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| Title | The Law of Storms Considered in Connection with the Ordinary Movements of the Atmosphere |
| Author | Heinrich Wilhelm Dove |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1862 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 7 Jan 2008 |
| Length | 324 pages |
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