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Hubbell's Fire Arms,--Remarks of William W. Hubbell, on Fire Arms
A Great Discovery Announced
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The Theory of Spheres
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Gold in Borneo
Elementary Principles of Carpentry
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History of the Rotary Engine
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New Chemical Law
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