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The earth and its mechanism : being an account of the various proofs of the rotation of the earth. With a description of the instruments used in the experimental demonstrations; to which is added the theory of Foucault's pendulum and gyroscope

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1862.
Call number: 708749
Creator: Pirbright, Henry de Worms (1840-1903)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 24 cm
Associated organization: Burndy Library,
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