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A new royal and universal dictionary of arts and sciences: or, complete system of human knowledge. Containing, Not only all the various Improvements that have been made by the Learned and Ingenious in every Part of Europe to the present Times; but also a very great variety of useful discoveries, which have been communicated to the Authors of this Work, by Gentlemen of distinguished abilities; whereby every Difficulty attending the Study of the Arts and Sciences is distinctly cleared, and the Whole explained in the most easy and intelligent Manner. Among the various Branches treated of in this Work, are the following: Agriculture, Algebra, Anatomy, Architecture, Arithmetic, Astronomy, Book-Keeping, Botany, Chemistry, Chronology, Commerce, Conics, Cosmography, Criticism, Dialing, Dioptrics, Ethics, Farriery, Fluxions, Fortification Gardening, Gauging, Geography, Geometry, Grammar, Gunnery, Handicrafts, Heraldry, Horsemanship, Husbandry, Hydraulics, Hydrostatics, Law, Levelling, Logic, Maritime, and Military Affairs, Mathematics, Mechanics, Merchandize, Metaphysics, Meteorology, Music, Navigation, Optics, Painting, Perspective, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physic, Pneumatics, Poetry, Rhetoric, Sculpture, Series and Statics, Statuary, Surgery, Surveying, Theology, Trigonometry, &c. Embellished with upwards of One Hundred Copper-Plates, (among which are twelve large Plates of the Zodiac, from Original Drawings, executed by eminent Astronomers) drawn from real Objects, by the most eminent Artists, and engraved by the best Hands; containing full and exact Representations of the various Instruments, Machines, Tools, Plans, Figures, &c. necessary to illustrate this Work. The anatomical, chemical, and medicinal parts by M. Hinde, M. D. The mathematical parts by W. Squire, Author of The Modern Book-Keeper; gardening and botany by J. Marshall, Gardener, at Knightsbridge; criticism, grammar, poetry, theology, &c. by the Rev. Thomas Cooke, A. B. Author of The Universal Letter-Writer; or, New Art of Polite Correspondence and the other parts by gentlemen of eminence in the several Departments they have undertaken to elucidate.
Date: M.DCC.LXXII. [1772]- Archives and manuscripts
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[Adz-Che]
Date: mid 20th centuryReference: WA/HMM/CM/Inv/B.1Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Books
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The new complete dictionary of arts and sciences; or, an universal system of useful knowledge. Containing A full Explanation of every Art and Science, whether liberal or mechanical, in which the Difficulties attending a thorough Knowledge of them are clearly pointed out, and such Directions given as cannot fail of making their Acquisition easy and familiar to every Capacity Exhibiting, among the various other Branches of Literature, a copious Elucidation of the following, viz. Agriculture, Algebra, Anatomy, Architecture, Arithmetick, Astronomy, Book-Keeping, Botany, Carving, Catoptricks, Chemistry, Chronology, Commerce, Conicks, Cosmography, Dialing, Dioptricks, Ethicks, Farriery, Fluxions, Fortification, Gardening, Guaging, Geography, Geometry, Grammar, Gunnery, Handicrafts, Heraldry, History, Horsemanship, Husbandry, Hydraulicks, Hydrography, Hydrostaticks, Law, Levelling, Logick, Maritime and Military Affairs, Mathematicks, Mechanicks, Medicine, Merchandize, Metaphysicks, Meteorology, Musick, Navigation, Opticks, Oratory, Painting, Perspective, Pharmacy, Philology, Philosophy, Physick, Pneumaticks, Rhetorick, Sculpture, Series and Staticks, Statuary, Surgery, Surveying, Theology, Trigonometry, &c. The Whole upon an improved Plan, the Marrow and Quintessence of every other Dictionary and Work of the Kind being preserved, and their Superfluities and Obscurities entirely omitted. Particular Attention has been given to every Thing valuable in Chambers, The Encyclopedie, printed at Paris; The Encyclopediae Britannica, and other Publications of later Date. Including not only all the valuable modern Improvements which have been made by several eminent Members of the Royal Society, the Royal Academy, and the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, but also a great Variety of other important Discoveries; which have been made and communicated to the Authors of this Work, by some of the most distinguished Characters of this and other Nations. Eminent Engravers and Designers in the several Departments have been engaged at a very great Expence to unite their Abilities in producing the most masterly and superb Set of Copper-Plates, representing upwards of One Thousand exact Figures, such as Machines, Instruments, Implements, Tools, Plans, Schemes, Animals, Vegetables, Minerals, Fossils, and other Articles relative to the Subjects treated of in a Work of the utmost Consequence to Mankind. The Theological, Philosophical, Critical, and Poetical Branches, By the Rev. Erasmus Middleton, Lecturer of St. Bennet's, Grace-Church-Street, and of St. Helen's, Bishopsgate-Street; The Medicinal, Chemical, and Anatomical, By William Turnbull, M. D. Of Wellclose-Square, London; The Gardening and Botanical, By Thomas Ellis, Gardener to the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, and Author of The Gardener's Pocket Calendar; The Mathematical, &c. By John Davidson, Author of A Complete Course of Mathematicks; And the other Parts by Gentlemen of approved Abilities in the respective Branches which they have engaged to illustrate.
Date: MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]- Archives and manuscripts
Galal - Giacobini
Date: 1940-1984Reference: PP/MLV/C/7/6Part of: Vogt, Dr Marthe Louise (1903-2003)- Archives and manuscripts
Beckenham Photograph Library - Negatives & Finding Aids
Date: c1945-c1996Reference: WF/M/I/BPart of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
English Language Autograph Letters: GRO-GU
Date: 1695-1898Reference: MS.9147- Archives and manuscripts
English Language Autograph Letters: JOH-JON
Date: 1738-1912Reference: MS.8931- Archives and manuscripts
Strangeways Research Laboratory
Strangeways, T.S.P., 1866-1926.Date: c.1901-1999Reference: SA/SRL