Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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... Lord Macclesfield to Sherborne Castle , Mr. Jones resided with his lordship as a member of his family , and instructed him in the sciences . In this situation , he had the misfor- tune to lose the greatest part of his property , the ...
... Lord Macclesfield to Sherborne Castle , Mr. Jones resided with his lordship as a member of his family , and instructed him in the sciences . In this situation , he had the misfor- tune to lose the greatest part of his property , the ...
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... Lord Macclesfield . The compilers of the Biographical Dictionary , in their account of Mr. Jones , have asserted , that he had completed a mathematical work of the first importance , and had sent the first sheet of it to the press ...
... Lord Macclesfield . The compilers of the Biographical Dictionary , in their account of Mr. Jones , have asserted , that he had completed a mathematical work of the first importance , and had sent the first sheet of it to the press ...
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