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(METEOROLOGY.) Wells, William Charles. An Essay on Dew.

(METEOROLOGY.) Wells, William Charles. An Essay on Dew. 71 pages. 8vo, later marbled-paper wrappers; minor foxing. Philadelphia: Haswell, Barrington and Haswell, 1838

first american edition. Wells (1757-1817) a South Carolinian educated in Scotland, was one of the earliest to suggest a theory of natural selection. In this work, first published in London in 1814, Wells explains the process of evaporation and condensation through first-hand observations and studies.
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