Mechanical and engineering section: A meeting of the section was held on Thursday, February 23, 1911, at 8 o'clock, p.m. In the absence of the regular officers of the section the meeting was called to order by Dr. Owens, Secretary of the Institute; 40 members and visitors were present
โ Scribed by Alfred Rigling
- Book ID
- 108320230
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1911
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 81 KB
- Volume
- 171
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-0032
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