Book Series in Reference
Early Sources in Reference
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Ure's Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Containing a Clear Exposition of their Principles and Practice
Andrew Ure (1778-1857), Scottish chemist, scientific writer and professor at the University of Glasgow, was an enthusiast of the new manufacturing systems that were emerging… read more1999 | Hardback: 978-0-415-21631-9 (Routledge)
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The Great Historical, Geographical and Poetical Dictionary
This reference work is a reprint of the 1694 translation of Moreri's classic reference work (originally published in 1674 in French). The two volumes contain… read more1999 | Hardback: 978-0-415-20044-8 (Routledge)
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Bayle's Dictionary: Historical and Critical
by Peter Bayle, the Second Edition, to which is Prefixed, the Life of the Author.
Revised, Corrected and Enlarged, by Pierre Desmaizeaux, Fellow of the Royal Society
Bayle's Dictionary is one of the best known and most influential works of the eighteenth century. Banned in Catholic France on first publication in 1697… read more
1997 | Hardback: 978-0-415-15387-4 (Routledge)
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, or a Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
The Encyclopaedia Britannica was the first English-language compendium to be called an encyclopaedia. It was compiled on a completely new plan, alphabetically arranged, combining… read more1996 | Hardback: 978-0-415-14956-3 (Routledge)
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The Yearbook of Facts in Science and Art
Primary Source Material on the Post-Industrial Revolution (1838-1880)
Covering a momentus period in worldwide scientific discovery and technological advance, these concise sourcebooks provide information across the full spectrum of Victorian thought and endeavour.… read more1996 | Hardback: 978-0-415-14761-3 (Routledge)
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Bibliotheca Britannica
The Bibliotheca Britannica is one of the most remarkable examples of bibliographical scholarship in the English Language. This scarce work of reference continues to be… read more1995 | Hardback: 978-0-415-13706-5 (Routledge)