Chemical lectures, publickly read at London, in the years 1731 and 1732; and at Scarborough, in 1733; for the improvement of arts, trades, and natural philosophy / By Peter Shaw.

  • Peter Shaw
Date:
1755
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Credit: Chemical lectures, publickly read at London, in the years 1731 and 1732; and at Scarborough, in 1733; for the improvement of arts, trades, and natural philosophy / By Peter Shaw. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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