000654541 000__ 02621cam\a2200301\\\4500 000654541 001__ 654541 000654541 005__ 20210715122300.0 000654541 006__ m\\\\|o\\d\|\\\\\\ 000654541 007__ cr||n||||||||n 000654541 008__ 880819s1794\\\\stk||||\o\\\\\00||||eng\c 000654541 035__ $$a(Uk-ES)006277010 000654541 035__ $$a(OCoLC)509369797 000654541 035__ $$a(CU-RivES)T182275 000654541 040__ $$aUk-ES$$cUk-ES$$dCU-RivES$$dCStRLIN$$dCU-RivES$$dCengage Gale 000654541 1001_ $$aAdam, Alexander,$$d1741-1809. 000654541 24512 $$aA summary of geography and history, both ancient and modern$$h[electronic resource] :$$bContaining, an account of the political state, and principal revolutions of the most illustrious nations in ancient and modern times; their manners and customs; the local situation of cities, especially of such as have been distinguished by memorable events: with an abridgement of the fabulous history or mythology of the Greeks. To which is prefixed, an historical account of the progress and improvements of astronomy and geography, from the earliest periods to the time of Sir Isaac Newton: also, a brief account of the principles of the newtonian philosophy, occasionally compared with the opinions of the ancients, concerning the general and particular properties matter; the air, heat and cold, light, and its effects; the laws of motion; the planetary system, &c.-with a short description of the component parts of the Terraqueous Globe, according to the Notions of the ancients, and the more accurate discoveries of modern chemists. Designed chiefly to connect the study of classical learning with that of general knowledge. By Alexander Adam, LL.D. rector of the high school of Edinburgh. 000654541 260__ $$aEdinburgh :$$bPrinted for T. Cadell and A. Strahan, London,$$c1794. 000654541 300__ $$axii,720,[18]p.,plates :$$bmaps ;$$c8⁰. 000654541 500__ $$aWith an index. 000654541 500__ $$aReproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford). 000654541 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000654541 5104_ $$aEnglish Short Title Catalog,$$cT182275. 000654541 533__ $$aElectronic reproduction.$$bFarmington Hills, Mich. :$$cCengage Gale,$$d2009.$$nAvailable via the World Wide Web.$$nAccess limited by licensing agreements.$$7s2009 miunns 000654541 650_0 $$aHistory$$xDictionaries$$xEarly works to 1800. 000654541 752__ $$aGreat Britain$$bScotland$$dEdinburgh. 000654541 852__ $$bebk 000654541 85640 $$3Eighteenth Century Collections Online$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://find.gale.com/ecco/infomark.do?contentSet=ECCOArticles&docType=ECCOArticles&bookId=1401700600&type=getFullCitation&tabID=T001&prodId=ECCO&docLevel=TEXT_GRAPHICS&version=1.0&source=library&userGroupName=usi$$zOnline Access 000654541 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:654541$$pGLOBAL_SET 000654541 980__ $$aEBOOK 000654541 980__ $$aBIB 000654541 982__ $$aEbook 000654541 983__ $$aOnline