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  • 1A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar —   …

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  • 2Antonio de Ulloa — Born 12 January 1716(1716 01 12) Seville …

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  • 3Coleman Sellers II — (1827–1907) was a prominent American engineer and inventor. Contents 1 Early life 2 …

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  • 4Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette — (May 6, 1769 January 16, 1834), French mathematician, was born at Mezières, where his father was a bookseller.For his early education he proceeded first to the college of Charleville, and afterwards to that of Reims. In 1788 he returned to… …

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  • 5Francescoe de Vico —     Francescoe de Vico     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Francescoe de Vico     Astronomer, b. at Macerata, States of the Church, 19 May, 1805; d. at London, England, 15 Nov., 1848. Entering the Society of Jesus at San Andrea, Rome, and showing… …

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  • 6Antoine de Ulloa —     Antonio de Ulloa     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Antonio de Ulloa     Naval officer and scientist, born at Seville, Spain, 12 Jan., 1716; died near Cadiz, Spain, 5 July, 1795. He entered the navy in 1733. In 1735 he was appointed with Jorge… …

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  • 7Benjamin Baker — Infobox Engineer image size = caption = Benjamin Baker as a young engineer name = Sir Benjamin Baker nationality = British birth date =birth date|1840|3|31|df=y birth place = Bath death date =Death date and age|1907|5|19|1840|3|31|df=yes death… …

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  • 8Charles Walmesley — Pastorino, O.S.B. (best known by the pseudonyms Signor Pastorino or Pastorini; 13 January 1722 – 25 November 1797) was the Roman Catholic Titular Bishop of Rama and Vicar Apostolic of the Western District of England. He was known, especially in… …

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  • 9Charles Walmesley —     Charles Walmesley     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Charles Walmesley     Bishop of Rama, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District, England, b. 13 Jan., 1722; d. at Bath, England, 25 Nov., 1797. He was the fifth son of John Walmesley of Westwood… …

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  • 10John Freind — (1675 ndash; 26 July 1728), English physician, younger brother of Robert Freind (1667 1751), headmaster of Westminster School, was born at Croton in Northamptonshire.He made great progress in classical knowledge under Richard Busby at Westminster …

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