Record Number: 12131
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'and so to supper anon and then to my office again a while, collecting observations out of Dr Powres book of Microscopes, and so home to bed.'
Century:1600-1699
Date:16 Aug 1664
Country:England
Timeevening: after supper, before bed
Place:city: London
other location: at the office
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:23 Feb 1633
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Admiralty, Clerk of the Acts
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Experimental philosophy...containing new experiments microscopical, mercurial, magnetical
Genre:Science, Technology
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1664
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:12131
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1971
Vol:5
Page:243-244
Additional Comments:
Co-editor William Matthews
Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1971), 5, p. 243-244, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=12131, accessed: 29 March 2024
Additional Comments:
None