Practical Essay on the Strength of Cast Iron and Other Metals: Containing Practical Rules, Tables, and Examples, Founded on a Series of Experiments; with an Extensive Table of the Properties of Materials |
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| Title | Practical Essay on the Strength of Cast Iron and Other Metals: Containing Practical Rules, Tables, and Examples, Founded on a Series of Experiments; with an Extensive Table of the Properties of Materials Practical Essay on the Strength of Cast Iron and Other Metals: Containing Practical Rules, Tables, and Examples, Founded on a Series of Experiments; with an Extensive Table of the Properties of Materials, Eaton Hodgkinson |
| Author | Thomas Tredgold |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Weale, 1861 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 384 pages |
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