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A24159 Essayes of natural experiments made in the Academie del cimento, under the protection of the Most Serene Prince Leopold of Tuscany / written in Italian by the secretary of that academy ; Englished by Richard Waller ... Accademia del cimento (Florence, Italy); Waller, Richard. 1684 (1684) Wing A161; ESTC R6541 101,627 224

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