A refutation of the remarks on the Institutes of experimental chemistry: in a letter addressed to the members of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce / [Robert Dossie].
- Dossie, Robert, -1777
- Date:
- 1760
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A refutation of the remarks on the Institutes of experimental chemistry: in a letter addressed to the members of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce / [Robert Dossie]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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