Beecham's help to scholars : containing arithmetical tables and signs, weights and measures, tables of the metric system, and other useful information / Thos. Beecham.

  • Beecham, Thomas.
Date:
[1892?]
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Credit: Beecham's help to scholars : containing arithmetical tables and signs, weights and measures, tables of the metric system, and other useful information / Thos. Beecham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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