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THE POETRY OF SCIENCE; or, The Physical Phenomena of Nature. By ROBEBT 

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CYCLOP/EDIA OF ANECDOTES OF LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS. 



Containing a copious and choice selection of Anecdotes of the various forms of Literature, 

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CYCLOP/EDIA OF SCIENTIFIC ANECDOTES, containing a selectica r 

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