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A42444 The vanity of judiciary astrology. Or Divination by the stars. Lately written in Latine, by that great schollar and mathematician the illustrious Petrus Gassendus; mathematical professor to the king of France. Translated into English by a person of quality Gassendi, Pierre, 1592-1655. 1659 (1659) Wing G299; ESTC R213341 94,900 172

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