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Greek science in the long run : essays on the Greek scientific tradition (4th c. BCE-17th c. CE) / edited by Paula Olmos.
Date: 2012- Books
Science and civilization / essays arranged and edited by F.S. Marvin.
Date: 1926- Books
Science and civilization : essays / arranged and edited by F.S. Marvin.
Date: 1923- Books
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A Companion to Ancient Philosophy.
Gill, Mary Louise.Date: 2009- Archives and manuscripts
Photocopies of Pontecorvo's school records
Date: 1917-1955Reference: UGC 198/1/1/1Part of: Papers of Guido Pellegrino Arrigo Pontecorvo, geneticist, Professor of Genetics, University of Glasgow, Scotland- Books
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Mathematical recreations: or, a collection of many problems extracted out of the ancient and modern philosophers: as, secrets and experiments in arithmetick, geometry, cosmography, horologiography ... &c. ... / Written first in Greek and Latin, lately compil'd in French by Henry van Etten [pseud.], and now in English ... Whereunto is added the description and use of the double horizontal dyal, and the general horological ring: invented and written by William Oughtred.
Leurechon, Jean, 1591-1670.Date: 1674- Books
A catalogue of the library of the late learned Dr. Francis Bernard, fellow of the College of Physicians, and physician to S. Bartholomew's Hospital, being a large collection of the best theological, historical, philological, medicinal and mathematical authors, in the Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, and English tongues, in all volumes; : which will be sold by auction at the doctor's late dwelling house in Little Britain, the sale to begin on Tuesday, Octob. 4, 1698.
Date: [1698]- Pictures
William Whiston. Line engraving by G. Vertue, 1720.
Date: 1720Reference: 9676i- Books
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The genuine works of Flavius Josephus. Translated from the original Greek, according to Havercamp's accurate edition. Translated from the original Greek, according to Havercamp's accurate edition. Containing I. Twenty books of the Jewish antiquities; with the life of Josephus, written by himself. II. Seven books of the Jewish war. III. Two books against Apion. IV. An extract out of Josephus's exhortation to the Greeks concerning hades, and the resurrection of the dead. Together with large notes, proper observations, and an index. To which are prefixed, three dissertations. Concerning I. The testimonies of Josephus vindicated. II. God's command to Abraham to offer up Isaac his son for a sacrifice. III. Tacitus's accounts of the origin of the Jewish nation, and of the particulars of the last Jewish War. With a table of the Jewish coins, weights, and measures. In six volumes. By William Whiston, M.A. some time professor of mathematics in the University of Cambridge.
Josephus, Flavius.Date: M,DCC,LXXVII. [1777]- Books
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A musical dictionary; being a collection of terms and characters, as well ancient as modern; including the historical, theoretical, and practical parts of music: As also, an Explanation of some Parts of the Doctrine of the Antients; Interspersed With Remarks on their Method and Practice, and curious Observations on the Phoenomena of Sound Mathematically considered, As it's Relations and Proportions constitute Intervals, And those again Concords and Discords. The whole carefully abstracted from the best authors in the Greek, Latin, Italian, French, and English Languages. By James Grassineau, Gent.
Brossard, Sébastien de, -1730.Date: 1740- Books
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A catalogue of natural and artificial rarities, fossils, ores, shells, plaisters, bronzes, pictures, prints and drawings, Greek, Roman, English and foreign, gold, silver and copper coins and medals, mathematical instruments, and other curiosities, including the entire collection of Mr. Edward Steele, painter. Which will be sold by auction, by Samuel Paterson, at Essex House in Essex-Street, in the Strand, on Friday the 27th of April 1759. To begin precisely at twelve o'clock. The whole may be viewed on Wendesday the 25th instant, and to the time of sale. Catalogues may be had gratis at the place of sale.
Paterson, Samuel, 1728-1802.Date: 1759]- Books
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The genuine works of Flavius Josephus: Translated from the original Greek, according to Havercamp's accurate edition. Containing, I. Twenty books of the Jewish antiquities; with the life of Josephus, written by himself. II. Seven books of the Jewish War. III. Two books against Apion. IV. An extract out of Josephus's exhortation to the Greeks, concerning Hades, and the resurrection of the dead. Together with large notes, proper observations, and an index. To which are added, three dissertations, concerning, I. The testimonies of Josephus vindicated. II. God's command to Abraham to offer up Isaac, his son, for a sacrifice. III. Tacitus's accounts of the origin of the Jewish nation, and of the particulars of the last Jewish war. With a complete table of the Jewish coins, weights, and measures. In two volumes. ... By William Whiston, M.A. some time Professor of Mathematics in the University of Cambridge.
