00GUE'T, ANTOINE-YVES, born at Paris in 1716, followed the profession of the law, and became counsellor to the parliament of Paris. He applied himself closely to literature, and especially to historical studies. The result of his researches appeared in his work, 'Origine des Lois, des Arts, et des Sciences, chez les Anciens Peuples,' 3 vols. 4to, Paris, 1758. The first volume treats of the period from the Flood to the death of Jacob, and the author follows the progress of civilisation among the Assyrians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Phceni claw., and the early Greeks. Ile investigates-1, their laws and forms of government ; 2, the state of their arts and industry; 3, that of their sciences ; 4, their commerce and navigation ; 5, their military discipline and tactics; 6, their habits and manners. The author has done the most he could with the scanty materials within his reach.
The second volume comprises the period from the death of Jacob to the establishment of monarchy among the Hebrews. In this part,
besides the above-mentioned nations, the author introduces to view several people of Asia Minor, such as the Lydians and Phrygians, with the states of Greece and the people of Crete ; and he follows through out the same distribution of his subject-matter as in the first volume, into government, arts, sciences, &a The third volume treats of the period from the establishment of the Jewish monarchy to the time of Cyrus, and upon the same plan as the other two. The work ends with several dissertations on ancient measures and coins, on the astronomical periods of the Chaldmans, and on the autiquitiea of the Babylonians, Egyptians, and Chinese. Goguet died soon after the publication of his work, leaving part of the materials of another, on the origin and progress of the laws, arts, and sciences iu France, from the establishment of the monarchy.