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Rail, Steam, and Speed: The “Rocket” and the Birth of Steam Locomotion – By Christopher McGowan

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Book ID: 109182125
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Weight: 394 KB
Volume: 70
Category: Article
ISSN: 0018-2370
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6563.2008.00227_72.x

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