The nature and qualities of Bristol-water : illustrated by experiments and observations, with practical reflections on Bath-waters, occasionally interspersed / by A. Sutherland.

  • Sutherland, Alexander, -1773.
Date:
1758
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The nature and qualities of Bristol-water : illustrated by experiments and observations, with practical reflections on Bath-waters, occasionally interspersed / by A. Sutherland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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