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| Title | A Dictionary of Mechanical Science, Arts, Manufactures, and Miscellaneous Knowledge, Volume 2 A Dictionary of Mechanical Science, Arts, Manufactures, and Miscellaneous Knowledge, Alexander Jamieson |
| Author | Alexander Jamieson |
| Publisher | H. Fisher, Son & Company, 1829 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 31 Oct 2005 |
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