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THE NEW' CYCLonDIA : or, UNIVER.
SAL DICTIONARY of ARTS and SCIENCES :
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Diitionary of Ur. Chambers; comprehending the warioul
Articles of that Work, with- Additions and I aiproyements ;
together with the new Subje6ts of Biography, Geography,
and History.; and adapted to the present state of Literature
and Science. •

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