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Women in the history of science : a sourcebook / edited by Hannah Wills, Sadie Harrison, Erika Jones, Farrah Lawrence-Mackey and Rebecca Martin.
Date: 2023- Books
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Ireland's case being the most deplorable of any in the Christian world, and the reflections cast thereon by the English, clear'd, in a letter lately handed about, by the Irish quallity in London, and directed to - said to be compil'd by the provost of Edinborough.
Date: In the year 1737- Books
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Hints to juries in trials for libel. By a freeholder.
Freeholder.Date: [1793]- Books
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Sermons on various subjects. In Two volumes. ... . I. Of Justification by Christ. -34 II. The Almost Christian. - -35 III. The Extent and Reasonableness of Self-Denial. - - - -36 IV. The Necessity and Benefits of Religious Societies. - - 37 V. Intercession every Christian's Duty. 38 VI. The Great Duty of Family-Religion. 39 Vii. The Heinous Sin of profane Cursing and Swearing. - - - - 40 Viii. Thankfulness for Mercies received, a necessary Duty. IX. The Eternity of Hell-Torments. - 41 By George Whitefield, A. B. of Pembroke College, Oxford.
Whitefield, George, 1714-1770.Date: 1739- Books
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First principles of philosophy, and their application to the subjects of taste, science, and history. By John Bruce, A. M. Professor of Philosophy in the University, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Bruce, John, 1745-1826.Date: M,DCC,LXXXV. [1785]- Books
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A new treatise on the laws concerning tithes: containing all the statutes, adjudged cases, resolutions and judgments relative thereto, Under The Following Heads: Chap. I. Definition of Tithes, Parsonage, Vicarage, Impropriation, and Appropriation; and of the Origin, Nature, and several Kinds of Tithes. II. Out of what things Tithes shall be paid; what Lands are subject to Tithes, and the several Statutes for dissolving Abbies, Monasteries, and other Religious Houses, and vesting their Lands in the King; what Lands are discharged from Tithes by these Acts respectively, with a Catalogue of the Monastefies dissolved by Stat. 31 Hen. 8. of the yearly value of 200 l. and upwards; what Order they were of, and the Times of their respective Foundations. III. Of Exemptions from Payment of Tithes; and of Modus, Custom, and Prescription. IV. An Alphabetical Table or Index of Things Titheable, and not Titheable. V. Of setting out, and Taking and Carrying away Tithes. VI. Of the Remedies for recovering Tithes, and the several acts of Parliament made for that Purpose. Vii. Of Suits in the Court of Exchequer concerning Tithes, and the Proceedings in such Suits. Viii. Of Prohibitions in Suits for Tithes. IX. Of Leases of tithes, for lives or years, by ecclesiastical persons. X. Of the Manner of paying Tithes, and the sums payable by the respective parishes in London. XI. Cases concerning Tithes, determined in the Court of King's Bench, by the Earl of Hardwicke, and Lord Mansfield. The second edition, corrected and enlarged, with the addition of several cases never before printed. By a gentleman of the Middle Temple.
Cunningham, Timothy, -1789.Date: M.DCC.LXVI. [1766]- Books
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Curious remarks and observations in physics, anatomy, chirurgery, chemistry, botany, and medicine. Extracted from the history and memoirs of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris. Containing such useful discoveries as have not been collected by other writers on the same subjects. By Dr. Peter Templeman.
Académie royale des sciences (France)Date: MDCCLIII. - MDCCLIV. [1753-54]- Books
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The history of the proceedings in the case of Margaret, commonly called Peg, only lawful sister to John Bull, Esq; -
Date: MDCCLXI. [1761]- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. De Vleyt, Claas Ehlers, Master. Joseph Wright, Commander of the Private Ship of War the Look-Out, and Jeremiah Major, Commander of the Private Ship of War the Prince of Orange, the Captors, - - - - Appellants. Anthony Songa, of London, Merchant, Claimant of all the Cargo on behalf of the Brothers Von Obwexer, and others, Imperial and Neutral Subjects, the pretended Owners thereof, - - - - - Respondent. An appeal from the High Court of Admiralty of England. Appendix to the appellants Further case.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1788?]- Books
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The gentleman and lady's palladium and diary, for the year of our Lord 1756. Containing, (besides what is usual,) many new improvements in science, on a plan quite new: particularly, perpetual astronomical and chronological tables; by which the moon's age, and place, for any month and day in the year for ever, are known at sight; and likewise the sun's place, time of high water at London, and moon's rising and setting for the same time. The discovery of the longitude, reduced to practice, by observation of the moon; according to the method first pointed out by the late celebrated astronomer royal, Dr. Edmund Halley. The eighth number published. Aut disce aut discere. - Humbly inscribed to the Royal Society. By the late author of The ladies diary.
