Correction of "Physicist" in OED

[Fred Shapiro]

On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Stephen Goranson wrote:

> A 1837 use--apparently; I haven't seen a paper copy, but the google books 
> full
> view scan including the title page and a NY Public Library stamp appears to
> match NYPL cataloging:
>
> Henrietta Temple: A Love Story By Benjamin Disraëli (Paris: Baudry's European
> Library, 1837) p. 39.

Unlikely to be a correct citation on at least two counts, but I'll check 
it out.

Fred Shapiro


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