THE

BRITISH ENCYCLOPEDIA,

OR

DICTIONARY

ARTS AND SCIENCES.

THE

BRITISH ENCYCLOPEDIA,

OR

DICTIONARY

OF

ARTS AND SCIENCES.

COMPRISING

AN ACCURATE AND POPULAR VIEW

OF THE PRESENT

IMPROVED STATE OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE.

BY WILLIAM NICHOLSON,

Author and Proprietor of the Philosophical Journal, and various other Chemical, Philosophical, and
Mathematical Works.

ILLUSTRATED WITH

UPWARDS OF 150 ELEGANT ENGRAVINGS,

BY

MESSRS. LOWRY AND SCOTT.

VOL. I. A....B.

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LIST OF PLATES

IN

VOL. I.

The Binder is requested to place the Plates in the following order, taking care to make all the Plates face an even Page, unless otherwise directed.

ACOUSTICS, opposite the article ACQUITTAL.
AEROSTATION, in the middle of Sheet D.
ANATOMY I. to VI. at the end of Sheet P.
ARCHITECTURE I. and II. at the end of Sheet Y.
ASTRONOMY II. at the end of Sheet D d.

III. at the end of the article ASTRONOMY.
AVES I. at the end of the article AVES.

II. and III. at the end of the article ARDEA.

BEER ENGINE, opposite to the article BEGONIA.
BIOGRAPHY at the end of the article BIOGRAPHY.
BOTANY I. middle of Sheet P p.

II. at the end of Sheet P p.

III. at the end of the article BOTANY.

LIFE BOAT at the end of sheet N n.

MAMMALIA, Pl. I.

at the middle of Sheet R.

II. at the end of the article Bos.

III. in the middle of Sheet R r.

MISCELLANIES I. at the end of the article BAROMETER.

PISCES I. middle of article BALENA.

SOLAR SYSTEM at the end of Sheet C c.