Letters on Astronomy: Addressed to a Lady; in which the Elements of the Science are Familiarly Explained in Connexion with Its Literary History |
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| Title | Letters on Astronomy: Addressed to a Lady; in which the Elements of the Science are Familiarly Explained in Connexion with Its Literary History Volume 20 of School library |
| Author | Denison Olmsted |
| Publisher | Marsh, Capen, Lyon and Webb, 1841 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 17 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 419 pages |
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