Cyclopædia
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THE PREFACEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/preface
of Years, or of Persons employ'd. THE Reader might be here led to suspect something of Disingenuity; and think I first put a Book upon him, and then give him Reasons why I should not have done it.-----But his Suspicions will cease, when he is appriz'd...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Introduction
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APOCRYPHALhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/APOCRYPHAL
something set aside that comes from an uncertain Author, whereon much credit cannot be reposed. Thus we say, an Apocryphal Book, Passage, History, etc., meaning, such as are of suspected Authority—In Matters of Doctrine, the Writings of Heretics,...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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ALCORANhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ALCORAN
but 'tis in the first of these Senses that the Alcoran of Mahomet seems best understood; Mahomet purposing to have his Book called Reading, by way of Eminence; in imitation of the Jews and Christians, who call the New and the Old Testament Writing,...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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BOOKShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/BOOKS
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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BINDING of Bookshttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/BINDING-of-Books
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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MARBLING OF BOOKShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/MARBLING-OF-BOOKS
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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APOCALYPSEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/APOCALYPSE
Apocalypsis, q.d. Revelation; the Name of the last Book in the Canon of Scripture. See CANON and BIBLE. The Apocalypse contains Discoveries, or Revelations relating to many important Mysteries of Christian Faith; made to the Apostle St. John, in the...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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ARCHITECTONIChttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ARCHITECTONIC
there were 500 architects at Romein his time—He lived under Augustus, and composed acomplete system of architecture, in ten books, which hededicated to that prince. There are two things censuredby the moderns in this excellent work, viz. want of method,...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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Bookhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php?view=category&id=1369359
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ANAhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/biotechnology/medicine/ANA
of Equality. See EQUALITY, RATIO, &c. Ana, in Matters of Literature, a Latin Termination, adopted into the Titles of several Books in other Languages——Ana’s, or Books in Ana, are Collections of the memorable Sayings of Persons of Learning, and Wit; much...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Medicine
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ARISTOTELIANhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ARISTOTELIAN
And hence, in the Schools, Aristotle is called The Philosopher. Laertius, in his Life of Aristotle, enumerates his Books, to the Number of 400; of which scarce above 20 have survived to our Age: They may be reduced to five Heads; the first, relating to...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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ASTRONOMYhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ASTRONOMY
on the contrary, are very frequent in the Chaldee: Though it must be owned we have something of this kind in Job, and the Books of Solomon. We don’t know whether it is worth noting, that Rudbeck, in his Atlantis, maintains Astronomy to have been...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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ANONYMOUShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ANONYMOUS
something that is nameless; or to which no Name is affixed. See NAME. The Term is chiefly applied to Books which do not express their Author’s Name. It is derived from the Greek ἀνώνυμος, Without Name, of the privative α and ὄνομα, Name. Decker,...
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ALGEBRAhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ALGEBRA
of this Art, we are much in the dark. The Invention is usually attributed to Diophantus, a Greek Author, who wrote thirteen Books, though only six of them are extant, first published by Xylander in 1575; and since commented on and improved by Gaspar...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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ARITHMETIChttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ARITHMETIC
of the several Rules. See NUMBER. Euclid furnishes a Theoretical Arithmetic, in the seventh, eighth, and ninth Books of his Elements.—Basilius Monachus has also given a Theory for demonstrating the common Operations, both in Integers and broken Numbers,...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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AUTHORhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/AUTHOR
αὐτός, ipse. The term author is sometimes also used in the same sense with inventor.—Polydore Virgil has written eight books of the authors or inventors of things, etc. See INVENTION. Pythagoras is held the author of the dogma of Metempsychosis. See...
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ADOPTIVEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ADOPTIVE
were either to be instituted heirs, or expressly disinherited; otherwise, the testament was null.M. Menage has published a book of Eloges, or verses addressed to him, which he calls Liber Adoptivus, an adoptive book; and adds it to his other works....
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BOOK-KEEPINGhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/BOOK-KEEPING
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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A LIST of the SUBSCRIBERShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/a-liste-of-the-subscribers
Thomas Archer Esq; William Archer Esq; Dinghy Askham Esq; Dr. Allen. Mr. Asgill. Mr. Oliver Acton, Attorney at Law, seven Books. The Rev. James Anderson M.A. of Swallow-street, St. James's. Major Seth Adams. Mr. Ansdell, Bookseller in Leverpool. Mr....
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Introduction
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ARKhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/mathematics/geometry/ARK
God sat. See PROPITIATORY, CHERUB, etc. The Jews to this day, have a kind of Ark in their Synagogues, wherein their sacred Books are deposited, in imitation of the ancient Ark of the Covenant.—This they call Aron. Leo of Modena gives a Description...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Geometry