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After the lapse of fourteen centuries this machine. Has been reinvented, and is now used as a header for gathering clover-seed. See Figs. 1346, 2465.
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- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 0282287574
- ISBN 13 9780282287573
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages969
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