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Charles Burney

English music historian (1726-1814)

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  • The Thames as a gateway to foreign trade routes. Etching by J. Barry, 1791.
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    [Charles Burney correspondence].

    | Charles Burney | Date: 2008-
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    An essay towards the history of the principal comets that have appeared since the year 1742 ; including a particular detail of the return of the famous comet of 1682 in 1759, according to the calculation and prediction of Dr. Halley / compiled from the observations of the most eminent astronomers of this century ; with remarks and reflections upon the present comet ; to which is prefixed by way of introduction a letter upon comets, addressed to a lady by the late M. de Maupertuis. Written in the year 1742.

    | Charles Burney | Date: 1769
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    The Thames as a gateway to foreign trade routes. Etching by J. Barry, 1791.

    | James Barry | Date: May 1 1791 | Reference: 12117i
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