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Reducing the rate of teenage conceptions : the implications of research into young people, sex, sexuality and relationships / Peter Aggleton, Christine Oliver and Kim Rivers, Thomas Coran Research Unit, University of London.
Aggleton, PeterDate: [1998]- Books
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The precipitate choice: or, the history of Lord Ossory and Miss Rivers. A novel. In two volumes. By a lady. ...
Lady.Date: M.DCC.LXXII. [1772]- Books
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A sermon preached in the parish-church of Christ-Church, London, On Thursday May the 3d, 1764: being the time Of the yearly meeting of the Children Educated in the Charity-Schools, in and about the Cities of London and Westminster. By the Reverend Sir Peter Rivers, Baronet, Rector of Woolwich in Kent. Published at the Request of the Gentlemen concerned in the said Charity. To which is annexed, An account of The Society for promoting Christian Knowledge.
Rivers, Peter, Sir, 1720 or 1721-1790.Date: MDCCLXIV. [1764]- Books
Radical technology / edited by Peter Harper, Godfrey Boyle and the editors of Undercurrents ; designed by Roger Hall.
Date: 1976- Books
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The modern gazetteer: or, a short view of the several nations of the world. Absolutely necessary for rendering the Public News, and other Historical Occurrences, intelligible and entertaining. Containing, I. An introduction to geography; with Directions for the Use of the Terrestrial Globe. II. The Situation and Extent of all the Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, and chief Towns, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America: Also, a Description of the most considerable Seas, Lakes, Rivers and Mountains, all rang'd in Alphabetical Order. III. The Produce, Manufactures, Trade, Constitution, Forces, Revenues, and Religion, of the several Countries. IV. The genealogies and families of the emperors, kings, and princes, now reigning. By Mr. Salmon. Author of Modern History.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: MDCCLVII. [1757]- Books
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The history of Cheshire: containing King's Vale-Royal entire, together with Considerable extracts from Sir Peter Leycester's Antiquities of Cheshire; and the observation of later writers, particularly, Pennant, Grose &c. &c. The whole forming a complete description of that county; With all its Hundreds; Seats of the Nobility, Gentry, and Freeholders; Rivers, Towns, Castles, and Buildings, ancient and modern. to which is prefixed an introduction, Exhibiting a General View of the State of the Kingdom previous to, and immediately after, The Norman Conquest. ...
Date: M,DCC,LXXVIII. [1778]- Books
Water in crisis : a guide to the world's fresh water resources / edited by Peter H. Gleick ; foreword by Gilbert F. White.
Date: 1993- Books
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Historico-Political geography: or, a description of the names, limits, capitals, divisions, descriptions of particular provinces, Situation, Extent, Air, Soil, Commodities, Ravities, Rivers, Chief Towns, Inhabitants, Manners, Language, Populousness, Dominions, Pretensions, Government; Kings or Princes Genealogy, Titles, Revenues, Residence; States or Courts of Justice, Laws, Nobility, Order of Knighthood, Clergy, Arch-Bishopricks, Bishopricks, Universities, Religion, Advantages, Defects, Interests of the several Countries in the World. Collected from the best authors. ... . By the Reverend Mr. Paschoud, Chaplain to the Right Honble William-Anne Earl of Albemagle.
Paschoud, Reverend Mr.Date: 1722-24- Books
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Cosmography in four books. Containing the chorography and history of the whole world: and all the principal kingdoms, provinces, seas, and the isles thereof. By Peter Heylyn, D. D. Improv'd with an Historical Continuation to the Present Times, By Edmund Bohun, Esq; With a large and more Accurate Index, than was in any of the former Editions, of all the Kingdoms, Provinces, Countries, Inhabitants, Peoples, Cities, Mountains, Rivers, Seas, Islands, Forts, Bays, Capes, Forests, &c. of any Remarque in the whole World: Revised and cleared from a multitude of Mistakes, which had crept into former Impressions. And Five New-Engrav'd Maps, according to the best and most exact Projection.
Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.Date: MDCCIII. [1703]- Books
Mountains, rivers and the family : comments on a map from the 1975 French census / Herve le Bras and Emmanuel Todd.
