The text of the English translation has been set side-by-side with the French original in this ebook. In the translation, all passages dealing with sex, reproduction, or the sexual organs have been omitted (publishers tended to be quite prudish in 1912, but, apparently, not in French).

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[39]ausaux
[59]siégesiège
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[70]matiérematière
[121]clouldsclouds
[129]StenonSténon
[157]moxingmoving
[165], [205], [210], [214]RénéRené
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[168]differesdiffers
[172].,
[178]ReaumurRéaumur
[179]amenuensisamanuensis
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[189]developesdevelops
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[190]WestgraafdakWest-Graftdijk
[190]dietdied
[190]
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[198]posiitonposition
[202]EncyclopèdieEncyclopédie
[204]exensionextension
[206]completescomplètes
[207]WiliamWilliam
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[210]ChateauChâteau
[212]MemoiresMémoires
[212]servireservir
[212]LeibnitzLeibniz
[213]MecaniqueMécanique
[214][Not in source],