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POPULAR LECTURES
SCIENCE AND AR
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Doctor of Civil Law Fellow OF the Royal Societies OF
London and Edinburgh, Member Of the Universities
Of Cambridge and Dublin and formerly PROBES
OF Natural Philosophy and Astronomy
in the University OF London, &C. SC
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From D. MIRlprrH REESE, A. NJ. NJ. D.. Superintendent
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cS5rtEy MI b3% H M pas Oct TO- S
LARDNER On SoItScE And ARf with much satisfaction,
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To popularze Science AMI cheaper knowledge be
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