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Identifier: newgeneraldictio02scot (find matches)
Title: A New general dictionary of arts and sciences, or, Compleat system of universal knowledge
Year: 1766 (1760s)
Authors: Scott, James
Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: London : Cooke
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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