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Some new experiments, with observations upon heat, clearly shewing the erroneous principles of the French theory : also, a letter to Henry Cavendish, containing some pointed animadversions; with strictures upon some late chemical papers in the Philosophical Transactions, and other remarks / by Robert Harrington.

An appendix to my new system of fire and planetary life : shewing that the sun and moon are inhabited, and that they enjoy the same temperament as our earth / by Robert Harrington.

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Harrington, Robert, 1751-1837.

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An appendix to my new system of fire and planetary life : shewing that the sun and moon are inhabited, and that they enjoy the same temperament as our earth / by Robert Harrington.