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100 1 _aFovargue, Stephen,
_d-1775
245 1 2 _aA New Catalogue of Vulgar Errors
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aIntended as a supplement to Sir Thomas Browne's Pseudodoxia epidemica.
500 _aRelease date is 2012-11-03
508 _aProduced by Steven Gibbs, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"A New Catalogue of Vulgar Errors" by Stephen Fovargue is a collection of philosophical reflections and corrections on commonly held misconceptions, written in the mid-18th century. The work primarily addresses various misunderstandings and erroneous beliefs prevalent in society, aiming to clarify and educate readers on a range of topics from natural philosophy to practical life, emphasizing the importance of reason and knowledge. The opening of the book presents a preface in which the author articulates his intent to illuminate the confusion caused by widespread errors, urging readers not to be offended by his candid observations. Fovargue discusses the disconnect between appearances and reality, exemplifying this through anecdotal evidence and rigorous reasoning. He introduces the notion that gaining knowledge can dispel ignorance and enlighten the mind, setting the stage for a thorough exploration of specific errors that will follow in the subsequent chapters. The initial segments already hint at various topics that will be dissected, including misconceptions about firearms, bird behaviors, and musical instruments, suggesting a blend of informative narrative and engaging discourse. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFolklore -- Great Britain
653 _aCommon fallacies
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41274
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