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... Rudimentary expositions of the theories and actions concerned in the working of voltaic cells will not be found in this treatise ... books on electricity now published . Voltaic batteries of a type suited to the produc- tion of the electric ...
... Rudimentary expositions of the theories and actions concerned in the working of voltaic cells will not be found in this treatise ... books on electricity now published . Voltaic batteries of a type suited to the produc- tion of the electric ...
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... Rudimentary Treatise on . WARINGTON W. SMYTH , M.A. , F.R.S. , & c . , Chief Inspector of the Mines of the Crown ... book will doubtless interest a very large number of readers . " - Mining Journal . Earthwork . EARTHWORK TABLES ...
... Rudimentary Treatise on . WARINGTON W. SMYTH , M.A. , F.R.S. , & c . , Chief Inspector of the Mines of the Crown ... book will doubtless interest a very large number of readers . " - Mining Journal . Earthwork . EARTHWORK TABLES ...
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... Rudimentary Navigation . THE SAILOR'S SEA - BOOK : a Rudimentary Treatise on Navi- gation . Part I. How to keep the Log and Work it off . Part II . On Finding the Latitude and Longitude . By JAMES GREEN- WOOD , B. A. To which are added ...
... Rudimentary Navigation . THE SAILOR'S SEA - BOOK : a Rudimentary Treatise on Navi- gation . Part I. How to keep the Log and Work it off . Part II . On Finding the Latitude and Longitude . By JAMES GREEN- WOOD , B. A. To which are added ...
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... Rudimentary Treatise on Per- spective for Beginners . " With 14 Plates , 4to , 7s . 6d . boards . Builder's and Contractor's Price Book . LOCKWOOD & CO.'S BUILDER'S AND CONTRACTOR'S PRICE BOOK for 1879 , containing the latest prices of ...
... Rudimentary Treatise on Per- spective for Beginners . " With 14 Plates , 4to , 7s . 6d . boards . Builder's and Contractor's Price Book . LOCKWOOD & CO.'S BUILDER'S AND CONTRACTOR'S PRICE BOOK for 1879 , containing the latest prices of ...
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John W. Urquhart. Text - Book of Electricity . THE STUDENT'S TEXT - BOOK OF ... Rudimentary Magnetism . RUDIMENTARY MAGNETISM : being a concise exposition ... Treatise on Chemical Analysis . " New Edition . Enlarged , and to a great ...
John W. Urquhart. Text - Book of Electricity . THE STUDENT'S TEXT - BOOK OF ... Rudimentary Magnetism . RUDIMENTARY MAGNETISM : being a concise exposition ... Treatise on Chemical Analysis . " New Edition . Enlarged , and to a great ...
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Page 5 - Trigonometrical Surveying. AN OUTLINE OF THE METHOD OF CONDUCTING A TRIGONOMETRICAL SURVEY, for the Formation of Geographical and Topographical Maps and Plans, Military Reconnaissance, Levelling, &c., with the most useful Problems in Geodesy and Practical Astronomy.
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