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Archives of the British Chemical Industry, 1750-1914 Morris, Peter J. T., and Russell, Colin A.; Smith, John Graham (ed.). 1988. Archives of the British Chemical Industry, 1750-1914: A Handlist. (Oxford: British Society for the History of Science), 273pp. ISBN 0-0906450-06-3 Download full volume (pdf; 124Mb) Purchase softcover paper edition (order direct via BSHS)

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