The Annual biography and obituary, Том 11817 |
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... original discoveries we are , in part , indebted for a knowledge of the very air which we breathe . To endeavour to wipe away this charge of bio- graphical penury , it is proposed to publish an Annual Volume , which , without neglecting ...
... original discoveries we are , in part , indebted for a knowledge of the very air which we breathe . To endeavour to wipe away this charge of bio- graphical penury , it is proposed to publish an Annual Volume , which , without neglecting ...
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... variety of facts , equally original and interesting . This admirable article unluckily arrived too late to be inserted in its proper place . A few interesting additions have been made to English biography viii PREFACE .
... variety of facts , equally original and interesting . This admirable article unluckily arrived too late to be inserted in its proper place . A few interesting additions have been made to English biography viii PREFACE .
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... original members , soon became a contributor ; and his description and figures of the lacca insect ( Chermes Lacca Lin . ) written and communicated in 1789 and 1790 excited much attention , as not only connected with the progress of ...
... original members , soon became a contributor ; and his description and figures of the lacca insect ( Chermes Lacca Lin . ) written and communicated in 1789 and 1790 excited much attention , as not only connected with the progress of ...
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... the Right Hon . Sir John Eardley Wilmot , Knt . late Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Com- mon Pleas , and one of his Majesty's Most Hon . Privy Coun- cil , with some Original Letters . By John Wilmot JOHN EARDLEY WILMOT . 41 23.
... the Right Hon . Sir John Eardley Wilmot , Knt . late Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Com- mon Pleas , and one of his Majesty's Most Hon . Privy Coun- cil , with some Original Letters . By John Wilmot JOHN EARDLEY WILMOT . 41 23.
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cil , with some Original Letters . By John Wilmot , Esq . 8vo . 2 editions ( thin 4to . ) 3. A Short Defence of the Opposition , in answer to " A Short History of the Opposition , " 1779. Anon . 4. Historical View of the Commission for ...
cil , with some Original Letters . By John Wilmot , Esq . 8vo . 2 editions ( thin 4to . ) 3. A Short Defence of the Opposition , in answer to " A Short History of the Opposition , " 1779. Anon . 4. Historical View of the Commission for ...
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