A Treatise on Mathematical Instruments: Including Most of the Instruments Employed in Drawing, for Assisting the Vision, in Surveying and Levelling, in Practical Astronomy, and for Measuring the Angles of Crystals: in which Their Construction, and the Methods of Testing, Adjusting, and Using Them, are Concisley ExplainedJ. Weale, 1856 - 170 pages |
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