Notes: | Translations of three of Woodward's works: 1) Essay toward a natural history of the earth (made from the 3rd Eng. ed., 1723); 2) Woodward's reply to Camerarius' objections, made from B. Holloway's translation of Woodward's Naturalis historia telluris; and, 3) Fossils of all kinds. Cf. V.A. Eyles, "John Woodward, F.R.S., F.R.C.P., M.D. (1665-1728) : a bio-bibliographical account of his life and work," Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History, v. 5 (April 1971), p. 425. Title page vignette; head- and tail-pieces; initials. Title page in red and black. Advertising: p. [1]-[3] (3rd group). Includes bibliographical references. Microfiche. Naples, Fla. : NewsBank, [2000]. 15 microfiches. (Landmarks II).
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