National Republican., 1886-11-27
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FIRST STEPS TO SCIENTIFIC KNOwL.
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~. Physics Y. Chemistry. vi. Animal
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By PAUL BERT, member of the Institute aud
ex-Mnistcr OF Public Instruction of France.
Translation by Nine. PAUL BERT Revised
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D., Professor OF Chemistry in the Philadel-
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