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... taken out a patent and it had given him so much trouble he had never tried another . That was , however , not his view at the time , for a number of other inventions had for a while a great deal of his attention - mostly in conjunction ...
... taken out a patent and it had given him so much trouble he had never tried another . That was , however , not his view at the time , for a number of other inventions had for a while a great deal of his attention - mostly in conjunction ...
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... taken in as a partner , I have only thought of this , this morning , but as he is going every where , and is every where known and respected , I think it would be a point of importance , if he will take a share , I shall have some ...
... taken in as a partner , I have only thought of this , this morning , but as he is going every where , and is every where known and respected , I think it would be a point of importance , if he will take a share , I shall have some ...
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... taken up . The road pursued was through Kentish Town , and by the New Cut to Highgate Archway , beyond which , to the distant end of the archway road , all went well - when unfortunately one of the tubes , of which the boiler is ...
... taken up . The road pursued was through Kentish Town , and by the New Cut to Highgate Archway , beyond which , to the distant end of the archway road , all went well - when unfortunately one of the tubes , of which the boiler is ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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