A letter to Dr. Cheyne : containing an account of the motion of water through orifices and pipes; and an answer to Dr. Morgan's remarks on Dr. Robinson's Treatise of the animal oeconomy.

  • Bryan Robinson
Date:
1735
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Credit: A letter to Dr. Cheyne : containing an account of the motion of water through orifices and pipes; and an answer to Dr. Morgan's remarks on Dr. Robinson's Treatise of the animal oeconomy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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