Excerpt from The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esq.: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings, Composed by Himself; Illustrated From His Letters, With Occasional Notes and Narrative<br><br>Mr. G. L. Scott to Mr. Gibbon. - Upon his mathematical studies Mr. Gibbon to Mrs. Gibbon. - Accour'1t Of Mr. Helvetius.-feb. 12, 1763 Mr. Gibbon to his Father. - Account Of his connexions at Paris - Feb 24.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This 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.