John Canton

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John Canton

Canton, John (bap. 1718, d. 1772), experimental philosopher and schoolmaster

Oxford Biography Index Number 101004576 [what is this?]
http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101004576/John-Canton Primary authority: Oxford DNB

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R. W. Home, ‘Canton, John (bap. 1718, d. 1772)’, first published 2004, 1211 words, with portrait illustration

http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/4576

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