Classic Deere Tractors: An Album of Favorite Big Green Farm Tractors from 1914-1970 (Farming Legends)

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The ideal introduction to collectible John Deere farm tractors, "Classic Deere Tractors" combines detailed captions with quality color photography, rare archival images, and classic brochures. You’ll find coverage of the vintage machines from 1914-1970. Whether you’re someone who has farmed, or someone simply with a love of the land, this book will provide you with an entertaining introduction to the world of popular Deere tractors.

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A thoroughly enjoyable and nostalgic book.......2003-06-10

Compiled by American tractor enthusiast Cletus Hohman, Classic Deere Tractors is a showcase album of a wide variety of farm tractors from 1914 to 1970. Full-color photographs present each of these classic "big green" tractor models, while brief captions containing just the facts about each model enhance what is primarily a pictorial tribute. Classic Deere Tractors is a thoroughly enjoyable and nostalgic book which is specifically and enthusiastically recommended for dedicated tractor enthusiasts in general, and John Deere fans in particular.

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Album of Horses by Marguerite Henry
Not what I expected
Wonder ful Way To Learn About Breeds Of Horses!
If you are a horse lover.....
Beautiful and Informative

Album of Horses
Marguerite Henry
Manufacturer: Aladdin
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0689717091

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How did the Morgan horse get its name?

What are the differences between a Belgian and a Clydesdale?

Why are the Byerly Turk, Darley Arabian, and Godolphin Arabian so important?

Find the answers to these and many other intriguing questions in Marguerite Henry's Album of Horses. The award-winning author of the wonderful stories Misty of Chincoteague, King of the Wind, and Brighty of the Grand Canyon, Marguerite Henry describes in vivid detail the hardworking Shire, the elegant Lipizzan, the spirited Mustang, and many more. Never before have facts about horses been more accessible, and with Wesley Dennis's classic illustrations highlighting every page, this unique collection is sure to be treasured by horse lovers of all ages.

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Album of Horses by Marguerite Henry.......2007-03-17

I had owned this book when I was a kid. I loved it because it gave you so much information about the different breeds of horses and the pictures were wonderful for me to look at back then. I bought this book because I don't know what happened to the original and it made me sad. Out of nostalgia for the past experience I had when I had the book as a kid, as an adult, I wanted the book back. I was so thankful that it was possible to even get a copy because I know it is an older book. Even though the reading is not geared for an adult I still find the book heart-warming to own.

Not what I expected.......2006-04-17

When I bought this book, it looked pretty good and since it had more than a hundred pages, i thought i would enjoy it but i didnt.
This book starts of with a story of a horse, then goes into some boring history. You dont get very many good facts from this book, so if you are looking for a book that has a lot of facts about horses in it, dont buy this one!

Wonder ful Way To Learn About Breeds Of Horses!.......2006-01-14

I haven't read the new edition, but I have an old, 1960s hardcover from an antique store and it is beautiful! Henry's breed descriptions turn the history of a horse into a captivating story. Best of all, it is all factual! Dennis's amazing horse pictures illuminate the book and give it a charming touch. Being a devoted Appie lover and owner, I was particularly fond of the chapter on the Appaloosa! All the stories and accompanying artwork peices are spectacular, though, and it is my opinion that every junior rider worth her salt should have a copy of this book on their shelf.

If you are a horse lover............2005-08-14

This Book has alot of information to all kinds of breeds.The illustrator,however drawes really realistic pictures!I really like the book cause I learn alot from it,and the pictures are soooo beautiful!!Horse lovers will totally love it!!!The font is quite big,so your eyes don't hurt while reading.Over all,this is a good book and I highly recommened it.Thanks for reading my review,and hope you enjoy the book!!(If you have it.)

Beautiful and Informative.......2004-07-26

This is one of Henry's best horse books due to its incredible combination of facts and breathtaking paintings. Many of the top classical breeds of the world are showcased in this one-of-a-kind book. An excellent gift choice for any horse lover, young or old.

Classic Ford Tractors: An Album of Favorite Ford and Fordson Farm Tractors (Farming Legends)

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Classic Ford Tractors: An Album of Favorite Ford and Fordson Farm Tractors (Farming Legends)
Cletus Hohman
Manufacturer: Voyageur Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0896586219

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11x8 1/2, 136 color and B&W photos, includes resources and parts list

Pictures from the Farm: An Album of Family Farm Memories (Country Life)

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Pictures from the Farm: An Album of Family Farm Memories (Country Life)
John Allen
Manufacturer: Voyageur Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0896585069

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Featuring fabulous photographs from the famous J. C. Allen & Son, Inc. archives, "Pictures from the Farm" is an unabashedly nostalgic memory book tribute to the farm and to rural life from the early 1900s to the late 1960s. Organized by theme, "Pictures from the Farm" shows the breadth and variety of farm living, from farm animals and equipment to buildings; from working the land to domestic living and farm folk. It's sure to evoke your own memories of days gone by. About the Photographers: J. C. Allen & Son's extensive collection of photographs spans three generations, from approximately 1912 to the present. John O. Allen, a third generation photographer, is the president of J. C. Allen & Son, Inc.

