Aristotle's compleat master-piece ... Displaying the secrets of nature in the generation of man ... To which is added, a treasure of health; or, the family physician ... / [Aristotle].
- Aristotle, pseud.
- Date:
- 1776
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Aristotle's compleat master-piece ... Displaying the secrets of nature in the generation of man ... To which is added, a treasure of health; or, the family physician ... / [Aristotle]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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