Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest: Being an Attempt to Implant in the Young Mind the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the Aid of the Popular Toys and Sports of YouthJohn Murray, 1857 - 564 psl. |
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Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest– Being an Attempt ..., 1–4 leidimai John Ayrton Paris Visos knygos peržiūra - 1853 |
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