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A47654 An appendix to a course of chymistry being additional remarks to the former operations : together with the process of the volatile sale of tartar and some other useful preparations / writ in French by Monsieur Nicholas Lemery ; translated by Walter Harris ...; Cours de chymie. English LĂ©mery, Nicolas, 1645-1715.; Harris, Walter, 1647-1732. 1680 (1680) Wing L1037A; ESTC R8860 81,510 170

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