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| Title | A Collection of Problems in Illustration of the Principles of Elementary Mechanics |
| Author | William Walton |
| Publisher | Deighton, Bell, 1858 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 247 pages |
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