| Evidence: | 'Finished the last vol of Beckmann's "History of Inventions"; I do not know the book that contains a greater variety of information mixed with so much amusement, than these 3 volumes.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 3 May 1800 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Sheffield | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Joseph Hunter |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 6 Feb 1783 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | apprentice |
| Religion: | Presbyterian |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Johann Beckmann |
| Title: | A History of Inventions and Discoveries |
| Genre: | History, Science, Technology |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | translated into English |
| Provenance: | borrowed (other) |
| Record ID: | 10968 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | Joseph Hunter | |
| Title: | Fragment of a Journal | |
| Location: | British Library | |
| Call no: | Add 24, 880 | |
| Page/folio: | 3 |
| Citation: | Joseph Hunter, Fragment of a Journal British Library, p. Add 24, 880, p. 3, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=10968, accessed: 23 April 2024 | |
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