Conversations on Natural Philosophy: In which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Adapted to the Comprehension of Young Pupils |
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| Title | Conversations on Natural Philosophy: In which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Adapted to the Comprehension of Young Pupils |
| Authors | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand), John Lauris Blake |
| Publisher | Gould, Kendall & Lincoln, 1835 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 276 pages |
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