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Michelangelo

Rolland, Romain, 1866-1944; Street, Frederick [Translator]

Michelangelo — English source edition. Subject: Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564.

Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564
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Micrographia Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon

Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703

Micrographia Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon — English source edition...

Microscopy -- Early works to 1800Natural history -- Pre-Linnean worksMagnifying glasses -- Early works to 1800
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Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1: April 1861-November 1863

Cox, Jacob D. (Jacob Dolson), 1828-1900

Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1: April 1861-November 1863 — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
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Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2: November 1863-June 1865

Cox, Jacob D. (Jacob Dolson), 1828-1900

Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2: November 1863-June 1865 — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
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Milton

Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859

Explore Milton through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “Milton, John, 1608-1674”. Begi...

Milton, John, 1608-1674
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Minnesota; Its Character and Climate Likewise Sketches of Other Resorts Favorable to Invalids; Together with Copious Notes on Health; Also Hints to Tourists and Emigrants.

Bill, Ledyard, 1836-1907

Minnesota; Its Character and Climate Likewise Sketches of Other Resorts Favorable to Invalids; Together with Copious Notes on Health; Also Hints to Tourist...

Minnesota -- Description and travelHealth resorts -- Minnesota
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Miracle Mongers and Their Methods A Complete Exposé of the Modus Operandi of Fire Eaters, Heat Resisters, Poison Eaters, Venomous Reptile Defiers, Sword Swallowers, Human Ostriches, Strong Men, Etc.

Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926

Miracle Mongers and Their Methods A Complete Exposé of the Modus Operandi of Fire Eaters, Heat Resisters, Poison Eaters, Venomous Reptile Defiers, Sword Sw...

Magic tricks -- HistoryMagicians -- Biography
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Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 1 Containing a collection of some of the principal phaenomena in nature, accounted for by the greatest philosophers of this age

Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742 [Editor]; Fontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier), 1657-1757 [Contributor]; Garden, George, 1649-1733 [Contributor]; Havers, Clopton, -1702 [Contributor]; Mead, Richard, 1673-1754 [Contributor]; Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727 [Contributor]; Royal Society (Great Britain) [Contributor]; Wallis, John, 1616-1703 [Contributor]

Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 1 Containing a collection of some of the principal phaenomena in nature, accounted for by the greatest philosophers of this age —...

Natural historyVoyages and travels -- Early works to 1800Science -- Early works to 1800
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