Alexander Bain

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Bain, detail of an oil painting by Sir George Reid; in the collection of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland

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Scottish philosopher

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Bain, detail of an oil painting by Sir George Reid; in the collection of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland

Bain, detail of an oil painting by Sir George Reid; in the collection of the University...

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