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MECHANICAL ARTS s SCIENCES.

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A Dictionay of Machines. Mechanics,
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Edited by oLvER BYRsE, formerly Professor o.
Mathematics, College Of Girl Engineers, London
.4uthor and Ipsntor ofs' The Calculus Of Form, -
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S. JAMES on's Mechanics Of Fluids.
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Luke Herbert.)
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63 Encyclopedia Of Civil Engineering. Grassy.
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