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Pierre Curie

Curie, Marie, 1867-1934; Meloney, Marie Mattingly, 1883-1943 [Author of introduction, etc.]; Kellogg, Charlotte, 1874-1960 [Translator]; Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937 [Translator]

Pierre Curie — English source edition. Subject: Physicists -- France -- Biography.

Physicists -- France -- BiographyCurie, Pierre, 1859-1906Chemists -- France -- Biography
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Pirates

Johnson, Charles, active 1724-1731; Fraser, Claud Lovat, 1890-1921 [Author of introduction, etc.]; Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731 [Dubious author]

Pirates — English source edition. Subject: Pirates -- Biography.

Pirates -- BiographyPirates -- History -- 17th century
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Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D. With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Ages As the Preparation for His Work.

Beazley, C. Raymond (Charles Raymond), 1868-1955

Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D. With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Age...

Discoveries in geographyGeography, MedievalHenry, Infante of Portugal, 1394-1460
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Professor W. G. Elmslie, D.D.: Memoir and Sermons

Elmslie, William Gray, 1848-1889; MacNicoll, A. N. [Editor]; Nicoll, W. Robertson (William Robertson), Sir, 1851-1923 [Editor]

Professor W. G. Elmslie, D.D.: Memoir and Sermons — English source edition. Subject: Sermons, English -- 19th century.

Sermons, English -- 19th centuryElmslie, William Gray, 1848-1889Theologians -- Scotland -- Biography
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Project Gutenberg Edition of The Memoirs of Four Civil War Generals

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886; Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888; Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891; Widger, David, 1932-2021 [Compiler]

Project Gutenberg Edition of The Memoirs of Four Civil War Generals — English source edition. Subject: Generals -- United States -- Biography.

Generals -- United States -- BiographyGrant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
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