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paleontology107
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fishes49
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British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology89
British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology85
Gray, John Edward75
Gray, John Edward (1800-1875)75
Walker, Francis65
Walker, Francis (1809-1874)65
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Archive Print Collection

Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society Printed Books

The book collection ranges widely over all the disciplines, especially scientific subjects, and does not confine itself to British research: there are, for example, many American and Canadian publicat...

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Lexicon technicum, or, An universal English dictionary of arts and sciences : explaining not only the terms of art, but the arts themselves (v.1)

Harris, John (1667?-1719)

1710-1716

Vol. 1 is 3rd ed., 1716. Vol. 2 [2nd edition] has imprint: Printed for Dan. Brown, Tim. Goodwin, J. Walthoe, Joh. Nicholson, Benj. Tooke, Dan. Midwinter, M. Atkins, and T. Ward, 1710. "First alpha...

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Lexicon technicum, or, An universal English dictionary of arts and sciences : explaining not only the terms of art, but the arts themselves (v.2)

Harris, John (1667?-1719)

1710-1716

Vol. 1 is 3rd ed., 1716. Vol. 2 [2nd edition] has imprint: Printed for Dan. Brown, Tim. Goodwin, J. Walthoe, Joh. Nicholson, Benj. Tooke, Dan. Midwinter, M. Atkins, and T. Ward, 1710. "First alpha...

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