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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly
growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by
advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve
the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own:
digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works
in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these
high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts
are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries,
undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Medical theory and
practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the
extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases,
their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology,
agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even
cookbooks, are all contained here.++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: ++++<sourceLibrary>Library
of Congress<ESTCID>W013005<Notes>Vol. 1: 2], 474 p.; v.
2: 11], 14-654 p. With a half-title to each volume. Errors in
paging: v. 1, p. 79, 167, 207-214, 261-262, 445 misnumbered 97,
617, 199-206, 291-292, 474; v. 2, p. 163, 191, 379, 520, 527
misnumbered 316, 161, 973, 620, and
257.<imprintFull>Whitehall Pa.]: Printed for William Young,
bookseller and stationer, no 52 South Second-Street, Philadelphia,
M, DCC, XCIX. 1799]. <collation>2v.; 8
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly
growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by
advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve
the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own:
digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works
in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these
high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts
are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries,
undergraduate students, and independent scholars.This collection
reveals the history of English common law and Empire law in a
vastly changing world of British expansion. Dominating the legal
field is the Commentaries of the Law of England by Sir William
Blackstone, which first appeared in 1765. Reference works such as
almanacs and catalogues continue to educate us by revealing the
day-to-day workings of society.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT142202The
imprint in vol.2 concludes: .. and Messrs. Innys and Richardson,
London. 1756.Cambridge: printed by J. Bentham; for W. Thurlbourn;
and sold by J. Beecroft, and W. Innys, London, 1754-56. 2v.; 8
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly
growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by
advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve
the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own:
digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works
in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these
high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts
are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries,
undergraduate students, and independent scholars.The Age of
Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical
understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking.
Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel
Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and
moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade.
The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and
Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a
debate that continues in the twenty-first century.++++The below
data was compiled from various identification fields in the
bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an
additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:
++++British LibraryT084948With a half-title and an index.Cambridge:
printed by J. Bentham, for William Thurlbourn; and sold by W.
Innys, C. Bathurst, and J. Beecroft, in London, 1744. 12],384,
12]p.; 4
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