Memoirs of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical SocietyManchester Literary and Philosophical Society., 1824 |
Contents
Sketch of the Life and Writings of Ferdoosee | 1 |
On Oil and the Gases obtained from it by Heat | 64 |
Some Observations upon the local prevalence | 83 |
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