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17o5 HALLEY (Edmund, F.R.S., Astronomer Royal) Astronomical Tables, with Precepts, both 

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This English Edition of the Tabuhv is a complete copy of the Latin one, with the addition of the Preface, and the ' Precept i 

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1750 HALLIWELL [-PHILLIPP3] (James Orchard, f.r.s. ; Shakespearian) Collection of 

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17j7 HALSTED (George Bruce, Texas Univ.) Elementary Synthetic (Ieometry, diac/rams, 

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1758 HAMILTON (Henry Parr, F.R.S. ;Z>ea» of Sarum) An Analytical System of Conic 

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1759 Fifth [last] Edition [greatly enlarged], with diagrams, Svo. boards, 3* Qd ib., 1843 



1760 The Principles of An.\lytical Geometry, with H folding plates, Svo. boards, or, hf. 



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1701 HAMILTON (Sir William, f.r.s. ; diplomatist and archwologist ; husband of Emma Lady 

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i7()2 HAMILTON (Sir William Rowan) Elements of Quaternions, edited by his son William 

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17(;3 Lectures on Quaternions: a Systematic Statement of a New Mathematical Method, 



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1764 Another COPV, with inner. ' Presented to Dr. Thalen of Upsala, with the regards of the 



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ITO,') HAMILTON (Sir William [Stirling] ; metaphysician) Discussions on Philosophy and 

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17GG H AMM A RSTEN (Olof, Upsala) Lehrduch der physiologischen Chemie, 4. umgearbeitete 

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1767 HAMMOND (John) The Practical Surveyor : particularly of a New Theodolite, likewise 

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1765 HAMMOND (Robert) The Electric Light in our Homes, with 3 photograjihs and Qi wood- 

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1769 HANDBUCH der Anorganischen Chemie, unter Mitwirkung von Drr. Gadebuscli, Haitinger, 

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1770 HANN (James) Elements of Plane Trigonometry, diagrams, or. Svo. cl., 2s 1849 



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Containing the author's important researches on lunar i)erturbations. 



1774 HARBOBD (John Bradley, Cliaplain of the Fleet) Glossary of Navigation, 2nd Ed., 

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177') HABCOTJBT (Augustus George Vernon, f.r.s), and Henry George MADAN: Exer- 

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