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 Youth, Edições 1-4John Murray, 1853 - 464 páginas |
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Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest: Being an Attempt to Implant in ... John Ayrton Paris Visualização integral - 1857 |
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