Conversations on Natural Philosophy: In which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Adapted to the Comprehension of Young PupilsPublished and sold by J. Grigg ..., and by W.P. Bason, Charleston, S.C., 1824 - 236 страници |
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