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A69661
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Reflections upon The theory of the earth, occasion'd by a late examination of it. In a letter to a friend.
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Burnet, Thomas, 1635?-1715.; Beverley, Thomas, attributed name.
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1699
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Wing B5943A; ESTC R4161
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