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A60269 Philosophical dialogues concerning the principles of natural bodies wherein the principles of the old and new philosophy are stated, and the new demonstrated more agreeable to reason, from mechanical experiments and its usefulness to the benefit of man-kind / by W. Simpson. Simpson, W. (William), fl. 1665-1677. 1677 (1677) Wing S3835; ESTC R25204 74,642 191

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