Josephus, Flavius.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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The genuine works of Flavius Josephus. Translated from the original Greek, according to Havercamp's accurate edition. Containing I. Twenty books of the Jewish antiquities; with the life of Josephus, written by himself. II. Seven books of the Jewish war. III. Two books against Apion. IV. An extract out of Josephus's exhortation to the Greeks concerning hades, and the resurrection of the dead. Together with large notes, proper observations, and an index. To which are prefixed, three dissertations. Concerning I. The testimonies of Josephus vindicated. II. God's command to Abraham to offer up Isaac his son for a sacrifice. III. Tacitus's accounts of the origin of the Jewish nation, and of the particulars of the last Jewish war. With a table of the Jewish coins, weights, and measures. In six volumes. By William Whiston, M.A. some time professor of mathematics in the University of Cambridge.
Josephus, Flavius.Date: M,DCC,LXXVII. [1777]- Books
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A new universal etymological English dictionary: containing not only explanations of the words in the English language; ... but also their etymologies from the ancient and modern languages: and accents directing to their proper pronunciation; ... Illustrated with copper-plates. Originally compiled by N. Bailey. Assisted in the mathematical part by G. Gordon; in the botanical by P. Miller; and in the etymological, &c. by T. Lediard, ... And now re-published with many corrections, ... by different hands. The etymology of all terms ... derived from the Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, and other Asiatic languages, being revised and corrected by Joseph Nicol Scott, M.D.
Scott, Joseph Nicoll, 1703-1769.Date: 1764- Books
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A musical dictionary: containing a full explanation of all the terms made use of in the historical, theoretical, and practical parts of music: Also Explanations of the Doctrines of Ancient Music, and Mathematical and Philosophical Inquiries into the Nature of Sound with regard to Intervals, Concords, and Discords: Together with A full Description of all the various Kinds of Musical Instruments (not contained in any other Dictionary). The whole carefully abstracted from the best Authors in the Greek, Latin, Italian, French, and English Languages, By James Grassineau, Gent. A New Edition, to which is added An Appendix, selected from the Dictionnaire de Musique of M. Rousseau: Containing All the New Improvements in Music since the first Publication of this Dictionary.
Brossard, Sébastien de, -1730.Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Books
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The art of writing. Containing, I. Rules for writing all the hands now in use with Propriety and Elegance. II. An explanation of the different hands, with their Peculiarities and Directions, treating particularly of I. Characters and Proportion. 2. Round and Italian Hands. 3. Old English Text and German Text. 4. Square Text, Engrossing and Court Hand. 5. Roman, Greek and Hebrew Characters. 6. Floures and Abbreviations. 7. Command of Hand, or Striking. 8. English and Latin Copies. By Mr. Ambrose Serle. To which is prefixed, a new mathematical projection on Copper-Plate, shewing plainly by Inspection exact Rules for the true forming every Letter, with their Proportion and Dependence on each other; with a large Explanation of every Part; by Mr. Peter Hudson.
Serle, Ambrose, Author of 'A treatise on the art of writing'.Date: MDCCLXXXII. [1782]- Books
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Olympia dōmata or An almanack for the year of our Lord God 1691 : Being the 3d after bissextile or leap-year, and from the worlds creation, 5640. Wherein is contained the lunations, conjunctions and aspects of the planets, ... Calculated according to art and referred to the horizon of the ancient and renowned borrough-town of Stamford, ... fitting all the middle counties of England, and without sensible errour the whole kingdom. By John Wing mathemat.
Wing, John, 1643-1726Date: 1691- Books
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A catalogue of the Egyptian and other antiquities, Greek, Roman, and other medals, and coins, in gold, silver, and brass, curious mathematical instuments, natural and artificial curiosities, dry and preserved in spirits, &c. &c. Belonging to the musæum of His Grace the Late Duke of Richmond, which will be sold by auction, on Friday, May 24th, Saturday 25th, and Monday 27th, at the Earl of Kildare's House, in Arlington-Street, St. James's. The whole to be view'd on Tuesday the 21st, from ten to twelve, and from five to seven in the evening. Catalouges to be had this day at 2s. 6d. each at the place of sale; at the Jerusalem Coffee-House in Cornhill; at the Tilt -Yard Coffee-House, Whitehall; and at Mr. Heath's in Long-Acres which money will be return'd to the several publishers. conditions of sale as listed.
