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| Title | An Introduction to Algebra Upon the Inductive Method of Instruction |
| Author | Warren Colburn |
| Publisher | Hilliard, Gary, Little, and Wilkins, 1828 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Jun 2006 |
| Length | 276 pages |
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