The Big Book of Massey Tractors: An Album of Favorite Farm Tractors from 1900-1970

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The Big Book of Massey Tractors: An Album of Favorite Farm Tractors from 1900-1970
Robert N Pripps
Manufacturer: Voyageur Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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This is the first comprehensive history of one of the largest farm tractor manufacturers of all time: Massey-Harris-Ferguson. The merged company remains one of the world's largest farm-equipment manufacturers, with tractors sold around the globe. Besides covering the machines themselves, "The Big Book of Massey Tractors" also details the history of Canadian agriculture. Collectibles, sales memorabilia, ads from old farm magazines, and historic black-and-white photos complete this look at this famous manufacturer.

A Southern Illinois Album: Farm Security Administration Photographs, 1936-1943 (Shawnee Books)

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A Southern Illinois Album: Farm Security Administration Photographs, 1936-1943 (Shawnee Books)
Herbert K. Russell
Manufacturer: Southern Illinois University
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Life on the road was anything but glamorous for Farm Security Administration photographers traveling through southern Illinois in the mid-1930s. Often their most promising subjects lived at the end of the worst roads, many of which lacked bridges, drainage ditches, or gravel. Outfitted with three government-issue cameras, flashbulbs, tripods, and film-processing chemicals, their job was to help "explain America to Americans" by seeking out and photographing the one-third of the nation FDR described as "ill-housed, ill-clad, and ill-nourished."

Featured in this book are more than one hundred photographs from the collection of a quarter of a million taken by FSA photographers between 1935 and 1943. These pictures capture life during the Great Depression as viewed in the coal-mining towns of Herrin, West Frankfort, and Zeigler; the river communities of Shawneetown, Cairo, and Grayville; the farming regions near McLeansboro, Newton, and Harrisburg—more than two dozen southern Illinois county seats, hamlets, and landings. Together they comprise a photographic portrait of the determination, hard work, and capacity to find ways to celebrate life exemplified by the people of southern Illinois during one of the most difficult periods of American history.

FSA photographers helped to invent and popularize the "documentary style," a type of photography in which pictures and their arrangement carry much of the information in a story. Intended to document the success of a government project, these pictures survived to preserve for later generations the story of the people of southern Illinois and how they endured the difficult times of the Great Depression.

A Kentucky Album: Farm Security Administration Photographs, 1935-1943

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A Kentucky Album: Farm Security Administration Photographs, 1935-1943

Manufacturer: University Press of Kentucky
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Binding: Hardcover

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A Farm Album (Roop, Peter. Long Ago and Today.)

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A Farm Album (Roop, Peter. Long Ago and Today.)
Peter Roop , and Connie Roop
Manufacturer: Heinemann Library
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Binding: Library Binding

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A School Album (Roop, Peter. Long Ago and Today.)

ASIN: 1575726017

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Old Poultry Breeds (Shire Album)
Fred Hams
Manufacturer: Shire Pubns
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0852636555

The album of early American gas tractors

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The album of early American gas tractors
Billy Overturf
Manufacturer: B. Overturf
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006X8D3C

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

Oceans of Venus and Big Sun of Mercury (Lucky Starr # 3 and #4)

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Very enjoyable!
Two good sci-fi adventures, even if outdated.
Great young sf fiction, though not the best of Lucky Starr

Oceans of Venus and Big Sun of Mercury (Lucky Starr # 3 and #4)
Isaac Asimov , and Paul French
Manufacturer: Spectra
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0553562541
Release Date: 1993-04-01

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Very enjoyable!.......2000-07-10

I loved this book as a 12-year-old (girl!). I give it five stars because it is excellent (and clean!) in comparison to today's literature.

