Excerpt from Ferguson's Lectures on Select Subjects, Vol. 2 of 2: In Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Optics, Geography, Astronomy, and Dialing; With Notes and an Appendix, Adapted to the Present State of the Arts and Sciences
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