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A39123 Apollo mathematicus, or, The art of curing diseases by the mathematicks according to the principles of Dr. Pitcairn : a work both profitable and pleasant, and never published in English before : to which is subjoined, A discourse of certainty, according to the principles of the same author. Eizat, Edward, Sir. 1695 (1695) Wing E3950; ESTC R3315 59,499 172

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