Two good sci-fi adventures, even if outdated........1999-06-09

"Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus" is the third novel in the Lucky Starr series (originally published under the pseudonym Paul French), the hero and his partner, John Bigman Jones, travel to Venus to discover why another Council member has been declared a traitor and to investigate a number of unusual occurances. In so doing, they discover a telepathic species that can control the actions of others as well as a plot to gain power. Asimov, in an introduction written in 1978, apologizes for the scientific inaccuracies that had come to light since 1954. In the book, Venus is a water world with a carbon dioxide atmosphere (as was believed in 1954). Later studies and probes have shown that Venus does indeed exhibit a "greenhouse effect" with a carbon dioxide atmosphere (approximately 96% CO2 and 3% nitrogen with a small fraction of other gases). But, the atmospheric pressure at the surface of Venus is about 94.5 times that of Earth's. Interestingly, there are at least four distinct cloud or haze regions in the atmosphere. In some of these regions, it appears that there are aerosol particles consisting of sulfuric acid and sulfur dioxide! The surface of the planet appears to have been dominated by volcanic conditions and is definitely not a water world. But, Asimov was accurate for 1954 and it is a good adventure story for teenagers. "Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury" is the fourth book in the series. In this tale, David Starr and his partner travel to Mercury to investigate a series of accidents and setbacks of a research project (using light [in hyperspace] to supply energy). A Senator in the Earth government is pressuring the Council of Science with claims of waste on science projects (a story very familiar to real researchers today). There also is some subtle similarities in this book to McCartyism. The enemy planetary system of Sirius is obviously based on the Soviet "threat" to the West in the 1950s. Once again, in an introduction written in 1978, Asimov apologizes for the scientific inaccuracies that crop up due to recent discoveries of the planet Mercury (of facts not known in 1956). The most obvious of these is the rotation of Mercury about its axis. Until the mid-1970s, it was believed that Mercury's rotation was such that it always presented the same face towards the Sun. Thus, one side of Mercury is extremely hot while the other side is very cold. It was thought at that time that there would be a small region between the two "hemispheres" that would have acceptible temperatures for a colony in the distant future. But space studies, particularly the Mariner 10 probe of 1974/1975, showed that this first planet from the Sun does indeed rotate (at a sidereal period of 58.6462 days). Since Mercury revolves around the sun in about 88 days, all of the planet's surface will get exposed to direct sunlight. However, the days and nights will be long. Both stories are good adventure tales for youth, even if outdated.

Great young sf fiction, though not the best of Lucky Starr.......1998-05-06

These two Lucky Starr adventures--the two middle--are less gripping than the other four. But they're still absorbing, Asimovian adventure with crisply written science and story. All the Lucky Starr adventures are an all-American treat for any age that likes science fiction--or even just straight Lone Ranger style fun!

Solar System Lithograph Set for Earth and Space Science (Set contains: Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Asteroids, NASA Resources for Educators, Electronic Resources for Educators)

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Solar System Lithograph Set for Earth and Space Science (Set contains: Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Asteroids, NASA Resources for Educators, Electronic Resources for Educators)

Manufacturer: National Aeronautics & Space Administrat
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Binding: Cards

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ASIN: B000I8VYE0

The Sun, Mercury and Venus (Solar System)

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The Sun, Mercury and Venus (Solar System)
Linda Elkins-Tanton
Manufacturer: Chelsea House Publications
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The transits of Mercury; determination of corrections to the elements of Mercury's orbit, the semi-diameters of the sun and Mercury, the mass of Venus, ... university publications. Science series)

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The transits of Mercury; determination of corrections to the elements of Mercury's orbit, the semi-diameters of the sun and Mercury, the mass of Venus, ... university publications. Science series)
Kenneth P Williams
Manufacturer: Indiana University
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Venus Near Neighbor of the Sun

Manufacturer: William Morrow
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ASIN: 0688519768

An almanac for 2400 years (from 1 A.D. to 2400 A.D.): Giving the day of the week of any date, Easter, new and full moon, transits of Mercury and Venus over the sun's disc, etc., etc

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An almanac for 2400 years (from 1 A.D. to 2400 A.D.): Giving the day of the week of any date, Easter, new and full moon, transits of Mercury and Venus over the sun's disc, etc., etc
Joshua Larson
Manufacturer: Augustana Book Concern
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On the secular accelerations and the fluctuations of the longitudes of the moon, the sun, Mercury, and Venus

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On the secular accelerations and the fluctuations of the longitudes of the moon, the sun, Mercury, and Venus
Willem de Sitter
Manufacturer: J. Enschedéen Zonen]
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Results of meridian observations of the sun, Mercury and Venus made at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, in the years 1884 to 1892, under the direction ... David Gill (Annals of the Cape Observatory)

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Results of meridian observations of the sun, Mercury and Venus made at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, in the years 1884 to 1892, under the direction ... David Gill (Annals of the Cape Observatory)
David Gill
Manufacturer: Printed for H.M. Stationery Off., by Neill & Co., Limited
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