The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1859 - Science |
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MECHANICAL AND USEFUL Arts 11134 | 134 |
ELECTRICAL SCIENCE 165186 | 165 |
CHEMICAL SCIENCE 187216 | 187 |
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