Great Maritime Inventions 1833-1950

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Edited by Rhona Sawlor.
Book design by Julie Scriver.
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Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data

Theriault, Mario, 1951-
Great Maritime inventions, 1833-1950

Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-86492-324-4

1. Inventions — Maritime Provinces — History.
2. Patents — Maritime Provinces — History.
I. Title.

T227.M37T48 2001 608.7715 C2001-901729-4

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