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In Gutenberg and the Art of Printing

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Emily Clemens Pearson


This book is readable account of one of the greatest inventions of modern time: moveable type. Gutenberg's work lays the foundation for the …

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In Joaquin, the Claude Duval of California; or, The Marauder of the Mines: a Roman…

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Henry L. Williams


Joaquin Murrieta was a famous Californio bandit, known as the "Robin Hood of El Dorado".Joaquin Murrieta was the son of worthy par…

A Winter Voyage Through The Straights Of Magellan

In The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 - 05. May 1897

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National Geographic Society


The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the May Number. It includes the following articles: A Winter Voyage Through The St…

Lettre 04. Zéphis à Usbek, à Erzéron

In Les Lettres persanes - Tome premier

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Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu and Montesquieu


Les Lettres persanes est un roman épistolaire de Montesquieu, rassemblant la correspondance fictive échangée entre deux…

Letter 11

In The Power of Sympathy; or, the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth

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William Hill Brown


The Power of Sympathy was the first American novel, published in Boston in January 1789. An epistolary novel, it tells the tragic story of t…

Geometry and Experience

In Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 020

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Albert Einstein


A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the re…

Cuba, Part 1

In The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 09 - 05. May 1898

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National Geographic Society


The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol IX, May 1898, the Cuba Number.It includes the following articles:Cuba, by Robe…

Folly 1: Squaring the Circle Part 1

In The Seven Follies of Science

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John Phin


The seven follies of science; a popular account of the most famous scientific impossibilities and the attempts which have been made to solve…

Identification of Criminals

In Practical Instruction for Detectives

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Emmerson W. Manning


Having been connected for many years with two of the largest and most successful private detective agencies in this country, both as an oper…

Reception to the Japanese Ambassadors at the White House

In From the Easy Chair Vol. 3

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George William Curtis


The third volume of essays and observations From the Easy Chair of William Curtis, editor of Harper's Weekly and one of the founders of the …

Part I I: Color Names

In A Color Notation

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Albert Henry Munsell


A Color Notation is a method developed by A. H. Munsell in order to produce a unified system of color classification. The system identifies …

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