Heath, Robert, -1779.Date: MDCCLVI. [1756]- Books
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The operations of the Holy Ghost considered, in a sermon preached before His Grace Robert, by Divine Providence, Lord Archbishop of York, at his primary visitation held at New-Malton, June 25th, 1764. By Richard Conyers, A. M. Rector of Kirby - Misperton, Vicar of Helmsley, and Chaplain to the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of London.
Conyers, Richard, 1723 or 1724-1786.Date: [1764]- Books
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A new epitome of the annals of Great-Britain: or, a succinct, impartial history of England, from the remotest period of intelligence to the conclusion of the last war. Containing A satisfactory Account of every interesting Occurrence and memorable Character, relative to English History, both at Home and Abroad. Particularly its Origin; the Progress of its Empire; Laws; Civil and Religious Establishment; its various remarkable Operations, Naval and Military; with the Transactions of the most celebrated Personages who distinguished themselves in a Political, Ecclesiastical, or Military Capacity. - Interspersed with Cuts of all the Kings and Queens of England, from William the Conqueror to George III. inclusive. - With an Introduction, on the Constitution and Polity of Great-Britain; its Division into Counties, and the principal Towns in each, their Disance from London, &c. To which is prefixed, a new and correct Map of England. Useful for Youth at Schools, as well as others who are desirous of retaining what they have read of the History of their Country. The second edition, enlarged and corrected. By G. Grey.
Grey, G. (Gilbert).Date: MDCCLXXVII. [1777]- Books
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Doctors out of practice / by J. Cordy Jeaffreson.
Jeaffreson, John Cordy, 1831-1901.Date: [1884]- Books
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Steel's original and correct list of the Royal Navy, hired armed-vessels, gun-boats, revenue and excise cutters, packets, and India ships, with their commanders and stations. To which are added the following lists, &c. Navy-Agents Page 2 Master-Builders at the King's Yards 2 Navy-List, with the Pursers 3 to 16 Statement of the British Nav. Force 17 Terms of purchasing British Vessels taken by the Enemy 17 Advertisements - 17 Admirals 16 Admirals Pay, Pensions, Superannuation, and Secretaries - 19 Greenwich-Hospital 19 Governors & Lieutenants to Royal-Hospitals - 19 Bost-Captains - 20 Captains Pay, Half-Pay, Superannuation, and Pensions - Page 21 Commanders - 22 Lieutenants 23 Lieutenants Pay, Half-Pay, Superannuation, and Pensions - 29 Matters 29 Masters Pay, Half-Pay, and Superannuation 30 Physicians and Surgeons 31 Surgeons Pay, Half-Pay, & Bounty 32 Widows Pensions in general - 33 Agent Victuallers - 33 Packets 33 Marine Forces - 34 Signal Towers - 36 French Ships taken 37 British Ships taken - 42 Dutch and Spanish Ships taken Page 41 Impress-Service - 43 Revenue and Hired Cutters - 44 India Ships - 46 Monthly Calendar of Head and Prize Money - 47 Command, who have lost their Lives 48 Lords of the Admiralty 49 Admiralty Judges - 49 Navy Pay-Office - 49 Commissioners of Navy, Transport, Victualling, Sick and Hurt, and Greenwich-Hospital 49 Agents for Transports 49 Elders of the Trinity 49 Distrib. of Prize-Money & Gratuities 50 Corrected to February, 1797, And to be continued monthly, during War, and quarterly, during Peace, price sixpence.
Great Britain. Royal Navy.Date: [1797]- Books
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The city jilt: or, the alderman turn'd beau. A secret history.
Haywood, Eliza Fowler, 1693?-1756.Date: [1764?]- Pictures
King Charles I. Engraving by James Smith after A. van Dyck.
Van Dyck, Anthony, 1599-1641.Date: [between 1700 and 1799]Reference: 2033246i- Books
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A genuine history of two young lovers, who so exactly resembled each other, that the difference could not be easily discerned, which occasioned several surprizing mistakes and misadventures.
