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A36097 A discourse of local motion undertaking to demonstrate the laws of motion, and withall to prove that of the seven rules delivered by M. Des-Cartes on this subject, he hath mistaken six / by A.M. A. M., 17th cent. 1670 (1670) Wing D1600; ESTC R24296 25,638 96

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