The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 29Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... Heavy - duty single - drum winch Hand - operated and power - driven winches . erally applied to a powerful machine having one or more drums on which a rope is wound for lifting or hauling a heavy object . It may be hand operated or ...
... Heavy - duty single - drum winch Hand - operated and power - driven winches . erally applied to a powerful machine having one or more drums on which a rope is wound for lifting or hauling a heavy object . It may be hand operated or ...
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... heavy tropical lignum vitae and que- bracho to the extremely light balsa wood . All native woods of the United States and Canada have a weight , expressed in specific gravity , of less than one when bone dry ( wood is said to be bone ...
... heavy tropical lignum vitae and que- bracho to the extremely light balsa wood . All native woods of the United States and Canada have a weight , expressed in specific gravity , of less than one when bone dry ( wood is said to be bone ...
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... heavy rainfall during the last three months of the year . On the night of October 1 , for example , approximately 8.5 inches of rain fell in the Po Valley in 10 hours , reducing the countryside to a quagmire . On December 12 , General ...
... heavy rainfall during the last three months of the year . On the night of October 1 , for example , approximately 8.5 inches of rain fell in the Po Valley in 10 hours , reducing the countryside to a quagmire . On December 12 , General ...
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