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Book Title: Invention of the Electric Light
Number of Pages: 236 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Item Height: 0.5 in
Topic: Economic History
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Business & Economics
Item Weight: 14.7 Oz
Author: B. J. G. Van Der Kooij
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Book Series: Invention Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
