The Age of Enlightenment, Volume 2Barnes & Noble Books, 1980 |
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Page 73
... surface of the whole horn dips behind , and is lost to the eye , it immediately comes into sight on the hollow surface of the divided horn . The use I shall make of these observations will appear very consider- able in the application ...
... surface of the whole horn dips behind , and is lost to the eye , it immediately comes into sight on the hollow surface of the divided horn . The use I shall make of these observations will appear very consider- able in the application ...
Page 194
... surface of the earth , and of such inconsiderable depths as we have been able to penetrate . The first object which attracts attention , is that immense collection of waters with which the greatest part of the globe is covered . These ...
... surface of the earth , and of such inconsiderable depths as we have been able to penetrate . The first object which attracts attention , is that immense collection of waters with which the greatest part of the globe is covered . These ...
Page 214
... surface of the earth , which was originally level . The whole dissertation was composed with a view to support this ridiculous notion . As it was necessary that these eminences should be of a solid consistence , M. Scheutzer remarks ...
... surface of the earth , which was originally level . The whole dissertation was composed with a view to support this ridiculous notion . As it was necessary that these eminences should be of a solid consistence , M. Scheutzer remarks ...
Contents
Laugier Essay on Architecture 1753 | 8 |
William Chambers On Civil Architecture 1759 1791 | 24 |
James Stuart | 39 |
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The Age of Enlightenment: An Anthologie of Eighteenth-century Texts, Volume 2 Simon Eliot,Beverly Stern No preview available - 1984 |
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Art in Theory 1648-1815: An Anthology of Changing Ideas Charles Harrison,Paul Wood,Jason Gaiger No preview available - 2001 |