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• Brewster, David, 1781-1868, ed.: The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia (Edinburgh and American editions, 1830s) (page images at various sites)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: The Martyrs of Science: or, The Lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler (London: J. Murray, 1841) (Gutenberg text and page images)

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• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: [Papers on optics] ([London : Royal Society of London], 1830) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Abhandlungen zur geschichte des stereoskops (Leipzig, W. Engelmann, 1908), also by J. Harmer, J. C. d' Almeida, F. H. Wenham, Hermann von Helmholtz, John Leonard Riddell, and Charles Wheatstone, ed. by M. von Rohr (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: An appeal to philosophers, by name, on the demonstration of vision in the brain, and against the attack by Sir David Brewster on the rationale of cerebral vision. (London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1837), also by John Fearn (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Astronomy : explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles / (Edinburgh : Printed for Stirling & Slade, Edinburgh and for G. & W. B. Whittakers, London, 1821), also by James Ferguson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868, ed.: The Edinburgh encyclopaedia ... (Edinburgh, Blackwood, 1830) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: The Edinburgh encyclopædia / (Edinburgh : Printed for W. Blackwood, 1830) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: The Edinburgh encyclopaedia / (Philadelphia : J. and E. Parker, 1832) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: The Edinburgh encyclopedia (Philadelphia, Joseph and Edward Parker; William Brown, printer, 1832) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: The Edinburgh journal of science. (Edinburgh : William Blackwood ; London : T. Cadell, 1824-1832) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868, trans.: Elements of geometry and trigonometry. (Hartford, A. S. Barnes and Co.;New York, Collins, Keese & co.; [etc., etc.], 1839), by A. M. Legendre, ed. by Charles Davies (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868, trans.: Elements of geometry and trigonometry. (New York, Wiley & Long; Collins, Keese & co.; [etc., etc.], 1838), by A. M. Legendre, ed. by Charles Davies (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868, ed.: Elements of geometry and trigonometry. (New York, Wiley & Long; Collins, Keese & co.,; [etc., etc.], 1836), by A. M. Legendre, also ed. by Charles Davies (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Elements of geometry and trigonometry. (Philadelphia, A.S. Barnes and Co., [1834]), also by A. M. Legendre and Charles Davies (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Elements of geometry and trigonometry / (New York : Harper and Brothers, 1834), also by A. M. Legendre and Charles Davies (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Elements of geometry and trigonometry / (Philadelphia : A.S. Barnes, 1843), also by Charles Davies and A. M. Legendre (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868, trans.: Elements of geometry and trigonometry / (New York : N. & J. White ; Collins & Hannay ; Collins & Co. ; James Ryan, 1832), by A. M. Legendre (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Elements of geometry and trigonometry translated from the French of A.M. Legendre by David Brewster : revised and adapted to the course of mathematical instruction in the United States / (New York : A.S. Barnes & Co., 1849, c1834), also by Charles Davies and A. M. Legendre (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Elements of geometry and trigonometry translated from the French of A.M. Legendre, by David Brewster : revised and adapted to the course of mathematical instruction in the United States / (Philadelphia : A.S. Barnes and Co., 1842, c1834), also by Charles Davies and A. M. Legendre (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Elements of geometry and trigonometry translated from the French of A.M. Legendre by David Brewster : revised and adapted to the course of mathematical instruction in the United States / (Philadelphia : A.S. Barnes and Co., 1844, c1834), also by Charles Davies and A. M. Legendre (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Elements of geometry and trigonometry translated from the French of A.M. Legendre by David Brewster : revised and abridged / (New York : Wiley & Long, 1835, c1834), also by Charles Davies and A. M. Legendre (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868, ed.: Elements of geometry and trigonometry; with notes. (New York, J. Ryan, 1828), by A. M. Legendre, trans. by Thomas Carlyle (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Elements of geometry : on the basis of Dr. Brewster's Legendre : to which is added a book on proportion, with notes and illustrations / (New Haven : Durrie and Peck ; Philadelphia : Smith and Peck, 1844), also by James B. Thomson and A. M. Legendre (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Entomology. ([Philadelphia, E. Parker, 1816?]), also by William Elford Leach (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Ferguson's lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, optics, geography, astronomy, and dialling. (Philadelphia : M. Carey, 1814), also by James Ferguson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Ferguson's lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, optics, geography, astronomy, and dialing : with notes and an appendix adapted to the present state of the arts and sciences / (Edinburgh : Printed for Bell & Bradfute, J. Fairbairn : Mundell, Doig, & Stevenson, Edinburgh : J. & A. Duncan, Glasgow : and T. Ostell ... London, 1806), also by James Ferguson and Bern Dibner (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868, ed.: Ferguson's Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, optics, geography, astronomy and dialling. A new edition corrected and enlarged, with