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Charles Maclaren

(Maclaren, Charles, 1782-1866)

Charles Maclaren, (7 October 1782 – 10 September 1866), was a Scottish journalist and geologist. He co-founded The Scotsman newspaper, was its editor for 27 years, edited the 6th Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, and was the first to suggest that Hisarlik was the site of Troy. (From Wikipedia)

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Books by Charles Maclaren:

Maclaren, Charles, 1782-1866, ed.: Encyclopaedia Britannica: or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature (6th edition, 20 volumes; Edinburgh: Printed by A. Constable and Co., 1823) (page images at HathiTrust; includes some supplement volumes)

Additional books by Charles Maclaren in the extended shelves:

Maclaren, Charles, 1782-1866: A dissertation on the topography of the plain of Troy, including an examination of the opinions of Demetrius, Chevalier, Dr. Clarke, and Major Rennell. (Printed for A. Constable, 1822) (page images at HathiTrust)
Maclaren, Charles, 1782-1866: The plain of Troy described and the identity of the Ilium of Homer with the new Ilium of Strabo proved, by comparing the poet's narrative with the present topography (A. and C. Black, 1863) (page images at HathiTrust)
Maclaren, Charles, 1782-1866: Railways compared with canals & common roads, and their uses and advantages explained : being the substance of a series of papers published in the Scotsman, and now republished with additions and corrections. (Constable;, 1825) (page images at HathiTrust)
Maclaren, Charles, 1782-1866: The Scotsman's advice to the labouring classes : on the best means of raising their wages, and securing themselves and their families against want (Printed for A. Black, 1830) (page images at HathiTrust)
Maclaren, Charles, 1782-1866: A sketch of the geology of Fife and the Lothians, including detailed descriptions of Arthur's seat and Pentland hills. (A. and C. Black; [etc., etc.], 1839) (page images at HathiTrust)
Maclaren, Charles, 1782-1866: A sketch of the geology of Fife and the Lothians, including detailed descriptions of Arthur's seat and Pentland hills. (A. and C. Black; [etc., etc.], 1866) (page images at HathiTrust)

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