A Comprehensive Treatise on the Water Supply of Cities and Towns |
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| Title | A Comprehensive Treatise on the Water Supply of Cities and Towns |
| Author | William Humber |
| Publisher | G. H. Frost, 1879 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | Aug 5, 2014 |
| Length | 298 pages |
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