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Daniel Rutherford. Stipple engraving by W. Holl, 1804, after H. Raeburn.

The distinguished men of science 1807-8: a key to the identities of the sitters. Photograph of engraving by W. Walker, 1862, after Sir J. Gilbert.

Distinguished British men of science 1807-1808 assembled in the library of the Royal Institution, London. Mezzotint by W. Walker and G. Zobel after F. Skill and W. Walker, ca. 1860, after Sir J. Gilbert.

Dissertatio inauguralis de aere fixo dicto, aut mephitico / [Daniel Rutherford].

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Rutherford, Daniel, 1749-1819

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Dissertatio inauguralis de aere fixo dicto, aut mephitico / [Daniel Rutherford].