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John Winthrop (1714-1779), America's first astronomer, and the science of his period

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1916.
Call number: 718876
Creator: Brasch, Frederick E (1875-1967)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 24 cm
Associated people: Dreyer, J. L. E. (1852-1926,); Tyndall, John, (1820-1893,)
Associated organization: Burndy Library,
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