Physical Effects of Compressed Air, & of the Causes of Pathological Symptoms Produced on Man: By Increased Atmospheric Pressure Employed for the Sinking of Piers, in the Construction of the Illinois & St. Louis Bridge Over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, MissouriR. & T.A. Ehnis, 1871 - 135 pages |
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