THE 
BRITISH ENCYCLOPEDIA, 
OR 
DICTIONARY 
OF 
ARTS AND SCIENCES. 
COMPRISING 
. AN ACCURATE AND POPULAR VIEW 
OF THE PRESENT 
IMPROVED STATE OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE. 
BY WILLIAM NICHOLSON, 
Autlior and Proprietor of tlie Philosophical Journal, and various other Chemical , Pliilosophital, and 
Mathematical Works. 
ILLUSTRATED WITH 
UPWARDS OF 150 ELEGANT ENGRAVINGS, 
BY 
MESSRS. LOWRY AND SCOTT. 
VOL. II. 
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FOR LONGMAN, HURST, REES, AND ORME, PATERNOSTER-ROW; 
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XlETCEUMAN- CUTHELL and MARTIN, R. EEA, LACKINGTON AND CO. , VEUNOR, HOOD. AND 
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AND KINGSBURY, J. HARDING, J. MAWMAN ; P. AND W. WYNNE, SHERWOOD, NEELY, AND JONES, 
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