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Identifier: londonencyclopae16lond (find matches)
Title: The London encyclopaedia, or Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, comprisiong a popular view of the present state of knowledge
Year: 1837 (1830s)
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Publisher: London : T. Tegg & Son
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