Date: [1730?]- Books
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A collection for the improvement of husbandry and trade. Consisting of many valuable materials relating to corn, cattle, coals, hops, wool, &c. With a compleat catalogue of the several sorts of earths, and their proper product; the best sorts of manure for each; with the art of draining and flooding of lands; as also full and exact histories of trades, as malting, brewing, &c. the description and structure of instruments for husbandry, and carriages, with the manner of their imrovement; an account of the rivers of England, &c. and how far they may be made navigable; of weights and measures, of woods, cordage, and metals; of building and stowage the vegetation of plants, &c. with many other useful particulars, communicated by several eminent members of the Royal Society, to the collector, John Houghton, F.R.S. Now revised, corrected, and published, with a preface and useful indexes, by Richard Bradley, F.R.S. and professor of botany in the University of Cambridge. In three volumes.
Houghton, John, 1640-1705.Date: M,DCC,XXVII. [i.e. 1727 - 1728]- Books
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The satellite; or, repository of literature. Consisting of miscellaneous essays, (chiefly original) intended for the diffusion of useful and polite knowledge.
Date: MDCCC. [1800]- Pictures
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A man suffering from attack by blue devils; representing depression or mental illness. Coloured etching after R. Newton, 1795.
Newton, Richard, 1777-1798.Reference: 11867i- Books
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Political and philosophical speculations on the distinguishing characteristics of the present century; and on the state of legislation, military establishments, finances, and commerce, in Europe: with occasional reflections on the probable effects of American independency. By Mr. Linguet, Late of the Parliament of Paris.
Linguet, Simon Nicolas Henri, 1736-1794.Date: MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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Doctors of Samuel Johnson and his court / by James P. Warbasse.
Warbasse, James Peter, 1866-1957.Date: 1908- Books
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Steel's original and correct list of the Royal Navy hired armed-vessels, gun-boats, &c. packets, excise and revenue cutters, &c. With their commanders and stations. To which are Added the Following Lasts, &c. Admirals --- Page 18 Admirals & their Secretaries Pay 19 Admirals Pensions --- 19 Admirals Stations and Secretaries 19 Admiralty, Navy, and other Public Offices ---- 52 Advertisements to Correspondents 17 Agent Victualiers --- 51 Appointment of Officers 2 British Ships lost, taken, &c. - 44 Captains' Pay & Half-Pay - 21 Commanders --- 21 & 22 Compand who have lop their Lives 47 Comparative Rank of Others - 2 Contractions explained 2 Dutch Ships taken, &c. - 42 Establishment of Rates and Men - 2 Establishment of Ships in Ordinary 2 Excise and Revenue Cutters - 50 French Ships taken, &c. - 37 Governors of Royal Hospitals - 51 Gun and Fire Vessels --- 16 Hired Armed Vessels, Cutt. & Lug. 15 Impress Service --- 51 Lieutenants 23 to 28 Lieuts. Pay. Half-Pay, and Pensions 29 Marine Forces 34 to 36 Master Builders at the different Yards 51 Masiers ---- 29 & 30 Masters Pay, Half-Pay, Superannuations, and Pensions 30 Naval Fencibles --- 17 Navy-Agents ---- 2 Navy-List, with the Pursers 3 to 14 Packets ---- 33 Pentioned Captains --- 19 Phyticians and Surgeons - 31 & 32 Poor Knights of Windsor 47 Post Captains ---- 20 & 21 Prize and Head-Money payable 48 & 49 Pursers Superrannuation - 2 Retired Lieutenants 23 Signal Towers --- 30 Spanish Ships taken, &c. - 43 Statement of the British Nav.Force 17 Superannuated Admirals & Captains 19 Surgeons Pay-Half-Pay, & Bounty 32 Total of all Captures - 17 Widows Annual Pensions 2 Corrected to August, 1800, And to be continued Monthly. Price Sixpence.
Great Britain. Royal Navy.Date: [1800]- Books
Cabinet of natural curiosities : locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri 1734-1765 : based on the copy in the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague / Albertus Seba.
Seba, Albertus, 1665-1736.Date: [2001], ©2001- Books
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A sermon preached before the House of Lords, in the Abbey-Church of Westminster, on Saturday, January 30th, 1747: Being the Day appointed to be observed as the Day of the Martyrdom of King Charles I. By Richard Lord Bishop of Carlisle.
Osbaldeston, Richard, 1690-1764.Date: M.DCC.XLVIII. [1748]