Colophon
Gertrude Carman Bussey translation
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Related Library of Congress catalog page: 13004432.
Related Open Library catalog page (for source): OL6554950M.
Related Open Library catalog page (for work): OL2453226W.
Related WorldCat catalog page: 274236.
Related LibraryThing page: 97524.
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The text of the English translation has been set side-by-side with the French original in this ebook. In the translation, all passages dealing with sex, reproduction, or the sexual organs have been omitted (publishers tended to be quite prudish in 1912, but, apparently, not in French).
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39 aus aux
59 siége siège
61, 215 , .
70 matiére matière
121 cloulds clouds
129 Stenon Sténon
157 moxing moving
165, 205, 210, 214 Réné René
167, 169, 192, 197, 205, 206, 206, 212, 213 [Not in source] ”
168 differes differs
172 . ,
178 Reaumur Réaumur
179 amenuensis amanuensis
180, 186, 191 [Not in source] .
180, 184, 196, 206 [Not in source] “
189 developes develops
190 ,, , ‘
190 Westgraafdak West-Graftdijk
190 diet died
190 ’ ”
194 , [Deleted]
198 posiiton position
202 Encyclopèdie Encyclopédie
204 exension extension
206 completes complètes
207 Wiliam William
209 : .
210 Chateau Château
212 Memoires Mémoires
212 servire servir
212 Leibnitz Leibniz
213 Mecanique Mécanique
214 [Not in source] ,