The Practical Engineer's Hand-book: Comprising a Treatise on Modern Engines and Boilers, Marine, Locomotive, and Stationary, and Containing a Large Collection of Rules and Practical Data Relating to Recent Practice in Designing and Constructing All Kinds of Engines, Boilers, and Other Engineering Work. The Whole Constituting a Comprehensive Key to the Board of Trade and Other Examinations for Certificates of Competency in Modern Mechanical EngineeringC. Lockwood and Son, 1892 - 478 стор. |
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