An introduction to the differential and integral Calculus1848 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | An introduction to the differential and integral Calculus |
| Author | James Thomson |
| Edition | 2 |
| Published | 1848 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 11 Oct 2006 |
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