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THE HALF-BACK A Story of School, Football, and Golf By RALPH HENRY BARBOUR Illustrated by B. West Clinedinst [Illustration]
Debates relative to the Post of Perpetual Secretary of
the Academy of Sciences 110
History of Astronomy.--Letters on the Atlantis of Plato
and on the Ancient History of Asia 114
First Interview of Bailly with Franklin.--His Entrance
into the French Academy in 1783.--His Reception.--Discourse.--His
Rupture with Buffon 121
Report on Animal Magnetism 127
Election of Bailly into the Academy of Inscriptions 155
Report on the Hospitals 157
Report on the Slaughter-Houses 165
Biographies of Cook and of Gresset 167
Assembly of the Notables.--Bailly is named First Deputy
of Paris; and soon after Dean or Senior of the Deputies
of the Communes 169
Bailly becomes Mayor of Paris.--Scarcity.--Marat declares
THE HALF-BACK A Story of School, Football, and Golf By RALPH HENRY BARBOUR Illustrated by B. West Clinedinst [Illustration]