A London encyclopaedia, or universal dictionary of science, art, literature and practical mechanics - comprising a popular view of the present state of knowledge - illustrated by numerous engravings, (14595451197)
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Identifier: londonencyclopae05curt (find matches)
Title: A London encyclopaedia, or universal dictionary of science, art, literature and practical mechanics : comprising a popular view of the present state of knowledge : illustrated by numerous engravings, a general atlas, and appropriate diagrams
Year: 1829 (1820s)
Authors: Curtis, Thomas, fl. 1820
Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries Aeronautics
Publisher: London : Thomas Tegg
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive
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300 hives. Wool and waxare exported. CIRCE, in fabulous history, a daughter ofSol and Perseis, celebrated for her knowledge ofmagic and venomous herbs. She was sister toiEtes, king of Colchis, and to Pasiphae, the wifeof Minos. She married a Sarmatian prince ofColchis, whom she murdered to obtain the kingdom. She was expelled by her subjects, andcarried by her father upon the coasts of Italy toan island called iEaea. Ulysses, at his returnfrom the Trojan war, visited her coasts; and allhis companions, who ran headlong into pleasureand voluptuousness, were changed by (potions into swine. Ulysses, who was foriagainst all enchantments by an herb called moly, c» tojindattt/t* To find the SUNDAYS that depend .... EASTEB day. Pol Earter day thai is on the moreaolecircle to the day of the Month thai Has,.,- day falls on i„ the Ikt drele and all the Sundays winchdepend on Easter day will stand against the several days -.1 the month they lall on.To Bud thethe SUNDAYS in ADVENT Pol the first
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