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The Author of this esteemed Work original: "Ouvrage estimé"; a common 18th-century marketing phrase indicating the book was well-received by scholars, residing in Berlin and occupying his leisure with more important labors; a well-known Man of Letters original: "Homme de Lettres"; a professional intellectual or scholar has kindly taken it upon himself to oversee this second Edition, and to make it worthy of the Public. Here is what his work consists of.

The Preliminary Discourse original: "Discours Préliminaire"; an introductory essay setting the theoretical framework, along with the notes, is entirely by the Editor.

He has added throughout the course of the Work many observations on Natural History the study of plants, animals, and minerals, Physics original: "Physique"; in this period, it often referred to natural sciences and the study of the physical world in general, etc.; and usually these new articles are placed between two brackets. Finally, he has recast almost en—