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Discussing Chemistry and Steam
The Minutes of a Coffee House Philosophical Society 1780-1787
by Larry Stewart ; Jan Golinski ; Gerald L'E Turner ; Gerard L'Estrange Turner ; Trevor Levere
ISBN: 0198515308
ISBN-13: 9780198515302
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Published date: 2002
Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.45 pounds
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