An experimental dissertation on the chemical and medical properties of the nicotiana tabacum of Linnaeus, commonly known by the name of tobacco / By Edward Brailsford.
- Brailsford, Edward, -1856
- Date:
- 1799
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: An experimental dissertation on the chemical and medical properties of the nicotiana tabacum of Linnaeus, commonly known by the name of tobacco / By Edward Brailsford. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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