Tracts on Mathematical and Philosophical Subjects: Comprising Among Numerous Important Articles, the Theory of Bridges, with Several Plans of Recent Improvement; Also the Results of Numerous Experiments on the Force of Gunpowder, with Applications to the Modern Practice of Artillery ... |
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