Le Bras, Hervé.Date: 1986- Books
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A new general English dictionary; peculiarly calculated for the use and improvement of such as are unacquainted with the learned languages. Wherein the difficult Words, and Technical Terms made use of in Anatomy, Architecture, Arithmetick, Algebra, Astronomy, Botany, Chymistry, Divinity, Gardening, Grammar, Hawking, Heraldry, History, Horsemanship, Hunting, Husbandry, Law, Logick, Mathematicks, Mechanicks, Milit. Affairs, Musick, Navigation, Painting, Poetry, Rhetorick, Sculpture, Surgery, &c. Are not only fully explain'd, but accented on their proper Syllables, to prevent a vicious Pronunciation; and mark'd with initial Letters, to denote the Part of Speech, to which each Word peculiarly belongs. To which is prefixed, A Compendious English Grammar, with general Rules for the ready Formation of one Part of Speech from another; by the due Application whereof, such as understand English only, may be able to write as correctly and elegantly, as those who have been some Years conversant in the Latin, Greek, &c. Languages. Together with A Supplement, Of the proper Names of the most noted Kingdoms, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Rivers, &c. throughout the known World. As also, Of the most celebrated Emperors, Kings, Queens, Priests, Poets, Philosophers, Generals, &c. whether Jewish, Pagan, Mabometan, or Christian; but more especially such as are mentioned either in the Old or New Testament. The Whole Alphabetically digested, and accented in the same Manner, and for the same Purpose, as the preceding Part; being collected for the Use of such, as have but an imperfect Idea of the English Orthography. Originally begun by the late Reverend Mr. Thomas Dyche, School-Master at Stratford le Bow, Author of the Guide to the English Tongue, the Spelling Dictionary, &c. and now finish'd by William Pardon, gent.
Dyche, Thomas, -approximately 1733.Date: MDCCXLIV. [1744]- Books
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A tour through Ireland. In several entertaining letters. Wherein the present state of that kingdom is considered; and the most noted cities, towns, seats, rivers, buildings, &c. are described. Interspersed with observations on the manners, customs, antiquities, curiosities, and natural history of that country. To which is prefixed, a description of the road from London to Holy-Head. By two English gentlemen.
Chetwood, W. R. (William Rufus), -1766.Date: M,DCC,XLVIII [1748]- Books
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A complete system of general geography: explaining The Nature and Properties of the Earth: viz. It's Figure, Magnitude, Motions, Situation, Contents, and Division, into Land and Water, Mountains, Woods, Desarts, Lakes, Rivers, &c. With particular Accounts of the different Appearances of the Heavens in different Countries; the Seasons of the Year over all the Globe; the Tides of the Sea; Bays, Capes, Islands, Rocks, Sand-Banks, and Shelves. The State of the Atmosphere; the Nature of Exhalations; Storms, Tornados, &c. The Origin of Springs, Mineral Waters, Burning Mountains, Mines, &c. The Uses and Making of Maps, Globes, and Sea Charts. The Foundations of Dialling; the Art of Measuring Heights and Distances; the Art of Ship-Building, Navigation, and the Ways of Finding the Longitude at Sea. Originally written in Latin by Bernhard Varenius, M.D. Since improved and illustrated. By Sir Isaac Newton and Dr. Jurin; and now translated into English; with additional notes, Copper-Plates, an Alphabetical Index, and other Improvements. Particularly useful to Students in the Universities; Travellers, Sailor, and all those who desire to be acquainted with Mixed Mathematics, Geography, Astronomy, and Navigation. By Mr. Dugdale. The whole revised and corrected by Peter Shaw, M. D.
Varenius, Bernhardus, 1622-1650.Date: M.DCC.LXV. [1765]- Books
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A Museum for young gentlemen and ladies; or Private tutor and pocket library. Being the most useful and entertaining companion for the youth of both sexes ever offered to the public, containing directions for reading with elegance and propriety. A compendious history of Ireland and England. Of the cities, towns, rivers, mountains, and curiosities of Ireland. A description of the Giant's Causeway with a cut. An account of the solar system, of the four quarters of the world. With an historical account of France, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, &c. &c. Also lists of things necessary to be known. Of the seven wonders of the world, with cuts of each. Letters, poems, tales and fables. The whole illustrated with twenty-seven plates elegantly engraved.
