A dictionary of science, literature & art ... ed. by W.T. Brande ... assisted by Joseph Cauvin ... The various departments by eminent literary and scientific gentlement ...

A
DICTIONARY
SCIENCE, LITERATURE, AND ART:
COMPRISING THE
HISTORY, DESCRIPTION, AND SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES
OF EVERY BRANCH OF
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WITH
THE DERIVATION AND DEFINITION OF ALL THE TERMS IN GENERAL USE.
EDITED BY
W' T'. BRANDE, F.R.S.L. & E..
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PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY IN THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN,
PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY AND MATERIA MEDICA TO THE APOTHECARIES' COMPANY
ETC., ETC., ETC.
Assisted by
JOSEPH CAUVIN, ESQ.
THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS BY EMINENT LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC GENTLEMEN,
ILLUSTRATED BY NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD.
NEW YORK:
HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS,
NOS. 329 AND 331 PEARL STREET,
(FRANKLIN SQUARE.)
1853.