Heath, John, -1762.Date: 1751]- Books
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A complete commentary, with etymological, explanatory, critical and classical notes on Milton's Paradise Lost: Explaining 1. All the Hebrew, Chaldaic, Arabic, Syriac, Phoenician, Egyptian, Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Russian, Tatarian, Saxon, Teutonic (or German) Dutch, Norman, (or Old French) Old English (or Scottish) Indian, American and Miltonian Words, i. e. Those of the Author's own Coining, thro' the whole Poem. 2. All the difficult Terms of Divinity, Philosophy, Mathematics, Astronomy, Astrology, History, Geography, Architecture, Navigation, Anatomy, Surgery, Chymistry, Alchemy, Hunting, Hawking, Gardening, and other Human Arts and Sciences. 3. All the fine Epithets, the Mythology (or Fables) of the Antients) all the Figures of Grammar and Rhetoric, Comparisons, Similies, Digressions, different Persons; and setting all the Transposed Sentences in a plain English Prose Order; with many new Theological, Critical, Historical and Political Observations, never published before. For without such a Work the Poem is useless to most Readers of it. By James Paterson, M. A. And Philologist.
Paterson, James, M.A., philologist.Date: MDCCXLIV. [1744]- Books
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A catalogue of the entire and very valuable museum of the late Sir Charles Frederick, Knt of the Bath: consisting of Greek, Roman, Saxon, English, Anglo-Gallic, and other, Coins and Medals; antique Bronzes, cinerary Urns, Etruscan and other antient Vases, Lamps, and various other Remains of Antiquity; Carvings in Ivory, mathematical Instruments, &c. As also His curious Library of printed Books and Mss. Prints, Drawings, and Books of Prints. Part I. Containing the Coins and Medals, Among which is the finest and most complete Series of Anglo-Gallic Coins, from Henry II. to Henry VI. inclusive, ever offered to the Public: which, By Order of the Executors, will be sold by auction, By Mr. Gerard, At his House, in Litchfield-Street, St. Anne's, Soho, On Wednesday, the 17th of May, 1786, and the three following Days. To be viewed on Monday the 15th, Tuesday the 16th, and till the Time of Sale; which will begin at Half an Hour after Eleven O'Clock precisely. Catalogues to be had at Mr. Gerard's aforesaid.
Gerard, Mr. (John), -1794.Date: 1786]- Books
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An universal etymological English dictionary: comprehending The Derivations of the Generality of Words in the English Tongue, either Ancient or Modern, from the Ancient British, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Modern French, Teutonic, Dutch, Spanish, Italian; as also from the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew Languages, each in their proper Characters. And also A brief and clear Explication of all difficult Words, derived from any of the aforesaid Languages, and Terms of Art, relating to Anatomy, Botany, Physic, Pharmacy, Surgery, Chymistry, Philosophy, Divinity, Mathematics, Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric, Music, Heraldry, Maritime Affairs, Military Discipline, Horsemanship, Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing, Gardening, Husbandry, Handicrafts, Confectionary, Carving, Cookery, &c. Together with A large Collection and Explication of Words and Phrases used in our Ancient Statutes, Charters, Writs, Old Records, and Processes in Law, and the Etymology and Interpretation of the Proper Names of Men, Women, and remarkable Places in Great Britain: And also the Dialects of our different Counties. Also a Collection of our most common Proverbs, with their Explication. The whole Work compiled and methodically digested, as well for the Entertainment of the Curious, as the Information of the Ignorant; and for the Benefit of young Students, Artificers, Tradesmen, and Foreigners, who are desirous thoroughly to understand what they speak, read, or write. A new edition, being the twenty-fifth. Besides retaining all former Improvements, there are now added, and interspersed in their proper Places, above two thousand Words, to be found in no other Edition of this Work; a List of Part of which is hereto subjoined. By N. Bailey, [greek text]
