A Dictionary of Science: Comprising Astronomy, Chemistry, Dynamics, Electricity, Heat, Hydrodynamics, Hydrostatics, Light, Magnetism, Mechanics, Meteorology, Pneumatics, Sound and Statics; Preceded by an Essay on the History of the Physical SciencesGeorge Farrer Rodwell Franklin News Company, 1886 - 694 pages |
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