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Archive Reference / Library Class No.Periodical Series
TitleDerbyshire's finest: a superb selection of Derbyshire's finest inventors.
DateFebruary 2018
AuthorFearnehough, David
DescriptionPages 96-98
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
TermInventors
Scientific innovations

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