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- ↑ Chambers 1738, GOT–GOV.
- ↑ Morris 1992, p. 946.
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- Morris, Christopher G. (1992-09-10). Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology. Gulf Professional Publishing. ISBN 978-0-12-200400-1.
- Chambers, Ephraim (1738). Cyclopaedia: Or, An Universal Dictionary Of Arts and Sciences. Midwinter.