A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and Derivations of the Scientific Terms in General Use, Together with the History and Descriptions of the Scientific Principles of Nearly Every Branch of Human Knowledge, Volume 1William Thomas Brande, George William Cox Longmans, Green, and Company, 1872 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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