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References
- ↑ Chambers, Ephraim (1728). "Chambers' 1728 Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences" . Retrieved 26 May 2015.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). "Agonoclita". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.
