CURIOSITIES OF SCIENCE,
Past and Present.
A BOOK FOR OLD AND YOUNG.

By JOHN TIMBS, F.S.A.

AUTHOR OF THINGS NOT GENERALLY KNOWN; AND EDITOR OF THE
YEAR-BOOK OF FACTS.

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in the possession of the Royal Society.

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