notes and an appendix adapted to the present state of the arts and sciences, (Philadelphia, Printed for and published by M. Carey, 1814), by James Ferguson and Robert Patterson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868, ed.: Ferguson's Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, optics, geography, astronomy and dialing. With notes and an appendix adapted to the present state of the arts and sciences, (Edinburgh, Printed for Bell & Bradfute, J. Fairbairn; [etc., etc.], 1806), by James Ferguson and Robert Patterson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: The foot-prints of the creator : or, The Asterolepisof Stromness / (Cincinnati : W. H. Moore, 1851), also by Hugh Miller (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: The history of freemasonry, drawn from authentic sources of information; with an account of the Grand lodge of Scotland, from its institution in 1736, to the present time, compiled from the records; and an appendix of original papers. (Edinburgh, Printed by A. Lawrie and co., for A. Lawrie; [etc., etc.], 1804), also by Alexander Lawrie (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: The kaleidoscope, its history, theory and construction with its application to the fine and useful arts. (London, J. Murray, 1870) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: The kaleidoscope, its history, theory and construction with its application to the fine and useful arts. (London, J. Murray, 1858) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: The kaleidoscope : its history, theory and construction ; with its application to the fine and useful arts / (London : John Camden Hotten, 1870) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, optics, geography, astronomy, and dialling / (Edinburgh : Stirling & Slade, and Bell & Bradfute, 1823), also by James Ferguson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Letters of Euler on different subjects in natural philosophy, addressed to a German princess. (New York, Harper & brothers, 1840-72 [v.1, 1872]), also by Leonhard Euler and John Griscom (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Letters of Euler on different subjects in natural philosophy : addressed to a German princess / (New York : J. & J. Harper, 1833), also by Leonhard Euler and John Griscom (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Letters of Euler on different subjects in natural philosophy : addressed to a German princess / (New York : Harper & Brothers, 1858), also by Leonhard Euler and John Griscom (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Letters of Euler on different subjects in natural philosophy : addressed to a German princess / (New York : Harper, 1835), also by Leonhard Euler and John Griscom (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Letters of Euler on different subjects in natural philosophy. Addressed to a German princess. With notes, and a life of Euler, (New-York : Harper & Brothers, 1838), also by Leonhard Euler and John Griscom (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Letters on natural magic : addressed to Sir W. Scott. (London : J. Murray & T. Tegg, 1842), also by Walter Scott (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Letters on natural magic, addressed to Sir Walter Scott. (London, W. Tegg, 1856) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Letters on natural magic, addressed to Sir Walter Scott / (London : John Murray, 1832) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Letters on natural magic addressed to Sir Walter Scott, bart. (New York, Harper, 1835) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Letters on natural magic addressed to Sir Walter Scott, bart. (New York, Harper & brothers, 1870) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Letters on natural magic addressed to Sir Walter Scott, bart. (New York, J. & J. Harper, 1832) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Letters on natural magic, addressed to Sir Walter Scott, bart. (London, W. Tegg, 1868), also by James alexander Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Letters on Natural Magic; Addressed to Sir Walter Scott, Bart. (Gutenberg ebook)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Letters on natural magic, addressed to Sir Walter Scott, Bart / (London : John Murray, 1842) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Letters on natural magic : addressed to Sir Walter Scott, Bart. / (New York : Harper, 1836, cover 1835) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: The life of Sir Isaac Newton, (New-York, J.&J. Harper, 1833) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Life of Sir Isaac Newton. (New York, 1838) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Life of Sir Isaac Newton. (New York : Harper, 1840) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: The Life of Sir Isaac Newton (Gutenberg ebook)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: The life of Sir Isaac Newton / (New York : J. & J. Harper, 1832) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: The life of Sir Isaac Newton / (New York : Harper, 1836) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Lives of the most eminent literary and scientific men of Italy, Spain and Portugal. (London, Longman [etc.], 1835) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Manuel d'optique ou Traité complet et simplifié de cette science / (Paris : a la Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, 1833) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: The martyrs of science. (New York, Harper & brothers, 1847) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: The martyrs of science. (London, Chatto and Windus, [1880?]