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A History of the Growth of the Steam Engine Production Note Cornell University Library pro­ duced this volume to replace the irreparably deteriorated original. It was scanned using Xerox soft­ ware and equipment at 600 dots per inch resolution and com­ pressed prior to storage using CCITT Group 4 compression. The digital data were used to create Cornell's replacement volume on paper that meets the ANSI Stand­ ard Z39.48-1984. The production of this volume was supported in part by the Commission on Pres­ ervation and Access and the Xerox Corporation. Digital file copy­ right by Cornell University Library 1991. CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY . ·, . ., GIFT OF) Louis L. Otto ENGINEERING THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SERIES. VOLUME XXIV. THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC: SERIES. Each book oomplete in One Volume, 12mo, andbound in Oloth. l. THE FORMS OF WATER IN CLOUDS AND RIVERS, ICE AND GLA CIERS. By J. TYNDALL, LL. D., F. R.S. With 35 Illustrations. $1.50. 2. 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