Authority Cited: Wilkins
Author name and dates: John Wilkins (1614-1672)
BKG Bio-tweet: Cleric; polymath; married Cromwell sister; reduced academic tensions; popular presentation of practical, speculative science
Categories (list of works cited – preliminary) [BKG Note: about 98 Wilkins cites in 1755 Dict. vol. 1, about 109 Wilkins cites in 1755 Dict. vol. 2. All Wilkins cites in the 1755 Dict. appear to be from the title below. The editions of the titles below used by SJ is unknown. Reddick, in The Making of Johnson's Dictionary, p.121, p, 223, indicates that 88 Wilkins cites were added in vol. 2 of the 1773 Dict. and that these are from Wilkins's Principles of Natural Religion. Five cites in 1773 Dict. vol. 1 were also identified, one from Mathematical Magick (Daedalus), three from Natural Religion and one unidentified source. Example headwords for which Wilkins cites are added in the 1773 Dict. are indicated in bold italic below (20 added under the letter P).]
Author name and dates: John Wilkins (1614-1672)
BKG Bio-tweet: Cleric; polymath; married Cromwell sister; reduced academic tensions; popular presentation of practical, speculative science
Categories (list of works cited – preliminary) [BKG Note: about 98 Wilkins cites in 1755 Dict. vol. 1, about 109 Wilkins cites in 1755 Dict. vol. 2. All Wilkins cites in the 1755 Dict. appear to be from the title below. The editions of the titles below used by SJ is unknown. Reddick, in The Making of Johnson's Dictionary, p.121, p, 223, indicates that 88 Wilkins cites were added in vol. 2 of the 1773 Dict. and that these are from Wilkins's Principles of Natural Religion. Five cites in 1773 Dict. vol. 1 were also identified, one from Mathematical Magick (Daedalus), three from Natural Religion and one unidentified source. Example headwords for which Wilkins cites are added in the 1773 Dict. are indicated in bold italic below (20 added under the letter P).]
- Mathematical Magick: Mathematical Magick; or the Wonders That May Be Performed by Mechanical Geometry in two books : concerning mechanical powers/motions, being one of the most easie, pleasant and useful (and yet most neglected) part of Mathematicks, by J. Wilkins, late Ld Bp of Chester. The Fourth Edition, 1691, London: Printed for Ric. Baldwin, near the Oxford-Arms Inn, Warwick-Lane. 1st ed. 1648 (per Wimsatt, Philosophic Words, p. 159); able; convolution; perpetual; radical; submarine;
- Daedalus; angelical; artificial; carpenter; continuately; contrivable; countervail; ellipsis; explode; expulsion; forcer; handle; helix; hieroglyphick; hireling; hole; inflammation; intermission; lowermost; natural; pump; ravishment; snatch; string; sucker; trochilicks; [BKG Note: Daedalus, or Mechanical Motions is part of Mathematical Magick.]
- Of the principles and duties of natural religion two books / by the Right Reverend Father in God, John, late Lord Bishop of Chester ; to which is added, A sermon preached at his funerals, by William Lloyd, D.D. Dean of Bangor and Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty; 1673, London: Printed by A. Maxwell for T. Basset, H. Brome, R. Chiswell at the George in FleetStreet, the Gun at the West-end of St. Pauls, and the Rose and Crown in St. Pauls Churchyard; good; graceful; ground; . . . paradox; persuade; philosopher; physical; planet; possibility; possible; preeminence; prefer; preponderate; present; prevail; principle; probability; probable; probation; proof; prosecute; prudence; punishment;purpose; puzzle;
- Essay towards a Real Character and a Philosophical Language (1668); SJ quotes this work in the Dictionary Grammar of the English Tongue (see Yale Vol. 18, p.300) but this work appears not to be quoted in the word list.