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- Clay1
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- Compound monocular1
- Coote, Holmes, 1817-18721
- Copland, James, 1791-18701
- Corrigan, Dominic, Sir, 1802-18801
- Critchett, George, 1817-18821
- Cruveilhier, J. (Jean), 1791-18741
- Curling, Thomas Blizard, 1811-18881
- Dalton, John Call, 1825-18891
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- Davis, John Hall, 1811-18841
- Depaul1
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