General Biography: Or, Lives, Critical and Historical, of the Most Eminent Persons of All Ages, Countries, Conditions, and Professions, Arranged According to Alphabetical Order, Tom 6G. G. and J. Robinson, 1807 |
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Strona 16
... sent to the Royal Society an account of the dissection of a man reputed to be 130 years old . The most con- siderable fruit of his application of mathema- tical speculations to phyfiology appeared in 1708 , in a work entitled " An ...
... sent to the Royal Society an account of the dissection of a man reputed to be 130 years old . The most con- siderable fruit of his application of mathema- tical speculations to phyfiology appeared in 1708 , in a work entitled " An ...
Strona 38
... sent to the Society of Antiquaries a paper of " Observations on the Barberini Vase , " which is printed in the eighth volume of the " Archæologia . " While he resided at Petersburg , Dr. King had been appointed medalist to the empress ...
... sent to the Society of Antiquaries a paper of " Observations on the Barberini Vase , " which is printed in the eighth volume of the " Archæologia . " While he resided at Petersburg , Dr. King had been appointed medalist to the empress ...
Strona 48
... sent him to Posna to learn the Polish language , which he acquired in a very short time . On his return , he displayed such an insatiable desire for all kinds of knowledge , that it was determined he should pursue a lite- rary ...
... sent him to Posna to learn the Polish language , which he acquired in a very short time . On his return , he displayed such an insatiable desire for all kinds of knowledge , that it was determined he should pursue a lite- rary ...
Strona 54
... sent him to France to take the portrait of Lewis XIV . , but died before his return . James II . was equally fa- vourable to him , and he was still more distin- guished by William III . He sent him to paint the plenipotentiaries at ...
... sent him to France to take the portrait of Lewis XIV . , but died before his return . James II . was equally fa- vourable to him , and he was still more distin- guished by William III . He sent him to paint the plenipotentiaries at ...
Strona 56
... sent to the uni- versity of St. Andrew's , where he was placed under the tuition of the learned Mr. John Mair . In this seminary he applied with un- common diligence to the academical learning then in vogue ; and , possessing excellent ...
... sent to the uni- versity of St. Andrew's , where he was placed under the tuition of the learned Mr. John Mair . In this seminary he applied with un- common diligence to the academical learning then in vogue ; and , possessing excellent ...
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