On the modes of extracting gold from its ores / John Percy.

  • John Percy
Date:
[1852]
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Credit: On the modes of extracting gold from its ores / John Percy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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