Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, &c. on a Plan Entirely New: by Which, the Different Sciences and Arts are Digested Into the Form of Distinct Treatises Or Systems, Comprehending the History, Theory, and Practice, of Each, According to the Latest Discoveries and Improvements; and Full Explanations Given of the Various Detached Parts of Knowledge, Whether Relating to Natural and Artificial Objects, Or to Matters Ecclesiastical, Civil, Military, Commercial, &c. Together with a Description of All the Countries, Cities ... a General History, Ancient and Modern, of the Different Empires, Kingdoms and States; and an Account of the Lives of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation, from the Earliest Ages Down to the Present Times ...
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