Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography, Brought Down to the Present Time : Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography, on the Basis of the 7th Ed. of the German Conversations-LexiconFrancis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake Carey, Lea & Carey, 1829 |
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Pàgina iv
... kind now diffuse itself over the globe , and extend the circle of civilization . In comparison with the present state of the world , how small was the theatre on which the gods of Grecian fable and the heroes of Grecian his- tory ...
... kind now diffuse itself over the globe , and extend the circle of civilization . In comparison with the present state of the world , how small was the theatre on which the gods of Grecian fable and the heroes of Grecian his- tory ...
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... kind of literary occupation . There were so many of them , poor and rich , men of quality and men of low birth , that they formed a particular class in society , and exerted an important influence on its character . They were seen every ...
... kind of literary occupation . There were so many of them , poor and rich , men of quality and men of low birth , that they formed a particular class in society , and exerted an important influence on its character . They were seen every ...
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... kind . ABERRATION of light . We see an object because the rays of light proceed- ing from it strike our eyes , and we see the place of the object in the direction in which they proceed . Let us now imag- ine the earth , in its circuit ...
... kind . ABERRATION of light . We see an object because the rays of light proceed- ing from it strike our eyes , and we see the place of the object in the direction in which they proceed . Let us now imag- ine the earth , in its circuit ...
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... kind in Europe . The Royal Society of Edinburgh was established in 1783 Besides these , there are the Society of Antiquaries of London , 1751 ; the Literary and Philosophical So- ciety of Manchester , 1781 ; the literary associations of ...
... kind in Europe . The Royal Society of Edinburgh was established in 1783 Besides these , there are the Society of Antiquaries of London , 1751 ; the Literary and Philosophical So- ciety of Manchester , 1781 ; the literary associations of ...
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... kind in Germany . Its academy , founded by Sandrart , 1662 , and long conducted by him , gained new dis- tinction from the celebrity of Preissler . The academy of Berlin was founded in 1694 , was remodelled and received a fresh impulse ...
... kind in Germany . Its academy , founded by Sandrart , 1662 , and long conducted by him , gained new dis- tinction from the celebrity of Preissler . The academy of Berlin was founded in 1694 , was remodelled and received a fresh impulse ...
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Encyclopaedia Americana. A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volum 1 Visualització completa - 1849 |
Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volum 1 Francis Lieber Visualització completa - 1836 |
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