The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge--, Volume 3, Issue 1Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1843 - Biography |
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| Title | The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge--, Volume 3, Issue 1 The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge--, Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) |
| Author | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) |
| Publisher | Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1843 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 19 Jun 2007 |
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