Date: 1790- Books
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A compleat system of general geography: explaining the nature and properties of the earth; Viz. It's Figure, Magnitude, Motions, Situation, Contents, and Division into Land and Water, Mountains, Woods, Desarts, Lakes, Rivers, &c. With particular Accounts of the different Appearances of the Heavens in different Countries; the Seasons of the Year over all the Globe; the Tides of the Sea; Bays, Capes, Islands, Rocks, Sand-Banks, and Shelves. The State of the Atmosphere; the Nature of Exhalations; Winds, Storms, Tornados, &c. The Origin of Springs, Mineral-Waters, Burning Mountains, Mines, &c. The Uses and Making of Maps, Globes, and Sea-Charts. The Foundations of Dialling; the Art of Measuring Heights and Distances; the Art of Ship-Building, Navigation, and the Ways of Finding the Longitude at Sea. Originally written in Latin by Bernhard Varenius, M.D. Since improved and illustrated by Sir Isaac Newton and Dr Jurin; and now translated into English; with additional Notes, Copper-Plates, an Alphabetical Index, and other Improvements. Particularly useful to Students in the Universities; Travellers, Sailors, and all those who desire to be acquainted with Mixed Mathematics, Geography, Astronomy, and Navigation. By Mr Dugdale. The whole revised and corrected by Peter Shaw, M.D. The second edition, with large additions. In two volumes.
Varenius, Bernhardus, 1622-1650.Date: 1734- Books
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A compleat system of general geography: explaining the nature and properties of the earth; viz. It's Figure, Magnitude, Motions, Situation, Contents, and Division into Land and Water, Mountains, Woods, Desarts, Lakes, Rivers, &c. With particular Accounts of the different Appearances of the Heavens in different Countries; the Seasons of the Year over all the Globe; the Tides of the Sea; Bays, Capes, Islands, Rocks, Sand Banks, and Shelves. The State of the Atmosphere; the Nature of Exhalations; Winds, Storms, Tornados, &c. The Origin of Springs, Mineral-Waters, Burning Mountains, Mines, &c. The Uses and Making of Maps, Globes, and Sea-Charts. The Foundations of Dialling; the Art of Measuring Heights and Distances; the Art of Ship-Building, Navigation, and the Ways of Finding the Longitude at Sea. Originally written in Latin by Bernhard Varenius, M.D. since improved and illustrated by Sir Isaac Newton and Dr Jurin; and now translated into English; with additional notes, copper-plates, an Alphabetical Index, and other Improvements. Particularly useful to Students in the Universities; Travellers, Sailors, and all those who desire to be acquainted with Mixed Mathematics, Geography, Astronomy, and Navigation. By Mr Dugdale. The whole revised and corrected by Peter Shaw, M.D. In two volumes.
Varenius, Bernhardus, 1622-1650.Date: 1733- Books
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A compleat system of general geography: explaining the nature and properties of the earth; Viz. It's Figure, Magnitude, Motions, Situation, Contents, and Division into Land and Water, Mountains, Woods, Desarts, Lakes, Rivers, &c. With particular Accounts of the different Appearances of the Heavens in different Countries; the Seasons of the Year over all the Globe; the Tides of the Sea; Bays, Capes, Islands, Rocks, Sand-Banks, and Shelves. The State of the Atmosphere; the Nature of Exhalations; Winds, Storms, Tornados, &c. The Origin of Springs Mineral-Waters, Burning Mountains, Mines, &c. The Uses and Making of Maps, Globes, and Sea-Charts. The Foundations of Dialling; the Art of Measuring Heights and Distances; the Art of Ship-Building, Navigation, and the Ways of Finding the Longitude at Sea. Originally written in Latin by Bernhard Varenius, M.D. Since improved and illustrated by Sir Isaac Newton and Dr Jurin; and now translated into English; with additional Notes, Copper-Plates, an Alphabetical Index, and other Improvements. Particularly useful to Students in the Universities; Travellers, Sailors, and all those who desire to be acquainted with Mixed Mathematics, Geography, Astronomy, and Navigation. By Mr. Dugdale. The whole revised and corrected by Peter Shaw, M.D. The third edition, with large additions. In two volumes.