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: The martyrs of science; or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler. (New York, Harper & Brothers, 1841) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: The martyrs of science; or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler / (New York : Harper & Brothers, 1860) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Memoirs of the life, writings, and discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton. (Edinburgh : T. Constable and Co.; [etc., etc.], 1855) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Memoirs of the life, writings, and discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton / (Edinburgh : Edmonston and Douglas, 1860) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: More worlds than one; the creed of the philosopher and the hope of the Christian. (New York, Robert Carter & Brothers, [1854]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: More worlds than one: the creed of the philosopher, and the hope of the Christian. (London, J.C. Hotten, 1870) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: More worlds than one. The creed of the philosopher and the hope of the Christian. (London, Chatto and Windus, 1876) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: More worlds than one : the creed of the philosopher and the hope of the Christian / (London : John Murray, 1854) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: More worlds than one : the creed of the philosopher and the hope of the Christian / (London : J. Murray, 1854) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: More worlds than one. : The creed of the philosopher and the hope of the Christian / (New York : R. Carter & brothers, 1856) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: On the colours of mixed plates / ([S.l. : s.n.], 1838) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: On the existence of Acari between the Laminae of mica in optical. (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Philosophical magazine [microform]. (London, Taylor & Francis, ltd. [etc.]), also by Robert Kane, R. Phillips, Richard Taylor, and Alexander Tilloch (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Populäres, vollständiges handbuch der optik ... (Quedlinburg, Leipzig, G. Basse, 1835), also by J. Hartmann (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Second American edition of the new Edinburgh encyclopædia, (New York, Published by Samuel Whiting and John L. Tiffany; also, by N. Whiting, New-Haven; A. Seward, Utica; S. Parker, Philadelphia; Wm. Snodgrass, Natchez; and I. Clizbe, New-Orleans 1819.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Second American edition of the new Edinburgh encyclopædia / (New York : Published by Samuel Whiting and John L. Tiffany [and others], 1813-1831) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: The sight, and how to see. ([Edinburgh, 1857]), also by North British Review (v. 26 : 1856-57) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Sir Isaak Newton's Leben nebst einer Darstellung seiner Entdeckungen. (Leipzig, G.J. Göschen, 1833) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: The stereoscope; its history, theory, and construction, with its application to the fine and useful arts and to education. (London, J. Murray, 1856) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868, ed.: A system of mechanical philosophy. (Edinburgh, J. Murray, 1822), by John Robison and James Watt (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: A treatise on magnetism, forming the article under that head in the seventh edition of the Encyclopaedia britannica. (Edinburgh, A. and C. Black, 1837) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: A treatise on new philosophical instruments, for various purposes in the arts and sciences. With experiments on light and colours. (Edinburgh, Printed for J. Murray, London; and W. Blackwood, 1813) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: A treatise on optics. (Philadelphia, Lea & Blanchard, 1845), ed. by A. D. Bache (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: A treatise on optics. (Philadelphia, Lea & Blanchard, 1839), also by A. D. Bache (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: A treatise on optics. (Philadelphia, Lea & Blanchard, 1848), also by A. D. Bache (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: A treatise on optics. (Philadelphia, Lea & Blanchard, 1844), also by A. D. Bache (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: A treatise on optics. (Philadelphia, Lea & Blanchard, 1841), also by A. D. Bache (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: A treatise on optics. (Philadelphia, Carey, Lea, & Blanchard, 1835), ed. by A. D. Bache (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: A treatise on optics. (London, Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green [etc.], 1831) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: A treatise on optics / (Philadelphia : Carey, Lea, & Blanchard, 1838), also by A. D. Bache (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: A treatise on optics / (London : [Printed by Spottiswoode] for Longman, Brown, Green & Longman's, 1853) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: A treatise on optics / (London : Printed for Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans ... and John Taylor, 1838) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Treatise on optics / (Philadelphia : Blanchard and Lea, 1854), also by A. D. Bache (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Treatise on optics / (Philadelphia : Carey, Lea, & Blanchard, 1837), also by A. D. Bache (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: Treatise on optics; new edition with an appendix, containing an elementary view of the application of analysis to reflexion and refraction, (Philadelphia, Blanchard, 1852) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: A treatise on the kaleidoscope / (Edinburgh : Archibald Constable & Co. [etc.], 1819) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868: A treatise on the microscope : forming the article under that head in the seventh edition of the Encyclopaedia britannica / (Edinburgh : A. and C. Black, 1837) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brewster, David, 1781-1868, ed.: The works of James Ferguson, F.R.S., comprising Astronomy, explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles; Lectures on select subjects; and Essays and treatises. (Edinburgh, Printed for Stirling & Slade; [etc., etc.], 1823), by James Ferguson (page images at HathiTrust)

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