Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 1. köide,1. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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... States ; AND An Account of the LIVES of the moft Eminent Perfons in every Nation , from the earliest ages down to the present times . Compiled from the writings of the beft Authors , in feveral languages ; the most approved Dictionaries ...
... States ; AND An Account of the LIVES of the moft Eminent Perfons in every Nation , from the earliest ages down to the present times . Compiled from the writings of the beft Authors , in feveral languages ; the most approved Dictionaries ...
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... to complain . While men of the first eminence in church and state have readily anfwered the letters that were addreffed to them , and either communicated the in- BUT while one part of our readers will regret that X PREFACE .
... to complain . While men of the first eminence in church and state have readily anfwered the letters that were addreffed to them , and either communicated the in- BUT while one part of our readers will regret that X PREFACE .
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... state the cafe to their Subfcri- bers , of whom he is confident that nine - tenths would have released them from the obliga- tion of their promife : but after long deliberation , they judged that it would be more acceptable to the ...
... state the cafe to their Subfcri- bers , of whom he is confident that nine - tenths would have released them from the obliga- tion of their promife : but after long deliberation , they judged that it would be more acceptable to the ...
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... State , addreffed to the late Lord Kames . NAVIGA- TION , PARALLAX , PENDULUM , PROJECTION of the Sphere , SHIP - BUILDING , and Naval TACTICS , were furnished by Andrew Mackay , L. L. D. F. R. S. E. of Aberdeen , and known to the ...
... State , addreffed to the late Lord Kames . NAVIGA- TION , PARALLAX , PENDULUM , PROJECTION of the Sphere , SHIP - BUILDING , and Naval TACTICS , were furnished by Andrew Mackay , L. L. D. F. R. S. E. of Aberdeen , and known to the ...
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... States ; and being acquainted with Mr Pleffis Mornay , at the Court of William Prince of Orange , he prevailed upon him to take his fon under him , with whom he continued fome years . John Olden Barnevelt , who prefided over the affairs ...
... States ; and being acquainted with Mr Pleffis Mornay , at the Court of William Prince of Orange , he prevailed upon him to take his fon under him , with whom he continued fome years . John Olden Barnevelt , who prefided over the affairs ...
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