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CONDENSED CHEMIUL DICTIONARY, edited by Arthur and Elizabeth Rose. Fifth edition, 1200 pages, 6 X 9 in.
organized treatment of the analytical method for evaluating the components of irregular piping systems. The second edition, pub-
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