What is Vital Force?: Or, A Short and Comprehensive Sketch, Including Vital Physics, Animal Morphology, and Epidemics; to which is Added an Appendix Upon Geology: Is the Detrital Theory of Geology Tenable? |
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What Is Vital Force?: Or, a Short and Comprehensive Sketch, Including Vital ... Richard Fawcett Battye No preview available - 2016 |
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