Encyclopedia, or a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Vol. 10 of 18: Constructed on a Plan, by Which the Different Sciences ... Systems; Comprehending the History, Theory, a

Excerpt from Encyclopedia, or a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Vol. 10 of 18: Constructed on a Plan, by Which the Different Sciences and Arts Are Digested Into the Form of Distinct Treatises of Systems; Comprehending the History, Theory, and Practice, of Each, According to the Latest Discoveries and ImprovementsLeuca, in antiquity, a geographical meafure of length in ufe among the later Gauls; which, accord. Ing to Jornandes, who calls it leuga, contained-fif teen hundred paces, or one mile and a half. Hence the name of league, now reckoned at three miles; in the lower age, called leu'va.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.