A triplet of inventions, consisting of ... a nocturnal or diurnal telegraph ; a proposal for an universal character ; and a scheme for facilitating the progress of science, exemplified in the osteological part of anatomy / [Thomas Northmore].

  • Northmore, Thomas, 1766-1851
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[1796]
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Credit: A triplet of inventions, consisting of ... a nocturnal or diurnal telegraph ; a proposal for an universal character ; and a scheme for facilitating the progress of science, exemplified in the osteological part of anatomy / [Thomas Northmore]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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