A Text-book on Natural Philosophy: For the Use of Schools and Colleges : Containing the Most Recent Discoveries and Facts Compiled from the Best AuthoritiesHarper & Bros., 1847 - 381 pages |
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| Title | A Text-book on Natural Philosophy: For the Use of Schools and Colleges : Containing the Most Recent Discoveries and Facts Compiled from the Best Authorities |
| Author | John William Draper |
| Publisher | Harper & Bros., 1847 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 22 Apr 2006 |
| Length | 381 pages |
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