APPENDIX Synopsis of the Publishing History of Critical Observations
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Date
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Vol. 1
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Vol. 2
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Vol. 3
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Vol. 4
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Notes
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| Number I |
1776 |
1-97 |
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| Number II |
1777 |
99-198[2] |
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| Number III |
1778 |
201-272 |
1-22 |
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"Vol. II" in direction line of 1-22. 199-272 ends in mid-article. |
| Number IV |
1779 |
273-336 |
23-104(?) (or 23-52) |
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"Vol. II" in direction line of 23104. 273-336 commences in midarticle. Possible installment 23-52 would end mid-sentence. |
| Number V |
1780 |
337-356 |
105(?)-126 (or 53-126) |
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"Vol. I" in direction line of 337356, "Vol. II" of 105-126. Possible installment 53-126 would start mid-sentence. |
| Number VI |
1781 |
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127-219 |
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"Vol. II" in direction line. |
| Number VII |
1782 |
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221-318 |
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"Vol. II" in direction line. |
| Number VIII |
1783 |
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319-449[1] |
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"Vol. II" in direction line. A general title-page for vol. 2 issued with this number. |
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Discourse on the Abuse of the Talent of Disputation . . . |
1784 |
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1-36 |
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"Vol. III" in direction line. Published by Berry of Norwich. Retrospectively treated as the first part of "Number IX" but apparently issued in 1784 with no sort of covering page referring to CO.
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| Number IX |
[1785] |
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i-xv, 1-88 |
Not dated. "Vol. IV" in direction line. Intended to incorporate the previous Discourse. Title page outlines contents of vols 3 and 4. The "Preface,"' i-xv, a late addition, responding to Priestley's Importance and Extent.
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| Appendix to the fourth volume |
[1787] |
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1-128
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Not dated. "APPENDIX TO VOL. FOUR" used as a running title. No title page. A response to Priestley's Letters . . . Part III.
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| Appendix to vol. III |
1788 |
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1-93[1] |
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"APPENDIX TO VOL. THREE" used as a running title. An astronomical tool designed to assist readers with the main part of this volume. |
| Illustrations of the appendix to volume three |
1791 |
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95-269[1] |
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"APPENDIX TO VOL. THREE" used as a running title. |
| Number X |
1795 |
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89-198 |
"Vol. IV" in direction line. |
| Number XI |
1800 |
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37-162 |
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"Vol. III" in direction line. |
| Number XII |
1805 |
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163-296 |
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"Vol. III" in direction line. |
| Illustrations of . . . the . . . four volumes |
1805(?) |
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129-152
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"Vol. IV" in direction line. Relates only to nos. X and XI. Referred to in XIII. Probably issued with XII. |
| Number XIII |
1807 |
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297-430 |
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"Vol. III" in direction line. Announces further "Illustrations," apparently never published. |
