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Summary
Illus. in: A continuation of New experiments, physico-mechanical, touching the spring and weight of the air, and their effects ... / By the Honourable Robert Boyle. Oxford : Printed by H. Hall, for R. Davis, 1669-82.
Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western technology ... / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1995, p. 161.
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Date
01/01/1669
Contributors
Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.
Source
Library of Congress
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