Experiments and observations on the Horely-Green Spaw, near Halifax. To which is added a short account of two other mineral waters in Yorkshire / [Thomas Garnett].

  • Garnett, Thomas, 1766-1802
Date:
1790
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Credit: Experiments and observations on the Horely-Green Spaw, near Halifax. To which is added a short account of two other mineral waters in Yorkshire / [Thomas Garnett]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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