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Page 517
... successful in an effort to keep the patent pending for 16 years . Some authorities credit Charles E. and J. Frank Duryea with creating the first American gasoline - powered auto- mobile , in 1892-93 . The idea for the car apparently ...
... successful in an effort to keep the patent pending for 16 years . Some authorities credit Charles E. and J. Frank Duryea with creating the first American gasoline - powered auto- mobile , in 1892-93 . The idea for the car apparently ...
Page 749
... successful campaigns against a revived Bulgarian kingdom under its tsar Samuel . This ruler centred his activities in Macedonia and established his hegemony in the west Balkans . From 986 until 1014 there was warfare between Byzantium ...
... successful campaigns against a revived Bulgarian kingdom under its tsar Samuel . This ruler centred his activities in Macedonia and established his hegemony in the west Balkans . From 986 until 1014 there was warfare between Byzantium ...
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... Successful sealing of secondary cells , preventing gassing vents , has been accomplished . Further developments with lighter , sealed , lead - acid cells , cheaper nickel - cadmium cells , and longer - lived cells designed to withstand ...
... Successful sealing of secondary cells , preventing gassing vents , has been accomplished . Further developments with lighter , sealed , lead - acid cells , cheaper nickel - cadmium cells , and longer - lived cells designed to withstand ...
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