The Apparatus of Science at Harvard, 1765-1800

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Harvard University, 1968 - Science - 203 pages

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HISTORICAL SKETCH
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ASTRONOMICAL MEASUREMENT
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Small Martin Orrery
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TitleThe Apparatus of Science at Harvard, 1765-1800
AuthorsHarvard University, David P. Wheatland
PublisherHarvard University, 1968
Original fromthe University of California
DigitizedApr 13, 2011
ISBN0030013917, 9780030013911
Length203 pages
  
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