Mechanics and Hydrostatics for Beginners
by S. L. Loney
Publisher: Cambridge University Press 1922
Number of pages: 332
Description:
This little book is of a strictly elementary character, and is intended for the use of students whose knowledge of Geometry and Algebra is not presumed to extend beyond the first two Books of Euclid and the solution of simple Quadratic Equations.
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