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The work of verbal picturing for John Ray and Some of his contemporaries. / Wragge-Morley, A.
In: Intellectual History Review, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2010, p. 165-179.

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Wragge-Morley, A 2010, 'The work of verbal picturing for John Ray and Some of his contemporaries', Intellectual History Review, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 165-179. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496971003638316

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Wragge-Morley, A. (2010). The work of verbal picturing for John Ray and Some of his contemporaries. Intellectual History Review, 20(1), 165-179. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496971003638316

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Wragge-Morley A. The work of verbal picturing for John Ray and Some of his contemporaries. Intellectual History Review. 2010;20(1):165-179. Epub 2010 Mar 5. doi: 10.1080/17496971003638316

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Wragge-Morley, A. / The work of verbal picturing for John Ray and Some of his contemporaries. In: Intellectual History Review. 2010 ; Vol. 20, No. 1. pp. 165-179.

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