The British Encyclopedia, Or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge : Illustrated with Upwards of 150 Elegant Engravings. N - R. 5Longman, 1809 - 680 pages |
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... person possessed of it above the rank of a commoner . The origin of pobility in Europe is by some referred to the Goths ; who , after they had seized a part of Europe , rewarded their captains with titles of honour , to distinguish them ...
... person possessed of it above the rank of a commoner . The origin of pobility in Europe is by some referred to the Goths ; who , after they had seized a part of Europe , rewarded their captains with titles of honour , to distinguish them ...
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... persons of reputable character , though of humble fortunes , as they could not make him wealthy , determined to bestow ... person who received that appoint- ment . During the following year , the Royal Academy of Sciences appointed him ...
... persons of reputable character , though of humble fortunes , as they could not make him wealthy , determined to bestow ... person who received that appoint- ment . During the following year , the Royal Academy of Sciences appointed him ...
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... persons mentioned in this statute , may be non - resident on their livings ; for they are excused from residence whilst they attend those who retain them . NON suit , where a person has commenced an action , and at the trial fails in ...
... persons mentioned in this statute , may be non - resident on their livings ; for they are excused from residence whilst they attend those who retain them . NON suit , where a person has commenced an action , and at the trial fails in ...
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... person who made the first improvement in the method of reading an observed angle , and the scale which he in- vented for this purpose , though it has re- ceived some improvements , is still called the Nonius , his latinized name . His ...
... person who made the first improvement in the method of reading an observed angle , and the scale which he in- vented for this purpose , though it has re- ceived some improvements , is still called the Nonius , his latinized name . His ...
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... person possessed of a post or office . The great officers of the crown , or state , are the Lord High Steward , the ... person has some employment in the affairs of another . An office is a right to exercise any public or private ...
... person possessed of a post or office . The great officers of the crown , or state , are the Lord High Steward , the ... person has some employment in the affairs of another . An office is a right to exercise any public or private ...
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