Mensuration, Mechanical Powers, and Machinery: The Principles of Mensuration Analytically Explained, and Practically Applied to the Measurement of Lines, Superficies, and Solids; Also, a Philosophical Explanation of the Simple Mechanical Powers, and Their

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