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| Title | Practical Mechanics Manuals of technology |
| Author | John Perry |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Cassell, Petter, Galpin, 1883 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 8 Sep 2006 |
| Length | 271 pages |
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