The Metric System, Considered with Reference to Its Introduction Into the United States: Embracing the Reports of the Hon. John Quincy Adams, and the Lecture of Sir John Herschel |
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Metric System, Considered with Reference to Its Introduction Into the United ... Charles Davies No preview available - 2017 |
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