The description and use of Nairne's patent electrical machine : with the addition of some philosophical experiments and medical observations.

  • Edward Nairne
Date:
1783
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Credit: The description and use of Nairne's patent electrical machine : with the addition of some philosophical experiments and medical observations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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