Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 10. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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... himself a very po- lite fcholar , but is chiefly memorable for having been the patron and protector of men of letters . He was defcended from a most ancient and illuftrious origin , even from the kings of Hetruria , as Horace often ...
... himself a very po- lite fcholar , but is chiefly memorable for having been the patron and protector of men of letters . He was defcended from a most ancient and illuftrious origin , even from the kings of Hetruria , as Horace often ...
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... himself by " Adiffertation on the influence of the Stars upon the human body , " which he publicly defended in a thefis before the university of Vienna ' ; but he was fo unable to ftand before the oppofition of Hehl and Ingenhoufz ...
... himself by " Adiffertation on the influence of the Stars upon the human body , " which he publicly defended in a thefis before the university of Vienna ' ; but he was fo unable to ftand before the oppofition of Hehl and Ingenhoufz ...
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... himself , in 1618 , at the head of the rebels in Bohemia , and got poffeffion of Pilfen in 1619. Though his troops were defeated in several battles , he was able to pene trate into the palatinate . He there took feveral places , ravaged ...
... himself , in 1618 , at the head of the rebels in Bohemia , and got poffeffion of Pilfen in 1619. Though his troops were defeated in several battles , he was able to pene trate into the palatinate . He there took feveral places , ravaged ...
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