Lives of eminent persons /

published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
Bibliographic Details
Contributors: Joly, Jaspar Robert, 1819-1892, donor.
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Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: London : Baldwin and Cradock, 1833.
Series:Library of useful knowledge.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references.

Physical description: 1 v. (556 p.) : ill ; 23 cm. (8vo)

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Table of Contents:
Life of Galileo [by J.D. Bethune]
Life of Kepler [by J.D. Bethune]
Life of Sir Isaac Newton [translated and adapted from the French of Biot by Sir Howard Elphinstone]
Life of Mahomet [by John Arthur Roebuck, M.P.]
Cardinal Wolsey [by Mrs. A.E. Thomson]
Sir Edward Coke [by ed. Plunkett Burke]
The life of Lord Somers [by David Jardine]
Life of William Caxton [by
- Stephenson]
Admiral Blake [by John Gorton]
Life of Dr. Adam Smith [by William Draper]
Life of Carsten Niebuhr [by Sarah Austin]
Sir Christopher Wren [by Henry Bellenden Ker]
The life of Michael Angelo Buonaroti [by Thomas Roscoe].