Varenius, Bernhardus, 1622-1650.Date: 1736- Books
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The lighting colomne or sea-mirrour : containing the sea-coasts of the northern, eastern and western navigation; setting forth in divers necessarie sea-cards all the ports, rivers, bayes, roads. Depths and sands; very curiously placed on its due polus-heighth [sic] furnished with the discoveries of the chief countries, and on what cours and distance they ley one from another: ... whereunto is added a brief instruction of the art of navigation, together with new tables of the suns declination, also an almanack extending untill the yeare 1675.
Colom, Jacob Aertsz, 1599-1673Date: 1668- Books
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A tour through Ireland. In several entertaining letters. Wherein the present state of that kingdom is considered; and the most noted cities, towns, seats, rivers, buildings, &c. are described. Interspersed with observations on the manners, customs, antiquities, curiosities, and natural history of that country. Part I. Containing, the authors journey from London to Holy-head, and their account of the road between those places. Their passage from thence to Cork, with their description of that city and the neighbouring towns. A short view of the ancient and modern history of Ireland. The authors observations on the road from Cork to Dublin; including a description of the cities of Waterford, Cashel and Kilkenny, as also of the towns of Wexford, Youghal, Ross, Lismore, Leighlin, Clonmell, Carlow, Castle Dermot, &c. &c. Humbly inscribed to the Physico-Historical Society.
Chetwood, W. R. (William Rufus), -1766.Date: M,DCC,XLVI. [1746]- Books
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The lighting colomne or sea-mirrour : containing the sea-coasts of the northern, eastern and western navigation: setting forth in divers necessarie sea-cards all the ports, rivers, bayes, roads, depths and sands ... With the discoveries of the chief countries, and on what cours and distance they lay one from another ... As also the situation of the northernly countries, as island, the strate Davids, the isle of Jan-Mayen, Bear-Island, Old-Greenland, Spitsbergen and Nova Zembla ... Gathered out of the experience and practice of divers pilots and lovers of the famous art of navigation. Whereunto is added a brief instruction of the art of navigation, together with new tables of the suns declination, also an almanack extending untill the yeare 1669.
Colom, Jacob Aertsz, 1599-1673Date: 1667- Books
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The lighting colomne or sea-mirrour : containing the sea-coasts of the northern, eastern and western navigation; setting forth in divers necessarie sea-cards all the ports, rivers, bayes, roads. Depths and sands ... With the discoveries of the chief countries, and on what cours and distance they ley one from another: ... As also the situation of the northernly countries, as island, the strate Davids, the isle of Jan-Mayen, Bear-Island, Old-Greenland, Spitsbergen and Nova Zembla ... Gathered out of the experience and practice of divers pilots and lovers of the famous art of navigation. Whereunto is added a brief instruction of the art of navigation, together with new tables of the suns declination, also an almanack extending untill the yeare 1675.
Colom, Jacob Aertsz, 1599-1673Date: 1669- Books
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The modern gazetteer: or, A short view of the several nations of the world. Absolutely necessary for rendering the public news, and other historical occurrences, intelligible and entertaining. Containing, I. An introduction to geography; with directions for the use of the terrestrial globe. II. The situation and extent of all the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, and chief towns in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: also, a description of the most considerable seas, lakes, rivers and mountains, all rang'd in alphabetical order. III. The produce, manufactures, trade, constitution, forces, revenues, and religion, of the several countries. IV. The genealogies and families of the emperors, kings, and princes, now reigning. To which is added, a more extensive account of Ireland than has hitherto been published in any other work of this kind. The second edition, corrected. By Mr. Salmon, author of Modern history.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: MDCCXLVI. [1746]- Books
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Observations on the inhabitants, climate, soil, rivers, productions, animals, and other matters worthy of notice. Made by Mr. John Bartram, in his travels from Pensilvania to Onondago, Oswego and the Lake Ontario, in Canada. To which is annex'd, a curious account of the cataracts at Niagara. By Mr. Peter Kalm, a Swedish gentleman who travelled there.
Bartram, John, 1699-1777.Date: [1751]- Books
Health, illness, and the social body : a critical sociology / Peter E.S. Freund, Meredith B. McGuire, Linda S. Podhurst.
Freund, Peter E. S.Date: [2003], ©2003- Books
Working with young men to promote sexual and reproductive health / Kim River and Peter Aggleton, Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London.
Rivers, KimDate: 2002