Volume 1

The new royal Encyclopaedia Londinensis; or, complete, modern and universal dictionary of arts and sciences ... / [Edited] By G.S. Howard ... The mathematical ... and geographical parts, &c. revised by J. Bettesworth ... The historical ... departments, inspected by H. Boswell ... The philosophical, critical ... theological, musical, and other scientific subjects, revised ... by F. Stonehouse ... and others.

  • Howard, George Selby.
Date:
[1788?-1796?]
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Credit: The new royal Encyclopaedia Londinensis; or, complete, modern and universal dictionary of arts and sciences ... / [Edited] By G.S. Howard ... The mathematical ... and geographical parts, &c. revised by J. Bettesworth ... The historical ... departments, inspected by H. Boswell ... The philosophical, critical ... theological, musical, and other scientific subjects, revised ... by F. Stonehouse ... and others. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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