A History of Technology: From the Renaissance to the industrial revolution, c. 1500-c. 1750Clarendon Press, 1954 - Civilization |
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ILLUSTRATIONS | xv |
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION by MARTIN S BRIGGS 245 | xx |
THE MANUFACTURE OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS FROM | xxix |
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