Cyclopedia of Wonders and Curiosities of Nature and Art, Science and Literature: Representing Anatomy, Physiology, Phrenology, Astronomy, Botany, Geology, Natural History, Ichthyology, Mythology, Ornithology, Meteorology, Mineralogy, Chemistry, Zoology, Entomology, Biography, Etc....Hurst & Company, 1882 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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