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1757 Letters of Erasmus Darwin on Vapors

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Title: 1757 Letters of Erasmus Darwin on Vapors

Additional Information: An extract from Philosophical Transactions for the year 1757 containing two letters of Erasmus Darwin on the subject of Vapors to the President and Members of the Royal Society. Fifteen pagfes, complete. Printed at London measures 7 x 9" Fine condition.

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1757 Letters of Erasmus Darwin on Vapors

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