Six discourses, delivered by Sir John Pringle ... when President of the Royal Society; on occasion of six annual assignments of Sir Godfrey Copley's Medal. To which is prefixed the life of the author / By Andrew Kippis [the editor].
- John Pringle
- Date:
- 1783
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Six discourses, delivered by Sir John Pringle ... when President of the Royal Society; on occasion of six annual assignments of Sir Godfrey Copley's Medal. To which is prefixed the life of the author / By Andrew Kippis [the editor]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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