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A53987 A miscellany of divers problems containing ingenuous solutions of sundry questions, partly moral, partly of other subjects / translated out of French by Henry Some ...; Meslange de divers problèmes. English Pellisson-Fontanier, Paul, 1624-1693.; Some, Henry.; Thoms, Samuel.; Pellisson, Georges, d. 1677. 1662 (1662) Wing P1108; ESTC R20442 80,919 296

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