A Discourse on the Different Kinds of Air, delivered at the Anniversary Meeting of the Royal Society, November 30, 1773

Square 8vo, rebound in modern cloth, paper spine label, [2], 31 pp. Errata slip affixed to p. [32]. Library blindstamps and rubberstamps on title, including withdrawn, offset to title and last leaf, some aging and browning; else very good. John Pringle (1707-1782) was born in Scotland, and would become an important military physician. In 1742 Pringle was appointed physician to the army in Flanders, and in 1744 he would become physician general.He did some innovative work in the field of epidemiology, and he is probably best known for his "A Discourse upon some Late Improvemnets.. for... Preserving the Health of Mariners...,"published in 1776. The present work is a scientific examination of the properties and characteristics of air.