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A26307 Physical reflections upon a letter written by J. Denis, professor of philosophy and mathematicks, to Monsieur de Montmor, counsellor to the French King, and Master of Requests concerning a new way of curing sundry diseases by transfusion of blood / by George Acton ... Acton, George. 1668 (1668) Wing A450; ESTC R21309 8,325 17

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