A DICTIONARY

OF

SCIENCE, LITERATURE, AND ART.

VOL. II.

LONDON

PRINTED BY SPOTTISWOODE AND CO.

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DERIVATIONS OF THE SCIENTIFIC TERMS IN

GENERAL USE, TOGETHER WITH THE HISTORY AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE
SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES OF NEARLY EVERY BRANCH

OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE.

EDITED BY

W. T. BRANDE, D.C.L. F.R.S.L. & E.

LATE OF HER MAJESTY'S MINT

AND THE

REV. GEORGE W. COX, M.A.

LATE SCHOLAR OF TRINITY COLLEGE,

OXFORD.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.

1866.

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