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... Academy of Sciences , of which he was a member , there are several of his papers ; among which is a description of an " Instrument for the Measurement of Liquids ; " - of " An Areometer , or Wind Gage ; " and of a " Machine for beating ...
... Academy of Sciences , of which he was a member , there are several of his papers ; among which is a description of an " Instrument for the Measurement of Liquids ; " - of " An Areometer , or Wind Gage ; " and of a " Machine for beating ...
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... academy of the Jeux Floraux , became chief magistrate of Toulouse in 1675 , when scarcely twenty - five years of age ; and was made head of the con- sistory 1684 , in which office be acquitted himself with great integrity . He went to ...
... academy of the Jeux Floraux , became chief magistrate of Toulouse in 1675 , when scarcely twenty - five years of age ; and was made head of the con- sistory 1684 , in which office be acquitted himself with great integrity . He went to ...
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... academy at Green- wich ; in 1765 he obtained the first prize for a prose Latin dissertation ; the subject proposed was " A comparison between the Stoic and Epicurean philosophy , with respect to the influence of each on the morals of a ...
... academy at Green- wich ; in 1765 he obtained the first prize for a prose Latin dissertation ; the subject proposed was " A comparison between the Stoic and Epicurean philosophy , with respect to the influence of each on the morals of a ...
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... Academy of Sciences at St. Peters- burgh . Although in this instance his father and relations again refused their assent ; yet the author's ardent zeal for his favourite science , joined to an irresistible desire to visit regions so ...
... Academy of Sciences at St. Peters- burgh . Although in this instance his father and relations again refused their assent ; yet the author's ardent zeal for his favourite science , joined to an irresistible desire to visit regions so ...
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... academy to send , in company with the astronomers , the most able naturalists and philosophers . Pallas instantly offered to accompany this expedition ; and was as eagerly accepted . He was immediately charged with drawing out general ...
... academy to send , in company with the astronomers , the most able naturalists and philosophers . Pallas instantly offered to accompany this expedition ; and was as eagerly accepted . He was immediately charged with drawing out general ...
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