The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-28
WASHINGTON CITY, TUESDAY JANUARY IS, 1851

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A Dictionay of Machines, Mechanics,
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Edited sy Oliver BYRxx, formerly Professor If
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/. Bib'iotheque des Arts lndustriels. (Nlasson,
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4. Publication Industriellc. (Armengaud Aine
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G. Treatise on Mechanics. (PoIsson.)
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