AMERICAN EDITION 



OF THE 



URITISH ENCYCLOPEDIA, 



OR 



DICTIONARY 



OF 



ARTS AND SCIENCES. 



COMPRISING 



AN ACCURATE AND POPULAR VIEW 

 OF THE PRESENT 



IMPROVED STATE OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE. 



BF WILLIAM 



Author *nd Proprietor of (lie Philosophical Journal, and various other Chemical, Philosophical, and 

 Mathematical Works. 



ILLUSTRATED WITH 



UPWARDS OF 180 ELEGANT ENGRAVINGS. 

 VOL. IV. CON.. ..ELL. 



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1818. 