Bailey, N. (Nathan), -1742.Date: M,DCC,LXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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An universal etymological English dictionary: comprehending the derivations of the generality of words in the English tongue, either Ancient or Modern, from the Ancient British, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Modern French, Teutonic, Dutch, Spanish, Italian; as also from the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew Languages, each in their proper Characters. And also A brief and clear Explication of all difficult Words, derived from any of the aforesaid Languages, and Terms of Art, relating to Anatomy, Botany, Physic, Pharmacy, Surgery, Chemistry, Philosophy, Divinity, Mathematics, Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric, Music, Heraldry, Maritime Affairs, Military Discipline, Horsemanship, Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing, Gardening, Husbandry, Handicrafts, Confectionary, Carving, Cookery, &c. Together with A large Collection and Explication of Words and Phrases used in our Ancient Statutes, Charters, Writs, Old Records, and Processes in Law, and the Etymology and Interpretation of the Proper Names of Men, Women, and remarkable Places in Great Britain: And also the Dialects of our different Counties. Also a Collection of our most common Proverbs, with their Explications. The whole Work compiled and methodically digested, as well for the Entertainment of the Curious, as the Information of the Ignorant; and for the Benefit of young Students, Artificers, Tradesmen, and Foreigners, who are desirous thoroughly to understand what they speak, read, or write. the twenty-eighth edition. Besides retaining the Two Thousand Words, added and interspersed in their proper places, in a former Edition, together with other improvements, some further amendments have been made, so as to render the present Edition still more complete. By N. Bailey, [greek text]
Bailey, N. (Nathan), -1742.Date: M,DCCC. [1800]- Books
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A catalogue of the library of Sir John Darnall, Knight, Serjeant at Law, late Judge of the Marshalsea-Court, deceased. Consisting of a collection of very scarce and valuable books, in most faculties, sciences, and languages; viz. History of several nations, particularly Great-Britain and Ireland, law, common and civil. Voyages and travels. Husbandry and trade. Prints and architecture. Divinity. Physic and mathematics. Lives and memoirs. Poetry and Romances. Cl... &c. Dictionaries and lexicons. In Greek, Latin, English, French and Italian. Most of them well bound, gilt or letter'd. Which will begin to be sold cheap (the price mark'd in each book) at Dan. Browne's, at the Black-Swan without Temple-Bar, on Tuesday the 23d of March, 1735-6. Catalogues may be had at Mr. Stagg's, in Westminster-hall; Mr. Jolliff's, in St. James's-street; Mr. Jackson's, in Pall-Mall; Mr. Lewis's in Russel Street, Covent Garden; the British Coffee house, Charing-Cross; Mr. Strahan's in Cornhill; at the Chapter coffee-house in Pater-noster Row; St. Paul's coffee-house in St. Paul's Church yard; and at the place of sale.
Browne, Daniel, -1762.Date: 1736]- Books
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Librorum in omni scientia & facultate insignium catalogus. A catalogue of Very Scarce and Valuable Books, in most Faculties, Sciences, and Languages. Viz. History of several Nations, particularly Great Britain and Ireland. Uoyages and Travels. Husbandry and Trade. Prints and Architecture. Divinity. Physic and Mathematics. Law, Common, Civil, and Canon. Lives and Memoirs. Poetry and Romances. Classics, cum Not. Uar. &c. Diccionaries and Grammars. In Greek, Latin, English, French, Italian and Spanish. With several Choice Law, and other Manuscripts; Tracts, and Plays; and many of the Old Elzevir Classics, most of them neatly Bound, several in Turkey-Leather, and many Large Paper. Which will begin to be Sold Cheap, (the Price mark'd in each Book) at Dan. Browne's, at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar, on Wednesday the 3d of March, 1724/5. Catalogues may be had at Mr. King's and Mr. Stagg's, in Westminster-Hall; Mr. Chapman's, in Pall-Mall; Mr. Graves's, in St. James's-Street Mr. Lewis's and Mr. Franklyn's, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden; Mr. Osborne's in Grays-Inn; Mr. Strahan's, in Cornhill, Booksellers: at the Chapter Coffee-House in Pater-Noster-Row; and at the Place of Sale.
Browne, Daniel, 1647-1727.Date: 1725]- Books
Olympia dōmata or an almanack for the year of our Lord God 1681· : Being the first after the bissextile or leap-year, and from the worlds creation, 5630. Wherein is contained the lunations, conjunctions and aspects of the planets, the increase, decrease and length of the day and night, with the rising, southing and setting of the planets, and fixed stars throughout the year, whereby may be known the true hour of the night at all times, when either the moon or stars are seen. Calculated according to art and referred to the horizon of the ancient and renowned borrough-town of Stamford (formerly a famous University) whose longitude is 23 deg. 50 minutes, latitude 52 deg. 40 min. fitting all the middle counties of England, and without sensible errour the whole kingdom. / By John Wing mathemat.
Wing, John, 1643-1726.Date: 1681