Descriptive Geometry, as Applied to the Drawing of Fortification and Stereotomy: For the Use of the Cadets of the U.S. Military AcademyJ. Wiley & son, 1873 - 60 pages |
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| Title | Descriptive Geometry, as Applied to the Drawing of Fortification and Stereotomy: For the Use of the Cadets of the U.S. Military Academy |
| Author | Dennis Hart Mahan |
| Publisher | J. Wiley & son, 1873 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 17 Feb 2006 |
| Length | 60 pages |
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