A Dictionary of Science, Literature, and 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 3William Thomas Brande, George William Cox Van Nostrand, 1872 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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