Founded in 1660, this historic British scientific society helped shape modern science and became the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences. Its story is tied to some of the best-known names in scientific history, from Isaac Newton to Stephen Hawking.
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